A statue of American musician Johnny Cash was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, making Cash the first musician to receive the honor. “Today we have the pleasure of recognizing, get this, the first musician to ever be honored with a statue here in the Capitol. And Johnny Cash is the perfect person to be honored in that way. He was a man who embodied the American spirit in a way that few could,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson at the unveiling ceremony. Congressional leaders, Arkansas lawmakers and members of the Cash family were on hand Tuesday at the unveiling of the bronze statue in the likeness of the “Man in Black.” Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny Cash, said out of all her father’s accolades this would be the ultimate. She then spoke on his character and his artistry. “Long after I am gone, my great, great grandchildren may wander this hall and come upon their forebear, and they may wonder what made this man so great that he was accorded the honor of standing here in bronze. And I would tell them these things. This man was a living redemption story. He encountered darkness and met it with love,” Cash said. The Cash statue is the second figure Arkansas has sent to replace two existing ones representing the state at the U.S. Capitol. Another statue depicting civil rights leader Daisy Bates was unveiled at the Capitol earlier this year.