Johnny Cash
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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".
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Space Coyote (voice)
Columbo
Tommy Brown
Little House on the Prairie
Caleb Hodgekiss
Wagon Train
Frank Hoag
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Kid Cole
Renegade
Classic Albums
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North and South
John Brown
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
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The Muppet Show
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Johnny Cash: Christmas in Scotland
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Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
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Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
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The Rebel
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Finding Your Roots
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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The Partridge Family
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Festival
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Johnny Cash: American Rebel
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The George Gobel Show
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CMA Awards
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This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years
George Jones: Same Ole Me
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The Dick Clark Show
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
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Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 7
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The Bell Telephone Hour
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Musikladen
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The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
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The Deputy
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Opry Video Classics : Legends
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Legends
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Johnny Cash: Ridin' the Rails
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Johnny Cash: Singing at His Best
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Road to Nashville
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Johnny Cash: London 1981
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
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Someone Cry for the Children: The Girl Scout Murders
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Johnny Cash - A Night to Remember 1973
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Johnny Cash at San Quentin
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Shindig!
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Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
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Tony Orlando and Dawn
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Country Nonstop – Von Johnny Cash bis Truck Stop
Johnny Cash at Town Hall Party 1958-1959
The Flip Wilson Show
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Johnny Cash: Half Mile a Day
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Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
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Hootenanny Hoot
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Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
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Adrift at Sea
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Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert
Legends in Concert - Johnny Cash: The Man In Black - His Early Years
Johnny Cash: Music in Review
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Johnny Cash Greatest Hits
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Johnny Cash - Final Live Performance
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American Revolutions: The Highwaymen
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The Hunted
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Johnny Cash: Live From Austin TX
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Johnny Cash - Live In Ireland
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The Wonderful World of Disney
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Johnny Cash Christmas 1983
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Johnny Cash: The Anthology
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line (DVD)
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Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977
Johnny Cash: Live from Austin, TX
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This Is Pop
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Stagecoach
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Johnny Cash Live at the Forum, Inglewood California 1986
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Johnny Cash: The Man in Black - His Early Years
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Johnny Cash - Live at Beat Club
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Unveiled: Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash
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A Gunfight
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Drei mal neun
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The Jim Nabors Hour
The Seventies
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Johnny Cash and the Country Girls
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Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
VH1 Storytellers
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Johnny Cash at 'Town Hall Party'
Country Kings at the BBC
My Darling Vivian
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Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
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June
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E! True Hollywood Story
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Song by Song
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Johnny Cash Live Remember Me The Man In Black
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
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Red Dead Western
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I Am Johnny Cash
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
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America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville
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The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws
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The Universe
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Murder in Coweta County
Lamar Potts
Big Sur Choo Choo
Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
Hits That Missed at the BBC
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Johnny Cash - Live in Las Vegas 1979
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In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
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Highway 99: A Double Album
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Five Minutes to Live
Johnny Cabot
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
Frank James
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
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Eat the Document
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Cash for Kenya
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Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
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The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
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The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
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The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
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Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
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Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
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Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
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Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
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Swing Out, Sweet Land
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A Tribute to Johnny Cash
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Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
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Country Anthology Classics Volume 2
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Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon
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The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977
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Tennessee Nights
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
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Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Thaddeus Rose
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
Jesse Hallam
The Winding Stream
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We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
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My Father And The Man In Black
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Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation
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The Night Rider
Johnny Laredo
We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
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The Man Comes Around: Johnny Cash in Ireland
The Baron and the Kid
The Baron
George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends
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The World's Greatest Gigs
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The Work of Director Mark Romanek
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Roy Orbison Forever
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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
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Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
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Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
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Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
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Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
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Johnny Cash's America
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Året var 1968
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Newport and the Great Folk Dream
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All My Friends Are Cowboys
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Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder
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Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records
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Johnny Cash: Live at Montreux 1994
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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
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Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
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Opry Video Classics: Duets
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The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
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Time Life Presents Country Legends Live, Vol. 4
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Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes
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Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
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The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978
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Johnny Cash in Copenhagen
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The Highwaymen: On the Road Again
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The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
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Johnny Cash In Ireland - 1993
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A Concert: Behind Prison Walls
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The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979
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Tammy Wynette: Legendary Performances
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain
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Johnny Cash: Live in Prague
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Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration
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Johnny Cash - Manhattan Center
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Johnny Cash: The Line: Walking with a Legend
Lost Concerts Series: Presley & Cash: The Road Show
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Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash: The Road Show
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Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live
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All-Star Salute to Ralph Emery
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The Merv Griffin Show
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Wogan
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Johnny Cash: Long Black Veil
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Die Drehscheibe
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Johnny Cash Show
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The Grammys
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