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Johnny Cash

Birthday: 1932-02-26 | Place of Birth: Kingsland, Arkansas, USA

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.​

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2015
Johnny Cash: American Rebel

as    Self (archive footage)

2014
The Winding Stream

as    Self (archive footage)

2013
Queens Of Nashville

as    Self (archive footage)

2013
My Father And The Man In Black

as    Self (archive footage)

2012
2008
2008
2008
Johnny Cash's America

as    Self (archive footage)

2007
2007
2005
2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

as    Self (archive footage)

2004
2003
2000
Johnny Cash: Half Mile a Day

as    Himself

1999
A Tribute To Johnny Cash

as    Himself

1999
1988
Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder

as    Elder Davy Crockett

1986
1986
Stagecoach

as    Marshal Curly Wilcox

1971
A Gunfight

as    Abe Cross

1969
The Johnny Cash Show

as    Self - Host