Biography
John R. Cash was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm, bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his backing band, the Tennessee Three, that was characterized by its train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, and his free prison concerts. Cash wore a trademark all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname "Man in Black".
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Awards & recognition
- Americana Award — Artist of the Year · 2003
- "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award · 2002
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1999
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 1992
- Grammy Legend Award · 1991
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- Horatio Alger Award · 1977
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- National Medal of Arts
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
Filmography50+ titles
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Johnny Cash: Live at Montreux 1994
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
Columbo
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
The Simpsons
The Muppet Show
Little House on the Prairie
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Classic Albums
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Walk the Line
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
North and South
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
The Seventies
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
My Darling Vivian
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain
My Father and the Man in Black
Murder in Coweta County
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Saturday Night Live
The Partridge Family
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Ed Sullivan Show
Renegade
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Wagon Train
The Winding Stream
The Deputy
Finding Your Roots
The Hunted
Festival
This Is Pop
A Gunfight
I Walk the Line
Five Minutes to Live
Stagecoach
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
June
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James