On July 30, 1955, a relatively unknown Johnny Cash stepped up to the microphone at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio, accompanied by the Tennessee Two (Luther Perkins on guitar and Marshall Grant on bass), to ...

Whether as an inmate or his brief string of prison concerts, country legend Johnny Cash was very familiar with the U.S. penal system throughout his decades-long career. The third track Cash ever ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Michel Linssen/Redferns/Getty Images He’s a near-mythical figure in the world of country ...

Music lovers know Johnny Cash played prison concerts at Folsom State Prison and San Quentin State Prison in California because recordings of those shows became multi-platinum high points of Cash’s ...

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 ...

On this day (September 16) in 1969, Johnny Cash was in the fourth week of a five-week run at No. 1 with “A Boy Named Sue.” It was also the Man in Black’s only top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It ...

Sometimes magic happens when artists hit the stage! Join us as we count down our picks for live versions that outshined their ...

The murder ballad is often traced back to an actual murder that took place on Christmas Day in 1900. 14-year-old Delia Green was murdered in Savannah, Georgia, and the tragic story inspired a number ...

“Walk the Line,” the new film about Johnny Cash, has all the requisite elements of a big screen biopic: a cotton field-to-high-cotton rise, family drama (a dead brother, unloving father, and nagging ...

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