JOHNNY CASH
Name: Johnny Cash
Also known as The Man in Black
Born: 26 February 1932 Kingsland, Arkansas, U.S.
Died: 12 September 2003 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Johnny Cash, born J. R. Cash, (February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003) was a
Grammy Award-winning American country singer-songwriter. Cash is widely
considered to be one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th
century.
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive voice, the boom-chick-a-boom or "freight
train" sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, his demeanor, and his dark
clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally
started his concerts with the introduction "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."
Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of
sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk
the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "That Old Wheel" (a duet with
Hank Williams Jr.), "Cocaine Blues", and "Man in Black". He also recorded
several humorous songs, such as "One Piece at a Time", "The One on the Right Is
on the Left", "Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog" and "A Boy Named Sue"; rock-and-roll
numbers such as "Get Rhythm"; and various railroad songs, such as "Rock Island
Line" and "Orange Blossom Special".
He sold over 90 million albums in his nearly fifty-year career and came to
occupy a "commanding position in music history".
Name: Johnny Cash
Also known as The Man in Black
Born: 26 February 1932 Kingsland, Arkansas, U.S.
Died: 12 September 2003 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Johnny Cash, born J. R. Cash, (February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003) was a
Grammy Award-winning American country singer-songwriter. Cash is widely
considered to be one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th
century.
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive voice, the boom-chick-a-boom or "freight
train" sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, his demeanor, and his dark
clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally
started his concerts with the introduction "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."
Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of
sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk
the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "That Old Wheel" (a duet with
Hank Williams Jr.), "Cocaine Blues", and "Man in Black". He also recorded
several humorous songs, such as "One Piece at a Time", "The One on the Right Is
on the Left", "Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog" and "A Boy Named Sue"; rock-and-roll
numbers such as "Get Rhythm"; and various railroad songs, such as "Rock Island
Line" and "Orange Blossom Special".
He sold over 90 million albums in his nearly fifty-year career and came to
occupy a "commanding position in music history".