Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an… Read Full Bio ↴Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, guitarist, actor, songwriter, author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.
Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-sound guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark, all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black." He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash," followed by his signature song "Folsom Prison Blues".
Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. His other signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm", and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers like "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson" (followed by many further duets after their wedding); and railroad songs including "Hey, Porter", "Orange Blossom Special", and "Rock Island Line". During the last stage of his career, Cash covered songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, notably "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails and "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden.
Johnny Cash was born on February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas, to Ray Cash and Carrie Cloveree (née Rivers). He was the fourth of seven children, who were in birth order: Roy, Margaret Louise, Jack, J. R., Reba, Joanne, and Tommy (who also became a successful country artist). He was primarily of English and Scottish descent. As an adult he traced his surname to 11th-century Fife, after meeting with the then-laird of Falkland, Major Michael Crichton-Stuart. Cash Loch and other locations in Fife bear the name of his family.
At birth, Cash was named J. R. Cash. When Cash enlisted in the United States Air Force, he was not permitted to use initials as a first name, so he changed his name to John R. Cash. In 1955, when signing with Sun Records, he started going by Johnny Cash.
In March 1935, when Cash was three years old, the family settled in Dyess, Arkansas, a New Deal colony established to give poor families a chance to work land that they had a chance to own as a result. Cash started working in cotton fields at the age of five, singing along with his family while working. The Cash farm experienced a flood during the family's time in Dyess, which led Cash later to write the song "Five Feet High and Rising". His family's economic and personal struggles during the Great Depression inspired many of his songs, especially those about other people facing similar difficulties. Consequently, Cash had sympathy for the poor and working class throughout his life.
Cash was very close to his older brother, Jack. On Saturday May 12, 1944, Jack was pulled into an unguarded table saw at his high school while cutting oak into fence posts as his job and was almost cut in two. He lingered until the following Saturday, when he died. Cash often spoke of the horrible guilt he felt over this incident; according to Cash: The Autobiography, his father was away that morning, but Johnny, his mother, and even Jack himself, all had premonitions or a sense of foreboding about that day. His mother urged Jack to skip work and go fishing with his brother, but Jack insisted on working since the family needed the money at the time. On his deathbed, Jack said he had visions of Heaven and angels. Decades later, Cash spoke of looking forward to meeting his brother in Heaven.
Cash's early memories were dominated by gospel music and radio. Taught guitar by his mother and a childhood friend, Cash began playing and writing songs at the age of 12. When young, Cash had a high-tenor voice, before becoming a bass-baritone after his voice changed.
In high school, he sang on a local radio station. Decades later, he released an album of traditional gospel songs, called My Mother's Hymn Book. He was also significantly influenced by traditional Irish music, which he heard performed weekly by Dennis Day on the Jack Benny radio program.
In 1997, Cash was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease Shy–Drager syndrome, a form of multiple system atrophy. According to biographer Robert Hilburn, the disease was originally misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease, and Cash even announced to his audience that he had Parkinson's after nearly collapsing on stage in Flint, Michigan, on October 25, 1997. Soon afterwards, his diagnosis was changed to Shy–Drager, and Cash was told he had about 18 months to live. The diagnosis was later again altered to autonomic neuropathy associated with diabetes. The illness forced Cash to curtail his touring. He was hospitalized in 1998 with severe pneumonia, which damaged his lungs.
During the last stage of his career, Cash released the albums American III: Solitary Man (2000) and American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002). American IV included cover songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, notably "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails and "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails commented that he was initially skeptical about Cash's plan to cover "Hurt", but was later impressed and moved by the rendition. The video for "Hurt" received critical and popular acclaim, including a Grammy Award.
