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.

Johnny Cash will be saying "Hello Out There" to myriad tourists visiting the U.S. Capitol from now on – after congressional leaders got together to unveil a statue of the legendary musician ...

Thanks to his deep interest in and appreciation for all types of music, Cash positioned himself as a prominent figure in country and beyond. During his lifetime -- especially on his The Johnny ...

Artist Kevin Kresse makes a few adjustments on his clay model of Johnny Cash at his home. In June 2021, Kresse was selected to create a statue of Cash to reside in the U.S. Capitol — one of two ...

Johnny Cash himself wrote more than 1,000 songs and had an I.Q. of 160. Yet, "Folsom Prison Blues" was inspired, to put it delicately, by a Gordon Jenkins song, "Crescent City Blues." ...

Johnny Cash died on Sept. 12. It should not have been a shock, but it was. Cash has been close to death so many times and beaten it so many times that many people started to think he was immortal.

Johnny had a dark side, and despite his devout Christian faith, had to reign in his less tempered half. In his last interview with MTV, Cash stated; “Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one.