Johnny Cash

Also known as The Man in Black, John R. Cash, J. R. Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

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Johnny Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist. Born J. R. Cash in Kingsland, Arkansas, in 1932, he performed as a bass-baritone and baritone vocalist. His musical genres included country music, outlaw country, gospel music, and rock and roll. He was a member of the groups The Highwaymen and Million Dollar Quartet.

Cash received several awards, including the National Medal of Arts, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Grammy Legend Award, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was also recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. He was married to Vivian Liberto and June Carter Cash.

He died in Nashville in 2003 due to diabetes. His medical conditions included Parkinson's disease and addiction. His children are Rosanne Cash, John Carter Cash, and Cindy Cash.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 63

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Film & TV

Acting · Kingsland, Arkansas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John R. "Johnny" Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and…

Known for

Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies — Self (archive footage)2025
Unveiled: Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
Newport and the Great Folk Dream — Self (archive footage)2025
Highway 99: A Double Album — Self [Archival]2025
Hits That Missed at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2024
The Universe — Self (archive footage)2023
June — Self (archive footage)2023
Roy Orbison Forever — Self (archive footage)2022
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon — Self (archive footage)2022
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street — Self (archive footage)2021

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1932
Active to: 2003

americanabluescomposerscountrycountry gospelcountry music

Discography

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 4,134,322
Total plays: 172,724,211

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Quotes

“I have tried drugs and a little of everything else, and there is nothing in the world more soul-satisfying than having the kingdom of God building inside you and growing.”
“I love the freedoms we got in this country, I appreciate your freedom to burn your flag if you want to, but I really appreciate my right to bear arms so I can shoot you if you try to burn mine.”
“There's always been a lot of things wrong with the country, but it's always been our obligation and opportunity to help straighten those things out.”
“I'm not bitter. Why should I be bitter? I'm thrilled to death with life. Life is — the way God has given it to me was just a platter — a golden platter of life laid out there for me. It's been beautiful.”
“People say, Well, he wore that body out. Well, maybe I did. But it was to a good purpose. They should be thankful that I wore it out to the purpose I wore it out and that was writing and recording and touring and doing concerts. Everywhere I could possibly do them that I thought I might enjoy them. I thought people might enjoy me.”
“The line "because you're mine, I walk the line." It kept coming to me, you know? But I was — I was … young and not been married too long. Yes, it kept coming to me. Because you're mine, I walk the line. And then the words just naturally flowed. It was an easy song to write.”

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

John Carter Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm, bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his backing band, the Tennessee Three, that was characterized by its train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, and his free prison concerts. Cash wore a trademark all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname "Man in Black".

Born to poor cotton farmers in Kingsland, Arkansas, Cash grew up on gospel music and played on a local radio station in high school. He served four years in the Air Force, much of it in West Germany. After his return to the United States, he rose to fame during the mid-1950s in the burgeoning rockabilly scene in Memphis, Tennessee. He traditionally began his concerts by introducing himself with "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash". He began to follow that by Folsom Prison Blues, one of his signature songs. His other signature songs include I Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Get Rhythm, and Man in Black. He also recorded humorous numbers like One Piece at a Time and A Boy Named Sue, a duet with his future wife June called Jackson (followed by many further duets after they married), and railroad songs such as Hey, Porter, Orange Blossom Special, and Rock Island Line. During his final years, Cash covered songs by contemporary rock artists; his covers included Hurt by Nine Inch Nails, Rusty Cage by Soundgarden, and Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode.

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