June Carter Cash died on May 15, 2003, at the age of 73. June had told Cash to keep working, so he continued to record, completing 60 more songs in the last four months of his life, and even performed a few surprise shows at the Carter Family Fold outside Bristol, Virginia. At the July 5, 2003, concert (his last public performance), before singing "Ring of Fire", Cash read a statement about his late wife that he had written shortly before taking the stage:
"The spirit of June Carter overshadows me tonight with the love she had for me and the love I have for her. We connect somewhere between here and Heaven. She came down for a short visit, I guess, from Heaven to visit with me tonight to give me courage and inspiration like she always has. She's never been one for me except courage and inspiration. I thank God for June Carter. I love her with all my heart. "
Cash continued to record until shortly before his death. His final recordings were made on August 21, 2003, and consisted of "Like the 309", which appeared on American V: A Hundred Highways in 2006, and the final song he completed, "Engine 143", which was recorded for his son John Carter Cash for a planned Carter Family tribute album.
Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-sound guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark, all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black." He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash," followed by his signature song "Folsom Prison Blues".
Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. His other signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm", and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers like "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson" (followed by many further duets after their wedding); and railroad songs including "Hey, Porter", "Orange Blossom Special", and "Rock Island Line". During the last stage of his career, Cash covered songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, notably "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails and "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden.
Johnny Cash was born on February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas, to Ray Cash and Carrie Cloveree (née Rivers). He was the fourth of seven children, who were in birth order: Roy, Margaret Louise, Jack, J. R., Reba, Joanne, and Tommy (who also became a successful country artist). He was primarily of English and Scottish descent. As an adult he traced his surname to 11th-century Fife, after meeting with the then-laird of Falkland, Major Michael Crichton-Stuart. Cash Loch and other locations in Fife bear the name of his family.
At birth, Cash was named J. R. Cash. When Cash enlisted in the United States Air Force, he was not permitted to use initials as a first name, so he changed his name to John R. Cash. In 1955, when signing with Sun Records, he started going by Johnny Cash.
In March 1935, when Cash was three years old, the family settled in Dyess, Arkansas, a New Deal colony established to give poor families a chance to work land that they had a chance to own as a result. Cash started working in cotton fields at the age of five, singing along with his family while working. The Cash farm experienced a flood during the family's time in Dyess, which led Cash later to write the song "Five Feet High and Rising". His family's economic and personal struggles during the Great Depression inspired many of his songs, especially those about other people facing similar difficulties. Consequently, Cash had sympathy for the poor and working class throughout his life.
Cash was very close to his older brother, Jack. On Saturday May 12, 1944, Jack was pulled into an unguarded table saw at his high school while cutting oak into fence posts as his job and was almost cut in two. He lingered until the following Saturday, when he died. Cash often spoke of the horrible guilt he felt over this incident; according to Cash: The Autobiography, his father was away that morning, but Johnny, his mother, and even Jack himself, all had premonitions or a sense of foreboding about that day. His mother urged Jack to skip work and go fishing with his brother, but Jack insisted on working since the family needed the money at the time. On his deathbed, Jack said he had visions of Heaven and angels. Decades later, Cash spoke of looking forward to meeting his brother in Heaven.
Cash's early memories were dominated by gospel music and radio. Taught guitar by his mother and a childhood friend, Cash began playing and writing songs at the age of 12. When young, Cash had a high-tenor voice, before becoming a bass-baritone after his voice changed.
In high school, he sang on a local radio station. Decades later, he released an album of traditional gospel songs, called My Mother's Hymn Book. He was also significantly influenced by traditional Irish music, which he heard performed weekly by Dennis Day on the Jack Benny radio program.
In 1997, Cash was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease Shy–Drager syndrome, a form of multiple system atrophy. According to biographer Robert Hilburn, the disease was originally misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease, and Cash even announced to his audience that he had Parkinson's after nearly collapsing on stage in Flint, Michigan, on October 25, 1997. Soon afterwards, his diagnosis was changed to Shy–Drager, and Cash was told he had about 18 months to live. The diagnosis was later again altered to autonomic neuropathy associated with diabetes. The illness forced Cash to curtail his touring. He was hospitalized in 1998 with severe pneumonia, which damaged his lungs.
During the last stage of his career, Cash released the albums American III: Solitary Man (2000) and American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002). American IV included cover songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, notably "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails and "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails commented that he was initially skeptical about Cash's plan to cover "Hurt", but was later impressed and moved by the rendition. The video for "Hurt" received critical and popular acclaim, including a Grammy Award.
