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The only off-putting note to Cash’s farewell was the folkies’ attempt to claim the man as one of their own. But they never pulled off a song like “White Girl,” in which Cash takes on the persona of a Native American dumped by a white woman. His voice is bitter and plain and—here’s the difference—completely convincing. —Jason Cherkis