While big songs like “San Quentin” are the most well-known of that bunch, Johnny Cash also wrote and/or recorded quite a few other solid protest songs. Let’s take a look at just a few, shall we?

All this is indicated via the following quotes from Johnny Cash himself, collated from various sources over the decades of his career, that shed some light on how he penned his greatest work. 1.

Johnny Cash wrote quite a few songs for other musicians, and these three tunes are just a few standout examples.

Cash was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1997 about his career, from touring with Elvis to singing at prisons. He died in 2003.