Johnny Cash was a complex man. The Man in Black, one of the most influential country music stars of the 20th century, was the son of a farmer and was raised during the height of the Great Depression.

All this is indicated via the following quotes from Johnny Cash himself, collated from various sources over the decades of his career, that shed some light on how he penned his gr ...

During an interview with Rolling Stone, Phillips explained why he was interested in Cash in the first place. “When Johnny Cash came in, he sang his original country-gospel songs, and I have never been ...

Johnny Cash might best be known as an outlaw country singer who changed the mold, but he’s also known as an accomplished protest songwriter. Many of his songs have held poignant political and cultural ...

Despite there being many Johnny Cash songs about failing and being down on your luck, that certainly wasn't true when it came to the singer's career. From the second his debut album — With His Hot and ...

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When Julie Chadwick received an email marked “confidential” in 2005, the local Canadian reporter had no idea she would uncover a forgotten chapter in Johnny Cash’s life. The message was from Jonathan ...

April 26th marked 30 years since Johnny Cash dropped the first installment of his American Recordings series on an unexpecting public. Harder to believe is that the Man in Black has already been at ...

Over his decades-long career, Johnny Cash amassed an impressive discography of over 100 albums, leaving him with plenty of material from which he could choose a “signature” song. For most people, ...

Ry Cooder may have done the impossible. He persuaded Rosanne Cash to devote a series of concerts – including a June 18 date at the Chicago Theatre — to songs written, performed or made famous by her ...