Johnny Cash started out his music career with a $5 guitar.

One of the interesting facts about Johnny Cash is that he started his music career with a $5 guitar. Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany immediately following World War II. While West Germany was governed by the United States, France, and Great Britain, East Germany was ruled by Russia. Johnny Cash was sent to West Germany to maintain a significant military presence after enlisting in the Air Force.

Despite his apparent aptitude and love for music, Cash didn't start writing songs seriously until he joined the Air Force and was transferred to the Air Force Virtue. He spent the same cash he won at that talent contest years ago on his guitar, which he purchased in Berammergau. Soon he was playing in a ragged band called Landsberg Barbarians with a group of like-minded troops. Along with penning lyrics, he began writing music, including a draft of "Folsom Prison Blues," his first significant hit. Cash discovered his way and went after it, even though he would make a feeble attempt to land a "legitimate" job after his service in 1954, largely to support his new wife and kids because then.

He joined a ragtag band even though he was still a beginner in order to rekindle his passion for music. Later, after playing in a modest band, he developed enough to join a well-known band that rocked the nation.