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My Take
Johnny Cash is, to my ears, the most honest voice American music ever produced. That cavernous baritone made sin, sorrow, and redemption feel like one continuous story, and the Folsom Prison recording remains my benchmark for what a live album can be: an artist standing with the condemned rather than above them. I love that his life arc, from the Arkansas cotton fields to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, reads like one of his own ballads. The Man in Black dressed for the forgotten, and decades after his death in 2003, nobody has filled that silhouette.
Overview
John Carter Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Johnny Cash
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョニー・キャッシュ
- Reading
- じょにー・きゃっしゅ
- Born
- February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Kingsland, Arkansas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / actor / guitarist / singer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- National Medal of Arts
- 1999 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1991 Grammy Legend Award
- 1992 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- 1977 Horatio Alger Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
- 2003 Americana Award for Artist of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | At Folsom Prison | — | |
| Notable work | Folsom Prison Blues | — | |
| Notable work | I Walk the Line | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.