How a 1963 Country Classic Broke the Rules With Its Risqué Story

A 1963 country classic told a story too hot for its time. Its daring lyrics about forbidden love made it one of the genre’s ...

Former Sailor's Love Letters Inspire a Viral Song Recorded by Grandfather and Grandson (Exclusive)

This summer, a second song Mort composed decades ago while serving in the U.S. Navy — also based on his love story — proved to be another hit as part of the release for Mort and Matt's second album, ...

Johnny Cash's Biggest Hit of All Time Was the Song He Hated the Most

Johnny Cash’s 1956 smash hit made him a star but behind the scenes he hated singing it even as it defined his career.
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Johnny Cash's Death, 22 Years Later: Inside the Country Legend's Final Days, Including His Last Words About Wife June Carter Cash

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 ...
The Independent

What Johnny Cash told novelist Louisa Young that made her rethink everything

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Johnny Cash’s First Ever Dramatic Role Was in This Classic Western TV Series

If you know anything at all about the Man in Black, it's likely about his outstanding contributions to country music (and the music industry in general). But what you may not know about Johnny Cash is ...
NPR

Roots of Rock: Country music legend Johnny Cash

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.
America Magazine

Listening to the Gospels—in the voice of Johnny Cash

As a university professor, I read all the time. You could say that I am a professional reader. I show my students how to pull apart texts by identifying tacit premises and pinpointing holes in ...
PBS

Johnny Cash: We Walk The Line

Celebrate the life of the Man in Black with a star-studded lineup of musicians at this 2012 concert. Join Brandi Carlile, Kris Kristofferson, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtrodden

A man of the people, the artist put his money where his mouth was by visiting prisons around the country and performing the song Raj Tawney - Freelance writer Johnny Cash chats with inmates and guests ...
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Johnny Cash sang 'Wreck of the Old 97' about a real-life Danville disaster

“And then a telegram came to Washington station, this is how it read: It said ‘That brave engineer that has run old 97 is lying down in Danville, dead.’” Those lyrics from “Wreck of the Old 97,” a ...