American Songwriter

On This Day in 1959, Johnny Cash Played His First Concert Outside the United States, Cementing His International Star Status

On this day (April 15) in 1959, Johnny Cash played the first show on his first international tour. The three-stop outing saw ...
The Post-Journal

Performers Take Audience Inside Famous Johnny Cash Concert

To help preserve a pivotal moment in music history, Jay Ernest wanted to tell a story about Johnny Cash – from a different ...
American Songwriter

The Night When Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and More Sat Down for an Awfully Productive Songwriters Round

On the night of this session, Joni Mitchell was in Nashville with her then-boyfriend, Graham Nash, in order to film her appearance on The Johnny Cash Show. Bob Dylan was in town recording his infamous ...
Chicago Tribune

Songs of Johnny Cash take center stage in Elmhurst at program featuring his son and radio legend Terri Hemmert

The lyrics of over 500 songs written by a songwriting and performing icon are contained in the new book, “The Complete Johnny Cash: Lyrics from a Lifetime of Songwriting.” John Carter Cash, the son of ...
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Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded 'Folsom Prison Blues' and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtrodden

On July 30, 1955, a relatively unknown Johnny Cash stepped up to the microphone at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio, accompanied by the Tennessee Two (Luther Perkins on guitar and Marshall Grant on bass), to ...