JOHNNY CASH was an American singer and songwriter who become one of the most important, influential, and respected artists in the history of music.

In 1964, Johnny Cash released his 20th album, Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian. This album was inspired by his passion for Native American history and justice. He saw firsthand the squalor ...

Johnny Cash released Folsom Prison Blues 70 years ago and it later saved his career, gave a voice to the forgotten, and ...

Johnny Cash boasts many great songs of his own. But these are three iconic covers by Cash that will live forever.

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Next in our series of interviews on R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll, we have my 1997 interview with Johnny Cash, one of country music's most influential ...

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.