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Cash was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1955, just as father Johnny was recording his first tracks at Sun Records.

The family moved to California in 1958, first to Los Angeles, then Ventura, where Cash and her sisters were raised by mother Vivian.

( Vivian and Johnny separated in the early 1960s and divorced in 1966.

) After graduating from high school, she joined her father's road show for two and a half years, first as a wardrobe assistant, then as a background vocalist and occasional soloist.

In 1976, Cash briefly worked for CBS Records in London before returning to Nashville to study English and drama at Vanderbilt University, then relocated to Los Angeles to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in Hollywood.

She recorded a demo in January 1978 with Emmylou Harris ' songwriter / sideman Rodney Crowell, which led to a full album with German label Ariola Records.