Johnny Cash's Biggest Hit of All Time Was the Song He Hated the Most

Johnny Cash’s 1956 smash hit made him a star but behind the scenes he hated singing it even as it defined his career.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1956, Johnny Cash Recorded His First No. 1 Single in the Legendary Sun Studio

On this day (April 2) in 1956, Johnny Cash stepped into Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, and recorded “I Walk the Line.” Sun released the song as a single a month later, and it caught on like ...
American Songwriter

Country Flashback: Johnny Cash Recorded His First No. 1 Single “I Walk the Line” on This Day in 1956

Before that, he released “Cry! Cry! Cry!”/”Hey Porter” and “So Doggone Lonesome”/”Folsom Prison Blues.” Both singles saw moderate success on the country chart, landing at No. 14 and No. 4, ...

‘Heck of a lot of fun”: South Coast Repertory stages ‘Million Dollar Quartet’

South Coast Repertory's production follows the chance meeting of four rock 'n' roll legends at Sun Records in Memphis one ...
Whiskey Riff

WATCH: Johnny Cash Honors Late Wife, June Carter Cash, With His Final Live Performance In 2003

Throughout his struggles, Cash had his eye on June Carter, but she refused to marry him while he was on drugs. But on February 22, 1968, Cash proposed to Carter onstage at a concert at the London ...

Johnny Cash's Death, 22 Years Later: Inside the Country Legend's Final Days, Including His Last Words About Wife June Carter Cash

Johnny Cash died in September 2003 as a result of complications from diabetes. Here is everything to know about the country ...
Tennessean

New Johnny Cash album with never-before-heard tracks coming this summer, here's what to know

A new album comprised of never-before-heard tracks written by Johnny Cash will be released on June 28, aptly titled "Songwriter." The country music icon died in 2003 at age 71 in Nashville. The new ...