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Johnny Cash out of hospital


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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Johnny Cash was released from a Nashville hospital this week after being treated for pneumonia, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The 71-year-old singer was admitted to Baptist Hospital on March 10. He was released Tuesday night, said spokeswoman Jennifer Jackson.

"He's obviously doing much better," Jackson said Thursday. "We wanted to make sure he was completely better before we let him go."

Cash, whose hits include "I Walk the Line" and "A Boy Named Sue," suffers from autonomic neuropathy, a disease of the nervous system that makes him susceptible to pneumonia. He was diagnosed with the disease about 15 months ago.

He won his 11th Grammy Award in February for male country vocal performance for "Give My Love to Rose."

Cash was hospitalized in August for an allergic reaction, and twice in the fall of 2001 for bronchitis.


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