Willie Nelson immediately comes to mind, and in modern times, Chris Stapleton probably has the most universally recognized vocals, but without a doubt there’s few people on earth that won’t recognize ...

Sometimes, the songs that best resonate with a songwriter aren’t the ones that bring them tremendous commercial success, and Johnny Cash’s unlikely favorite song is no exception. From “Folsom Prison ...

A man of the people, the artist put his money where his mouth was by visiting prisons around the country and performing the song Raj Tawney - Freelance writer Johnny Cash chats with inmates and guests ...

Before that, he released “Cry! Cry! Cry!”/”Hey Porter” and “So Doggone Lonesome”/”Folsom Prison Blues.” Both singles saw moderate success on the country chart, landing at No. 14 and No. 4, ...

Country singer and songwriter Johnny Cash in a fake jail in front of CBS Records making a phone call to get friends to donate to get enough money to get out of jail in 1987 in Nashville, Tennessee.

My name is Jason Shomer. I write for Collider. I am also a tv/film writer and have sold multiple screenplays. I have also written for geekgirlauthority.com and gadgetreview.com. The film Walk the Line ...

Music lovers know Johnny Cash played prison concerts at Folsom State Prison and San Quentin State Prison in California because recordings of those shows became multi-platinum high points of Cash’s ...

Adapted from a book by Michael Streissguth, this documentary about Cash’s 1968 live LP would fit in with Eagle Rock Entertainment’s Classic Albums series, though the singer’s relationship to prison ...

Country music lost one of its all-time greatest singers and songwriters on Sept. 12, 2003, when Johnny Cash died at the age of 71.

On July 30, 1955, a relatively unknown Johnny Cash stepped up to the microphone at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio, accompanied by the Tennessee Two (Luther Perkins on guitar and Marshall Grant on bass), to ...