I like Cooper-Young even more now. He is like many, who don't know the history of Johnny Cash in Cooper-Young. The statue will be created by sculptor Bill Beckwith and will be unveiled on May 1, 2016, the 60th anniversary of the release of Johnny Cash's first Sun record, IWalk the Line. The project is a collaboration between Cooper Walker Place, Rhodes College, the Visible Music College, filmmaker Mike McCarthy, and the Cooper-Young Community Association. I think they deserve a statue and for the rest of the world to visit and see this neighborhood, said Meadows who works in Cooper-Young. The group is using crowd sourcing on Ioby to fund the first $10,000 of the $75,000 project. The group has until May 8, 2015 to raise the $10,000 and move forward. If you'd like to help you can visit the site: https://www.ioby.org/project/johnnycashlegacy . I think it's great, it's going to bring more value to the neighborhood. Memphis is already known for Elvis Presley. And Johnny Cash is such a huge

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