June Carter Cash died on May 15, 2003, at the age of 73. June had told Cash to keep working, so he continued to record, completing 60 more songs in the last four months of his life, and even performed a few surprise shows at the Carter Family Fold outside Bristol, Virginia. At the July 5, 2003, concert (his last public performance), before singing "Ring of Fire", Cash read a statement about his late wife that he had written shortly before taking the stage:
"The spirit of June Carter overshadows me tonight with the love she had for me and the love I have for her. We connect somewhere between here and Heaven. She came down for a short visit, I guess, from Heaven to visit with me tonight to give me courage and inspiration like she always has. She's never been one for me except courage and inspiration. I thank God for June Carter. I love her with all my heart. "
Cash continued to record until shortly before his death. His final recordings were made on August 21, 2003, and consisted of "Like the 309", which appeared on American V: A Hundred Highways in 2006, and the final song he completed, "Engine 143", which was recorded for his son John Carter Cash for a planned Carter Family tribute album.
UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE
Johnny Cash Lyrics
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Johnny Cash:
#1 Folsom Prison Blues I hear the train a-comin' It's rollin' 'round the bend And I…
'Cause I Love You I'll sweep out your chimney Yes and, I will bring…
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky an old cowboy went ridin out one dark and windy…
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle I was riding Number Nine Heading south from Caroline I heard…
03 the girl from north country Well, if you're travelin' in the north country fair Where t…
05- Riders In The Sky An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy…
1 Corinthians 1 O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is they…
1 Corinthians 10 O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is they…
1 Corinthians 14 O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy…
1 Corinthians 15 O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is they…
1 Corinthians 3 O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy…
1 Corinthians 4 O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is they…
1 Corinthians 7 O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy…
1 Corinthians 8 O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is they…
1 John 1 I got a boy and his name is John you…
1 John 2 Oh the number one is not my favorite number 'Cause one…
1 John 3 I got a boy and his name is John you…
1 Peter 1 Hear that lonesome whippoorwill? He sounds too blue to fly T…
1 Peter 2 Oh the number one is not my favorite number 'Cause one…
1 Thessalonians 1 Hear that lonesome whippoorwill? He sounds too blue to fly T…
1 Thessalonians 2 Oh the number one is not my favorite number 'Cause one…
1 Timothy 1 Hear that lonesome whippoorwill? He sounds too blue to fly T…
1 Timothy 2 Oh the number one is not my favorite number 'Cause one…
1 Timothy 6 I find it very, very easy to be true I find…
10 Moses led God's children out to find the promised land And…
10 A Letter From Home I want to thank you for all of the letters That…
15 O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy…
16 I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, I…
17 I Can't Go on That Way Life was a ball of alcohol And pills and blues and…
2 Corinthians 1 O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is they…
2 Corinthians 2 Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues C'mon get…
2 Corinthians 5 That's a night we are Celebrating at Christmas time And acco…
2 John 1 I got a boy and his name is John you…
2 Peter 1 Oh the number one is not my favorite number 'Cause one…
2 Peter 2 Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues C'mon get…
2 Thessalonians 1 Oh the number one is not my favorite number 'Cause one…
2 Thessalonians 2 Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues C'mon get…
2 Timothy 1 Oh the number one is not my favorite number 'Cause one…
2 Timothy 2 Oh the number one is not my favorite number 'Cause one…
22. The Ways Of A Woman In Love You've cut out your dancing And you never see a show Friends…
24 I heard on the radio there's rumors of war People gettin'…
25 Minutes to Go Well they're building a gallows outside my cell And I've got…
3 John 1 I got a boy and his name is John you…
