Johnny Cash's Biggest Hit of All Time Was the Song He Hated the Most

Johnny Cash’s 1956 smash hit made him a star but behind the scenes he hated singing it even as it defined his career.
PBS

Johnny Cash: We Walk The Line

Celebrate the life of the Man in Black with a star-studded lineup of musicians at this 2012 concert. Join Brandi Carlile, Kris Kristofferson, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn, ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1954, Johnny Cash Married the Woman Who Inspired His Biggest Hit—“I Was Laying Out My Pledge of Devotion”

Seventy-one years ago today in 1954, Johnny Cash married Vivian Liberto—the woman who inspired “I Walk the Line,” then watched him cross it. “I married a good man,” Liberto said in her 2007 memoir, I ...
American Songwriter

The Simple Edit That Changed the Sound of Johnny Cash’s “I Walk The Line”

Sam Phillips is one of the most notable and successful record producers and music executives in the history of the business. Founder of Sun Records, Phillips worked with Elvis Presley, Howlin’ Wolf, ...