Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 26, 1932
Died
Sep 12, 2003
Place of Birth
Kingsland, Arkansas, USA
Credits
191 titles
Johnny Cash
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John R. "Johnny" Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal led to Cash being inducted in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, among them the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails and he covered the synthpop band Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus. Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice; for the "boom-chicka-boom" freight train sound of his Tennessee Three backing band; for his rebelliousness, coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor; for providing free concerts inside prison walls; and for his dark performance clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." and usually following it up with his standard "Folsom Prison Blues." Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm" and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers, including "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson"; as well as railroad songs including "Hey, Porter" and "Rock Island Line". Cash, a devout but troubled Christian, has been characterized as a "lens through which to view American contradictions and challenges." A Biblical scholar, he penned a Christian novel titled Man in White, and he made a spoken word recording of the entire New King James Version of the New Testament. Even so, Cash declared that he was "the biggest sinner of them all", and viewed himself overall as a complicated and contradictory man. Accordingly, Cash is said to have "contained multitudes", and has been deemed "the philosopher-prince of American country music". Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Cash, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Self (archive footage)
Highway 99: A Double Album
Self [Archival]
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
Self (archive footage)
Unveiled: Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hits That Missed at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
June
Self (archive footage)
The Universe
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon
Self (archive footage)
Roy Orbison Forever
Self (archive footage)
The Man Comes Around: Johnny Cash in Ireland
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash - A Night to Remember 1973
Self
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Self (archive footage)
Big Sur Choo Choo
Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
Country Nonstop – Von Johnny Cash bis Truck Stop
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
Self (archive footage)
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
Self (archive footage)
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Self (archive footage)
Året var 1968
Self (archive footage)
The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
Self - Performer
The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws
Self
We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Self (archive footage)
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
The Seventies
Self (archive footage)
I Am Johnny Cash
Self (archive footage)
Country Kings at the BBC
The Winding Stream
Self (archive footage)
America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville
Self (archive footage)
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
My Father And The Man In Black
Self (archive footage)
Song by Song
Self (archive footage)
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Self (archive footage)
Finding Your Roots
Self (archive footage)
Country at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash: Long Black Veil
Self
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line (DVD)
Self (archive footage)
Cash for Kenya
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Self
Johnny Cash's America
Self (archive footage)
Tammy Wynette: Legendary Performances
himself
Legends in Concert - Johnny Cash: The Man In Black - His Early Years
Lost Concerts Series: Presley & Cash: The Road Show
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash: The Line: Walking with a Legend
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
Self