The Legend

John R. Cash was born on February 26, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas, USA. He was the fourth child to Ray Cash and Carrie Rivers. His siblings are Roy, Louise, Jack, Reba, Joanne and Tommy. At the age of 22, he married Vivian Liberto from San Antonio, Texas. Their children are: Rosanne, Kathy, Cindy and Tara. Johnny and Vivian parted and in 1968 he married June Carter, who was his wife, until she left earth on May 15th, 2003. Together they have a son: John Carter Cash.

He recorded more than 1500 songs in different categories. From Classic Country to Gospel and from Songs of suppressed minorities like American Indians and Prisoners to Ballads of Heartbreak and True Love.

He recorded more than 30 songs with his fellow Highwaymen Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. He also duetted with legends like Paul McCartney, Tom T. Hall, Ray Charles, Hank Williams Jr., Emmylou Harris, Glen Campbell, The Everly Brothers, The Jordanaires, The Class of '55, The Million $ Quartet and almost all of his family members. With June Carter, he recorded the album "Carryin' On With Johnny Cash And June Carter". Together with his son, John Carter Cash, he recorded songs like "Call Me The Breeze" and "Water From The Wells Of Home". He also duetted with his daughter Rosanne on her new album "Rules Of Travel".



The Actor

When people talk about Johnny Cash, they mostly talk about his singing and songwriting abilities. What many people don't know is, that he is also a great actor. One of the most popular movies is "A Gunfight". The man who played Johnny's rival in this movie was no less a man than Kirk Douglas, the father of Michael Douglas.

But this is not the only movie in which he delighted our hearts with his appearance. He also starred in movies like "Gospel Road", "Ridin' The Rails", "Stagecoach" and many others. He appeared in television series such as "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman", as a guest star in "The Muppet Show" and he even had his own TV-Show, "The Johnny Cash Show", running from 1969 to 1971.

And of course, he appeared in a lot of music videos, for example "Chicken In Black", "Highwayman" and his latest one, "Hurt", which is really overwhelming. Nowadays, you can also find a wide range of his concerts on video and DVD. But even those fans who still not have a DVD-player, have a really good chance to see the Man in Black on TV, because nearly every year they re-run the "Columbo" - Episode "A Swan Song", where Johnny played the Country-Singer Tommy Brown, who wanted to get rid of his wife, who was played by Ida Lupino. Columbo himself was played by Peter Falk.

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