Dyess, Arkansas

Name: Dyess, Arkansas
Address: Dyess, AR

Everything Dyess is known for

68 songs mention this city 1 artist from here

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Music in Dyess

Songs About Dyess

A Boy Named Sue

johnny cash

45%

Get Rhythm

johnny cash

45%

I Walk the Line

johnny cash

45%

Ring of Fire

johnny cash

45%

God’s Gonna Cut You Down

johnny cash

45%

Hurt

johnny cash

45%

Sunday Morning Coming Down

johnny cash

45%

Take Me First

Yarn

35%

"Just like Johnny Cash and June Carter, too"

Jackson (with June Carter)

johnny cash

25%

Heroes

Bri Bagwell

17%

"And we both walk the line"

Mama, I’m Alright

Miranda Lambert

"Fifty watts and Johnny Cash"

Work Was Through (feat. Aaron Watson)

Shane Smith & the Saints

"And the man in black right down to his shoes"

Won't Find Me Anymore

The Lowdown Drifters

"My friends are slowly fading, Waylon and Johnny too"

Living Proof

Hank Williams, Jr.

"Remember Jimmie and Hank and Johnny"

Taking off to Tennessee

Landon Smith

"I wonder what set Cash & Nelson free"

Longhaired Redneck

David Allan Coe

"Yeah, Johnny Cash helped me get out of prison"

If That Ain’t Country

David Allan Coe

"And I've met Johnny Cash"

Montana Café

Hank Williams, Jr.

"There's names like Johnny Cash and Ernest Tubb"

Way Out Here

Riley Green

"Johnny Cash"

Lightning Speed

Timmy McKeever

"The man in black has got a deal that I just can't deny"

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Artists From Dyess

Johnny Cash

country

Rivers & Roads in Song near Dyess

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Dyess.

Mississippi River 217 songs Highway I 40 21 songs US Route 61 5 songs

Musical Heritage

Johnny Cash's Boyhood Home, Dyess RoadyGoat

1935

Out at 4791 West County Road 924 in Dyess, Arkansas, stands the farmhouse where Johnny Cash grew up. The Cash family arrived in March 1935, when J.R. was three, as colonists in Dyess Colony, a New Deal agricultural resettlement that gave struggling Depression-era families a house, a barn, and 20-some acres to farm cotton. The Mississippi-Delta floods the family endured here, including the great 1937 flood, later inspired Cash's song 'Five Feet High and Rising.' Arkansas State University restored Farm No. 266 to its 1930s look; tours start at the visitor center at 110 Center Drive. The flat black-dirt fields and the hard cotton-picking childhood shaped the man in black's voice and his songs about working people.

History of Dyess

Westover, AR RoadyGoat

Westover, Arkansas, a place carved out of the Mississippi Delta in 1888, still hums with echoes of its past. The air smells faintly of cotton fields and the rich soil that sustains them. Timber harvesting once defined its early days, a rough-and-tumble industry fueled by the proximity to the river. The Great Flood of 1927 dramatically reshaped the town’s edge, a reminder of the Mississippi’s enduring power. They say the oldest oak in town hides a time capsule, a secret repository of memories from generations gone by. But Westover’s legacy isn't just in its landscape and history.

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Westover, AR RoadyGoat

Westover, Arkansas, owes its existence to the Mississippi River. Founded in 1888, and named quite literally for its position west of the great river, the town initially thrived on timber harvesting. Early in the 20th century, the land echoed with the sounds of axes and riverboats hauling lumber. But the river, both a provider and a potential destroyer, reshaped Westover forever in 1927. The Great Flood didn’t just inundate the town; it redefined its relationship with the water, leaving a changed riverfront landscape in its wake. The focus shifted. As the timber industry waned, agriculture took root. Cotton fields and soybean farms now define the surrounding landscape, sustaining the local economy. Life in Westover moves at a different pace, a reminder of simpler times, perhaps amplified by the massive oak in the center of town—a local legend whispers of a time capsule buried beneath its roots. And even now, the town still savors the unique flavors of its "Delta Blues Hot Tamales," a culinary tradition with deep roots in Westover’s history.

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Westover, AR RoadyGoat

Westover, Arkansas, owes its existence to the mighty Mississippi. Established in 1888, the town's name simply reflects its position west of the river, a location that initially drew timber interests in the early 20th century. The river shaped not only the landscape, dramatically altered by the flood of 1927, but also the cultural landscape. While no specific group dominates the population, the legacy of the Delta region is undeniable. That heritage also simmers in the kitchens of Westover. The Delta Blues Hot Tamale, a regional specialty, hints at a cross-cultural exchange, perhaps influenced by Mexican laborers who migrated to the area for agricultural work. Though the dialect of the early timber workers and farmers may have faded, replaced by a more standard Southern English, the rhythms and cadences of their speech likely linger in the turns of phrase still heard today. Even the town's slower pace, a characteristic often remarked upon, feels like a preservation of an older way of life, a deliberate resistance to the relentless rush of the modern world, much like the old oak standing watch, perhaps guarding more than just a time capsule.

