Wiki Spotlight: Johny cash
Johnny Cash (1932 – 2003) was an
influential American country music
and rock music singer and songwriter.
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive
voice, the boom-chick-a-boom or
"freight train" sound
of his Tennessee Three backing band,
and his dark clothing and demeanor,
which earned him the nickname "The
Man in Black." He started all
his concerts with the simple introduction:
"Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."
Much of Cash's music, especially
that of his later career, echoed
themes of sorrow, moral tribulation
and redemption. Hits include "I
Walk the Line", "Folsom
Prison Blues", "Ring of
Fire", "Man In Black",
and a cover of the Nine Inch Nails
song, "Hurt". He also
recorded several humorous songs,
such as "One Piece at a Time",
"The One on the Right Is on
the Left", and "A Boy
Named Sue"; bouncy numbers
such as "Get Rhythm";
and various train-related songs,
such as "The Rock Island Line".
He sold over 50 million albums
in his nearly 50 year career and
is generally recognized as one of
the most important musicians in
country music...
From his early days as a pioneer
of rockabilly and rock and roll
in the 1950s, to his decades as
an international representative
of country music, to his resurgence
to fame as both a living legend
and an alternative country icon
in the 1990s, Cash has influenced
countless artists and left a body
of work matched only by the greatest
artists of his time. Upon his death,
Cash was revered by many of the
greatest popular musicians of his
time...
In total, he wrote over a thousand
songs and released dozens of albums,
A box set, titled Unearthed, was
issued posthumously. It included
four CDs of unreleased material
recorded with Rubin, as well as
a "Best of Cash on American"
retrospective CD...
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