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 ...

Johnny Cash, in one way or another, dominated the American music scene for more than half a century, ever since he recorded his first song for Sun Records, "Hey, Porter." DETROW: Cash is most often ...

Born the son of poor cotton farmers in rural Arkansas, “singer” might not have been the most reasonable (or feasible) career path for Johnny Cash. But after listening to an old hobo tune from the late ...

He’s a near-mythical figure in the world of country and rockabilly, with a body of work that still holds immense power to this day. His characterful bass baritone voice is immediately recognisable, ...

Johnny Cash didn’t just sing country music; he was country music. We need not explain why that is the case, but the bottom line is that Johnny Cash was and always will be the epitome of country music.

On Friday, Johnny Cash's posthumous album "Songwriter" released after more than 30 years in the making. The "Hurt" and "Ring of Fire" singer died in September 2003 due to complications from diabetes, ...

8 Tracks is your antidote to the algorithm. Each week, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich, with the help of his colleagues, makes connections between sounds across time. A slightly different version of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Johnny Cash, a towering musical figure whose rough, unsteady voice championed the downtrodden and reached across generations with songs like “Ring of Fire,” “I Walk the Line” ...

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