Born:
February 26, 1932; Kingsland, Arkansas.
Died:
September 11, 2003; Nashville, Tennessee.
Instruments of choice: guitar, harmonica, vocals.
Johnny Cash; The Man in Black, the original Goth, the poor man's poet, and all around creepy guy. Notorious substance abuser, fighter, and born-again Christian. He’s worked with the likes of Elvis Presley and Glenn Danzig.
Originally part of the Sun Records Million Dollar Quartet along with Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, he was shunned from the country music community in his later years. Undoubtedly the greatest country vocalist in history, Johnny Cash is now recognized in the Rock and Roll and Country Music Halls of fame. He's won 10 Grammy Awards, including a "legendary artist" award. He has a star on the Walk of Fame, and countless fans in North America and Europe.
He’s had a massive string of hits, (48 Billboard top 100 singles) including: I Walk the Line, The Man in Black, The Wreck of the ol’ 97, The Legend of John Henry’s Hammer, Ring of Fire, A Boy Named Sue, and Wabash Cannonball.