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.
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 ...
A new album comprised of never-before-heard tracks written by Johnny Cash will be released on June 28, aptly titled "Songwriter." The country music icon died in 2003 at age 71 in Nashville. The new ...
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.
If you know anything at all about the Man in Black, it's likely about his outstanding contributions to country music (and the music industry in general). But what you may not know about Johnny Cash is ...