Johnny Cash passed away ten years ago today, September 12, 2003 - just four months after the death of his wife of 35 years June Carter Cash. Over his career, he forged the identity of The Man in Black ...
Johnny Cash didn’t just sing country music; he was country music. We need not explain why that is the case, but the bottom line is that Johnny Cash was and always will be the epitome of country music.
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Johnny Cash historian Mark Stielper and Cash's son, John Carter Cash, on their book, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics and the Man in Black's legacy as a songwriter.