On this day (September 16) in 1969, Johnny Cash was in the fourth week of a five-week run at No. 1 with “A Boy Named Sue.” It was also the Man in Black’s only top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It ...

Despite there being many Johnny Cash songs about failing and being down on your luck, that certainly wasn't true when it came to the singer's career. From the second his debut album — With His Hot and ...

Cash originally released “Folsom Prison Blues” as the B-side to his second single, “So Doggone Lonesome.” The single peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. He recorded the track ...

It’s funny how the most random places and moments can flood memories back to us. And for someone with a storied and fascinating past in the music industry, it happens a lot more often than not. For ...

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.