Johnny Cash was an iconic American singer-songwriter whose deep voice and raw storytelling made him one of the most famous figures in music history. Born in 1932 to poor cotton farmers in Kingsland, ...

It’s 1974 in Binghamton, New York, and Johnny Cash is consumed by the upheaval of the Watergate scandal and the impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Just two years earlier, Cash had met Nixon.

It didn’t take Cash long to find his first hit. He released his debut single, “Cry! Cry! Cry!” in 1956, and it peaked at No. 14 on the chart. His next single, “So Doggone Lonesome,” peaked at No. 4.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Johnny Cash historian Mark Stielper and Cash's son, John Carter Cash, on their book, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics and the Man in Black's legacy as a songwriter.

The title track of Johnny Cash's final album, 'American VI: Ain't No Grave,' made such a strong connection with pastor Loran Miracle of St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Toledo, Ohio, that he ...

All this is indicated via the following quotes from Johnny Cash himself, collated from various sources over the decades of ...

Johnny Cash, in one way or another, dominated the American music scene for more than half a century, ever since he recorded his first song for Sun Records, "Hey, Porter." DETROW: Cash is most often ...