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Concord Records is celebrating the 80th birthday of the legendary Ray Charles with a special gift for his legions of fans: Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters. This treasure trove of newly discovered recordings, highlighted by a duet with fellow icon Johnny Cash (the unreleased "Why Me Lord), will become available on...

Here's a nice article found on the web. Perhaps there's something you indeed didn't know! Johnny Cash is such an old-school American: The deeply religious son of a sharecropper, Johnny Cash grew up on “New Deal” farmland, served in the military, married his sweetheart, had a family, became a rock star,...

Johnny of the CrossPeter M Candler, Jr.In the world of popular music, one generally becomes a "legend" only in death—as if death accomplishes for a musician all that he was unable to do for himself in life. Legends are often made in the manner of their death—in a helicopter crash, say,...

Johnny Cash's popularity had been higher than when he died September 12, but he had never been more hip. Nominated for MTV'S video of the year, Cash was considered not just one of the last musical greats of his generation, but also a giant of contemporary artists. He had recorded with...

DONALD S. SHOCKLEY and RICHARD L. FREEMAN  When Karl Barth visited the United States in 1962 he made a request which seemed odd to those unaware of his long concern for such matters: he asked to see an American prison. After touring one such institution he said the experience had been...

Title: “Recounting Cash: An Interview with The Man in Black”Is Part Of: The 700 Club CBN.com, 1984Authors: Ross, Scott SCOTT: John, looking back over 30 years in the music business, just give us an overview. JOHNNY: It's been a good 30 years... It's been a great spiritual experience sharing my feelings with my...

Interview with Peter Lewry(this is an edited and updated interview that first appeared in issue #47 of the Johnny Cash Fanzine in June 2006)Copyright Peter LewryHaving interviewed many people associated with Johnny Cash in previous issues the tables are turned this time and photographer Alan Messer interviews the fanzine editor about...

On July 25, shortly after he had been nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards for his rendition of the Nine Inch Nails song Hurt, Johnny Cash talked with TIME's Lev Grossman: You’ve been a star forever, and you’re still as big of a star as you’ve ever been.  You got these...

Interview With Johnny CashAired November 26, 2002 - 21:00   ETTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOHNNY CASH, SINGER: Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. (END VIDEO CLIP) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) CASH: Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. (END VIDEO CLIP)...

Title: “Johnny Cash”Is Part Of: Rolling Stone, June 1994.Author: Dunn, Jancee Can you name anyone in this day and age who is as cool as Johnny Cash? No, you can't. He's the genuine article, the real deal, and he was a badass long before most of today's young whelps were born. Cash...

Reader's Digest has released the box set Johnny Cash: The Great Seventies Recordings. Included are the albums: Hello I'm Johnny CashThe Johnny Cash Show Man In BlackA Thing Called LoveAny Old Wind That Blows One Piece At A Time plus a greatest hits disc and rarities disc. Track List: Disc 1: Hits, Singles & Unreleased Recordings01....

The Johnny Cash Project is a global collective art project, and they would love for you to participate. Through this website, you are invited to share your vision of Johnny Cash, as he lives on in your mind’s eye. Working with a single image as a template, and using a custom...

Press release: American VI is deeply elegiac and spiritual, with each song its own piece of the puzzle of life’s mysteries and challenges – the pursuit of salvation, the importance of friendships, the dream of peace, the power of faith, and the joys and adversities that entail simple survival. It is an...