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.

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One year before Johnny Cash’s death, he recorded an unexpected song that served as an especially poignant farewell. In 2002, the music legend known as The Man in Black recorded a cover of the 1994 ...

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Sometimes, a song is so good that it influences and inspires musicians for decades. That's the case for these three country ...

The lyrics of over 500 songs written by a songwriting and performing icon are contained in the new book, “The Complete Johnny Cash: Lyrics from a Lifetime of Songwriting.” John Carter Cash, the son of ...

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Kris Kristofferson did his best to get Johnny Cash to listen to his songs when he was still a struggling artist. At the time, though, Cash was a major star and had grown accustomed to receiving tapes ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — For the third year in a row, the Johnny Cash Museum has been voted the “Best Music Museum” in the 2025 USA Today/10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards. Johnny Cash is one of ...

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, ...