American Songwriter

On This Day in 1969, Johnny Cash Was in the Middle of His Longest Run at No. 1 With a Monumental Album

While Cash was never incarcerated, he has a long connection to the prison system. “Folsom Prison Blues” was his first top 10 hit. At Folsom Prison was a major hit, and At San Quentin was the most ...
American Songwriter

A Novelty Song About a Self-Made Cadillac Christened the Psychobilly Genre and Was Johnny Cash’s Last to Top the Country Chart

Johnny Cash often revealed the lighter side to some of his darker-themed songs of crime, despair, death, and other murder ...
Whiskey Riff

Kris Kristofferson Once Called A Johnny Cash Song “The Best Country Song Ever Written”… With Cash Sitting Right Next To Him

So what about Kris Kristofferson ‘s choice? Kristofferson’s choice spoke volumes about who he respects, and his answer is one of the highest honors you can give to a friend. He went with “Big River,” ...

Songs of Johnny Cash take center stage in Elmhurst at program featuring his son and radio legend Terri Hemmert

WXRT DJ Terri Hemmert and John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter, will discuss the music icon in ...
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Johnny Cash died about four months after his wife June Carter Cash's death

Johnny Cash was a force in the music world across different genres before his death in September 2003. Cash would not live without his wife for long: Nearly four months after June’s passing, Cash died ...