JOHNNY CASH MUSEUM OWNER BILL MILLER REMEMBERS SPECIAL MEETING WITH JOHNNY FROM 1973 ON THE MAN IN BLACK’S 20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS PASSING
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 12, 2023) – Today marks 20 years since Johnny Cash passed away and Bill Miller, CEO and Founder of Icon Entertainment & Hospitality is sharing a personal note about his special friendship with the legendary artist.
“20 years ago today the world lost one of the greatest men it’s ever known. The time has flown by, but his impact, influence and inspiration hasn’t diminished one bit. We first met when I was 13 and our friendship spanned three decades. Grateful for his influence on my life. Don’t know where I’d be today if our paths hadn’t crossed in 1973,” Miller shared alongside personal pictures featuring his sons and his wife Shannon.
2023 also marks the lauded museum’s 10th anniversary, as well as 50 years since Bill Miller first met Johnny Cash and began a lifelong friendship. In 2013, Miller opened the Johnny Cash Museum, Icon Entertainment & Hospitality’s flagship asset. Since then, the museum has become a staple of Music City, country music and Johnny Cash culture while welcoming millions of visitors from around the world to date.
About the Johnny Cash Museum
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the Johnny Cash Museum is officially authorized by the Estate of Johnny Cash and features the largest and most comprehensive collection of Johnny Cash artifacts and memorabilia in the world. Ranked the #1 Music Museum in the world by Forbes, Condé Nast and National Geographic Traveler and voted the Best Music Museum in the 2023 USA Today/10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards, the museum is also one of only six Nashville attractions to garner the coveted AAA Gem Rating and has welcomed millions of visitors to-date. With state-of-the-art exhibits, personal letters, stage costumes, guitars, handwritten lyrics and contributions from family members and notable friends and an expansive gift shop, the museum is THE premier Cash venue to visit. Open every day in the heart of downtown Nashville.
About Icon Entertainment & Hospitality
Founded by celebrated entrepreneur and real estate investor Bill Miller, Icon Entertainment & Hospitality was founded by celebrated entrepreneur and real estate investor Bill Miller. The real estate development and hospitality company owns and operates some of the most popular and highly-trafficked establishments in Nashville – including the Johnny Cash Museum, Sinatra Bar & Lounge, Skull’s Rainbow Room, House of Cards, Patsy Cline Museum, Nudie’s Honky Tonk, Johnny Cash’s Bar & BBQ, the Southern Turf Lofts, an East Nashville concept (coming soon) – as well as the Southern Turf Club (coming soon) and Music City Threads merchandise line. Since opening the Johnny Cash Museum in 2013 – the first component of a presence in downtown Nashville that is now comprised of more than 100,000 square feet of commercial real estate – Icon has welcomed millions of patrons from around the world to its dining and entertainment establishments. USA Today, Forbes, Time, Rolling Stone, Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic, Southern Living, Marie Claire, AAA and TripAdvisor are just a few of the outlets and organizations that have honored and awarded Icon’s establishments with distinction, solidifying their status as “must-visit” Music City attractions and dining experiences.
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