American Songwriter

On This Day in 1958, Johnny Cash Played His First-Ever Prison Concert and Changed One Inmate’s Life (and the Country Music World) Forever

Sixty-eight years ago today, Johnny Cash played his first-ever prison concert and unknowingly changed the country music world.
Forbes

Johnny Cash’s Nearly-Forgotten Song’s Sales Grow By More Than 18,000%

Johnny Cash has a catalog filled with beloved hit singles. But, like most artists–especially those who churned out an incredible amount of work, like many from the Man in Black’s generation–there are ...
American Songwriter

3 Covers by Johnny Cash That Will Sound Amazing Forever

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

70 Years Ago, Johnny Cash Released the Song That Later Revitalized His Career

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

Johnny Cash’s New Posthumous Album Is An Immediate Top 10

ANAHEIM, CA - MARCH 11: Country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash plays acoustic guitar as he performs onstage at the Anaheim Convention Center on March 11, 1978 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Michael ...
Tennessean

New Johnny Cash album with never-before-heard tracks coming this summer, here's what to know

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 ...