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Johnny Cash Boyhood Home

1935

The restored New Deal colony house where Johnny Cash grew up in Dyess, Arkansas, where Delta floods and gospel music shaped the Man in Black.

9.1 mi away

Everything Near Dyess

17 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

Dyess, AR · Local history
Dyess, Arkansas, sits low in the Mississippi Delta, a place where the soil is rich and the air hangs heavy with the memory of cotton. It's a flat landscape, a stark contrast to the rolling hills of the Ozarks further…
Johnny Cash's Boyhood Home, Dyess · 1.9 mi
Out at 4791 West County Road 924 in Dyess, Arkansas, stands the farmhouse where Johnny Cash grew up. The Cash family arrived in March 1935, when J.R. was three, as colonists in Dyess Colony, a New Deal agricultural…
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home · 1.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a young boy walking these very fields, dreaming of a life far beyond rural Arkansas—that boy was Johnny Cash. In 1935, the Cash family moved here, to Farm No. 266, a simple house built as part of a New Deal…
Westover, AR · 4.7 mi
Westover, Arkansas, a place carved out of the Mississippi Delta in 1888, still hums with echoes of its past. The air smells faintly of cotton fields and the rich soil that sustains them. Timber harvesting once defined…
Bassett, AR · 5.4 mi
Bassett, Arkansas, sits nestled in Mississippi County, a place where the flatlands stretch out under a wide sky. It's a small town, but its story is interwoven with the larger narrative of the Delta. While maybe not…
Joiner, AR · 6.9 mi · Local history
Joiner, Arkansas, owes its existence to the fertile black soil of the Mississippi Delta. Long before the town was incorporated in 1920, farmers recognized the potential of this land for growing cotton. Drawn by the…
Keiser, AR · 8.7 mi · Local history
Keiser, Arkansas, sits squarely in the fertile lands of the Mississippi Delta, a place known for its rich soil and, historically, its cotton. Like many towns in this region, Keiser owes its existence to agriculture and…
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home · 9.1 mi · Historical Marker
The restored New Deal colony house where Johnny Cash grew up in Dyess, Arkansas, where Delta floods and gospel music shaped the Man in Black.
Wilson, AR · 9.7 mi · Local history
Wilson, Arkansas, rises subtly from the flat expanse of the Mississippi Delta, a testament to the vision – and control – of Robert E. Lee Wilson. Established as a company town around 1886, Wilson’s fate was inextricably…
Tyronza, AR · 10.6 mi · Local history
Tyronza, Arkansas, sits squarely in the Mississippi Delta, a place where the land is flat and fertile, and the history is thick with cotton. The town's story is intertwined with that of the South's agricultural past,…
Nodena site · 13.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a bustling village, surrounded by a protective wall, right here on the Mississippi River's edge. This is the Nodena Site, the remains of a Native American settlement that thrived from around 1400 to 1650 CE.…
Driver, AR · 14.4 mi
Driver, Arkansas, sits in Mississippi County, a place known for its fertile soil and flat landscape, prime for farming. While it might not be the biggest town on the map, Driver has ties to some impressive figures.

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Old Turrell City Hall · 14.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over near this unassuming metal building for a quick history lesson about resourcefulness in post-war America! This is the Old Turrell City Hall, a Quonset Hut. After World War II, Quonset Huts were sold as…
Osceoloa, AR · 15.2 mi · Local history
Osceola, Arkansas, owes its existence to the Mississippi River. The town's early prosperity was inextricably linked to its location on the riverbank, transforming it into a crucial cotton shipping hub. Before railroads…
Osceola, AR · 15.8 mi · Local history
Osceola, Arkansas, owes its existence to the Mississippi River. The town was founded in 1837 and incorporated in 1853, taking its name from the Seminole leader. It's easy to imagine that the strategic location along the…
Violet Cemetery · 16.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Stop for a moment and consider the lives etched in stone around you; this is Violet Cemetery, Osceola’s oldest. It’s a quiet reminder of the generations who shaped this corner of Arkansas. Many of Mississippi County's…
Herman Davis State Park · 19.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This unassuming park honors an Arkansas native son who became a World War I legend. Herman Davis, born in 1888, grew up hunting in these very fields. When World War I broke out, Davis joined the U.S. Army. He quickly…

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Westover, AR RoadyGoat

Westover, AR RoadyGoat

Westover, AR RoadyGoat

Johnny Cash Boyhood Home

Everything Near Dyess

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