40 Shades of Green I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the…
A Backstage Pass Hello I'm Johnny Cash one night I had a backstage pass…
A Bird On A Wire Like a bird on a wire Like a drunk in a…
A Boy Named Sue Well, my daddy left home when I was three And he…
A Boy Named Sue (Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969) Thank you Well, my daddy left home When I was three And he…
A Boy Named Sue (live) My daddy left home when I was three And he didnt…
A Castle in the Sky An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy…
A Ceiling Four Walls and a Floor His daddy said Son you ought to quit dreaming Put your feet…
A Certain Kinda Hurtin I've got a certain kind of hurtin' since you've gone I've…
A Cowboy's Prayer Lord, I've never lived where churches grow I loved creation…
A Croft In Clachan With the Campbells and McDonalds It was in their blood to…
A Cup of Coffee Man it sure is good to hear you singin' and…
A Fast Song The only thing that 'll move me now is a…
A Front Row Seat To Hear Old Johnny Sing Now you know some fellahs, they want fame and fortune Yeah,…
A Half a Mile a Day I'm comin' Lord, for my heavenly reward I'm comin' home to…
A Legend In My Time If heartaches brought fame in love's crazy game, I'd be a…
A Letter From Home I want to thank you for all of the letters That…
A Little at a Time Stop lovin' me a little at a time, let me…
A little drummer boy Come, they told me Our newborn King to see Our finest gifts…
A Mother's Love We are in Nazareth within a few feet Of this place…
A Proud Land Then came Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico was 47 48 was Arizona…
A Satisfied Mind How many times have You heard someone say If I had his…
A Singer Of Songs I?m not a savior and I?m not a saint The man…
A Song To Mama Dear, dear Mama, now that we're older We can see the…
A Thing Called Love Six foot six he stood on the ground, He weighed two…
A Wednesday Car The assembly line is runnin' slow on Monday They've been li…
A Wonderful Time Up There Everybody gonna have religion and glory Everybody gonna be s…
A WOUND TIME CAN Have you found since you turned me down The one that…
A Wound Time Can’t Erase Have you found since you turned me down The one that…
Abner Brown Every town has its town bum I guess ours had one Here's…
Accidentally on Purpose Accidentally I saw you this morning you were lovely dressed…
After All We have drifted apart Broken hearts, me and you After all of…
After Taxes I feel so good come payday I think of all the…
After The Ball I hear people laughing on the corner, by the square The…
Against the Wind WAYLON: It seems like yesterday, but it was a long time…
Agony In Gethsemane I come to the garden alone While the dew is still…
Ain Go away from my window Leave at your own chosen speed I'm…
Ain't Gonna Hobo No More Well here I am a hobo with my hobo's pots…
Ain't No Grave There ain't no grave can hold my body down There ain't…
All Around Cowboy Just a broken down cowboy all down on his luck He's…
All God's Children Ain't Free I'd sing more about moral of this land but all…
All I Do Is Drive Well, I asked an old truck driver About life out on…
All of God I'd sing more about moral of this land but all…
All Over Again Every time I look at you I fall in love All…
All Over Again (Remastered) Every time I look at you I fall in love,…
Allegheny How she got that junk car runnin' guess I'll never…
Aloha Oe Proudly swept the rain cloud by the cliffs As on it…
Aloha Oé Proudly swept the rain clouds by the cliffs As on it…
Always Alone Always alone alone and blue I've got no one to…
Always Alone (incomplete) I lay motionless And I think about The paths I've chosen Now…
Always on My Mind Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could…
Amazing Grace Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch…
Amen (Amen amen amen amen amen) Little baby (amen) in the manger…
American Remains I am a shotgun rider, For the San Jacinto line, The desert…
An Old Fashioned Tree How I miss that old fashioned Christmas! Carols being sung b…
Ancient History Just walk on out the door it's all over Forgiving you…
And Now He's Alone And now he's alone Completely alone And the one who lov…
Angel And The Badman There was a man whose deeds were dark as night And…
Angel Band My latest sun is sinking fast, My race is nearly run; My…
Angels Love Bad Men When his stolen gold has turned to rust He rides off…
