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.

Despite there being many Johnny Cash songs about failing and being down on your luck, that certainly wasn't true when it came to the singer's career. From the second his debut album — With His Hot and ...

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They explain how Cash went into a studio with members of his touring band in 1993 and quickly recorded these 11 demos of songs he’d recently written, and then set the recordings aside as he soon moved ...

Over his decades-long career, Johnny Cash amassed an impressive discography of over 100 albums, leaving him with plenty of material from which he could choose a “signature” song. For most people, ...

Johnny Cash might best be known as an outlaw country singer who changed the mold, but he’s also known as an accomplished protest songwriter. Many of his songs have held poignant political and cultural ...

Johnny Cash has a catalog filled with beloved hit singles. But, like most artists–especially those who churned out an incredible amount of work, like many from the Man in Black’s generation–there are ...

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When Texas-based copywriter Dustin Ballard released a cover of Aqua’s 1997 Europop hit “Barbie Girl” this summer using an AI-generated version of Johnny Cash’s voice, he was surprised by its reception ...

He’s a near-mythical figure in the world of country and rockabilly, with a body of work that still holds immense power to this day. His characterful bass baritone voice is immediately recognisable, ...