Johnny Cash
The legendary American songwriter and singer Johnny Cash had quite a career. He made a name in genres like rock and roll, blues and folk. His tumultuous life and the unfortunate death of his brother has been the source of his inspiration for many of his songs. Walk the Line, a movie featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter, his only love after music is an ode to his life.
Johnny Cash: The Great Borrower Of Words
Johnny Cash had an amazing ability to take great songs and make them better...
The Man in Black reaches the end of the line
The rock musician Bono once described him as "a character of truly Biblical proportions, with a voice, all wailing freight trains and thundering prairies, like the landscape of his beloved America. He has a soul as big as a continent, full of righteous anger mixed with human compassion."
Johnny Cash
An American icon and beacon of integrity, he was a country musician who was too big for country music. Country music has grown from humble origins into one of the largest sectors in the American entertainment industry, but none of its current superstars will ever attain the mythic aura of Johnny Cash who has died of complications from diabetes aged 71.
Country Singer Johnny Cash Dies
Johnny Cash, a towering figure in American music spanning country, rock and folk, has died of complications from diabetes, hospital officials in Nashville, Tennessee said today. He was 71. Born in Arkansas, "The Man in Black" originally auditioned as a gospel singer at Memphis's Sun...