Another Man Done Gone Another man done gone (another man done gone) Another man…
Another Song To Sing Do they ask you where I am or where I've…
Any Old Way the Wind Blows Hmmmm Lord, she's restless, Like cotton candy clouds that s…
Apache Tears Hoof prints and foot prints deep ruts the wagons made…
Are All the Children In When I'm alone I often think of an old house…
Arkansas Lovin' Man Some men were born in poverty some were born with…
As Long As I Live As long as the moon shall rise as long as…
At Calvary And now here we stand in the approximate spot where…
At The Cross Alas and did saviour bleed and did my sov'reign die Would…
At the Wailing Wall We're approaching the Wailing Wall now Which is all that re…
Austin Prison They had a warrant out for me all over the…
Away in a Manger Away in a manger, no crib for His bed The little…
Baby Ride Easy If I drove a truck And I were a waitress And I…
Back In The Fold When I was a little bitty baby my mama would…
Bad News Ha ha ha come on bad news ha ha Well bad…
Ballad of a Teen Age Queen (Dream on, dream on teenage queen prettiest girl we've ever…
Ballad of a Teenage Queen (Remastered) There's a story in our town Of the prettiest girl around Gol…
Ballad Of A Teenage Quenn (Dream on, dream on teenage queen prettiest girl we've ever…
Ballad of Annie Palmer One time I was down to Jamaica to a place…
Ballad Of Barbara In a southern town where I was born That's where I…
Ballad Of Ira Ira Hayes Ira Hayes Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answ…
Ballad of the Ark Well I tell you a story about a good man…
Ballad of the Harp Weaver Son said my mother when I was knee high You…
Ballard of a teenage queen (Dream on, dream on teenage queen prettiest girl we've ever…
Banks Of The Ohio I asked my love to take a walk Take a walk,…
Baptism Of Jesus And Jesus said, "Baptise me John" And John said, "No it′s…
Battle Of Nashville The moon on the Cumberland river Went down In a cold…
Beans For Breakfast I couldn't hear you for the TV, I didn't know…
Beautiful Words We're at the place of the Sermon on the mount Beautiful…
Bed of Roses She was called a scarlet woman by the people Who would…
Before My Time I know that hearts were loving Long before I was here And…
Begin West Movement 1776 the thirteen colonies Broke away from British rule and …
Bel Shazah Well the bible tells us about a man Who ruled Babylon…
Believe In Him Mad is the captain of alpha centauri We must be out…
Belshaza Well the bible tells us about a man who ruled…
Belshazah Well the bible tells us about a man Who ruled Babylon…
Belshazar Well, the bible tells us about a man Who ruled Babylon…
Belshazzer Well, the bible tells us about a man, who ruled…
Best Friend Hmm an old man on his deathbed once said to…
Big Foot But the land was already claimed by a people When the…
Big Iron To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one…
Big River Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, And I…
Billy Ordained for proclaimin' the gospel of Jesus The great super…
Billy & Rex & Oral & Bob Ordained for proclaimin' the gospel of Jesus The great supe…
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simonne234
when I was a kid we used to buy records and this was the flip side of Wildwood flowers and it ende up being just as great as Wildwood flower.....my dad bought us that record when we were just kids and I'm 71 years old now that how old this is and still beautiful
JohnnyRebKy
Spectacular yall! How I wish I could sit down with y'all and pick along on my ole Gibson Jumbo
jerlan23
No apology has ever, does now, or ever will need to be made for playing "Wildwood Flower". It is one of the greatest tunes of all time. And Howard plays it very nicely on that harmonica.
jerlan23
One thing wrong with this performance: it should have been done on the Grand Ole Opry stage rather than in a garage. Great job. (I thought for a minute there I heard a little "Wildwood Flower" growing out of that harmonica.) :)
osten47
Carolyn, I have run this so many times, It looks so easy when jack does it. Please ask Jack to tie one hand behind his back and see if he still can do it! Thanks for the new and fresh ones. Hi to all from N.H.
Gypsy Jim
another sweet song! love it! 5 stars! lol jimmy!
Jean Ingalls
Great picking
flatroofer
Brilliant.
mountnmonkey
Jack makes it look so easy, looks like he could be discussing the theory of relativity at the same time...lol...*****
poopstain565
My uncle use to play this a lot. May he R.I.P. Great job.
CARL