On this day (April 17) in 1970, Johnny Cash performed at the White House. Richard Nixon requested “A Boy Named Sue” and two cover songs. Cash played his signature song for the President and the ...

Richard Nixon was arguably one of the most controversial presidents in the history of the United States. Between the Watergate Scandal and the Vietnam War, Nixon received hoards of brash criticism.

The Vietnam War kicked off one of the more polarizing periods in American music. Artists declared their support or condemnation of the war through music. Like many others, Johnny Cash used his song ...

Despite there being many Johnny Cash songs about failing and being down on your luck, that certainly wasn't true when it came to the singer's career. From the second his debut album — With His Hot and ...

The young couple rented a red Galaxy 500 and sped toward Nashville to see Johnny Cash. They left St. Louis in spring 1970, bound for the Ryman Auditorium where The Man in Black taped his weekly ...

Long before there was Spotify or YouTube, Johnny Cash sat down and made a list of the 100 most essential country music songs. The list was intended not for fans, nor as part of his own storied career ...

Johnny Cash, in one way or another, dominated the American music scene for more than half a century, ever since he recorded his first song for Sun Records, "Hey, Porter." DETROW: Cash is most often ...