Under Rubin's supervision, he recorded American Recordings (1994) in his living room, accompanied only by his Martin Dreadnought guitar– one of many Cash played throughout his career.

In November 2005, Walk the Line, a biographical film about Cash's life, was released in the United States to considerable commercial success and critical acclaim. Cash's friendship with Billy Graham [94] led to his production of a film about the life of Jesus, Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus, which Cash co-wrote and narrated. From a purely music history standpoint, this album is absolutely fascinating, as it proves in real time the lines between country, rockabilly, rock n' roll and punk are far more blurred than we think. S. flag at Iwo Jima), was neglected by nonpolitical radio at the time, and the record label denied it any promotion due to its provocative protesting and "unappealing" nature.He was buried next to her at Hendersonville Memory Gardens near his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. I have this record with matrix number on label and stamped 0xsm136060 1c but there is no heart on the back cover, only a number (6).

Columbia eventually licensed some of these recordings for release on compilations after Cash's death. These performances led to a pair of highly successful live albums, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (1968) and Johnny Cash at San Quentin (1969). Justin Timberlake, who won Best Video that year for " Cry Me a River", said in his acceptance speech: "This is a travesty! It was originally performed by June's sister, but the signature mariachi-style horn arrangement was provided by Cash.

During the last stage of his career, Cash released the albums American III: Solitary Man (2000) and American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002). In the following paragraph, he [143] quotes Cash [11] as indicating that this habit was partially reflective of Cash's rebellion "against our hypocritical houses of God.

Cash's music has never strayed from what he knew best: rock 'n' roll's rebellion, folk's painfully autobiographical sensibility, and country music's lovelorn longing. The stamp features a promotional picture of Cash taken around the 1963 release of Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash. His rendition of " Ring of Fire" was a crossover hit, reaching number one on the country charts and entering the top 20 on the pop charts.He auditioned for Sam Phillips by singing mostly gospel songs, only to learn from the producer that he no longer recorded gospel music. His daughter, Rosanne, backed up the claim, saying that Cash had recounted the story many times over the years. Schultz refers to this phrase as Cash's "trademark greeting," and places his utterance of this line, on Cash's At Folsom Prison album, "among the most electrifying [seconds] in the history of concert recording.

Doctors recommended preventive heart surgery, and Cash underwent double bypass surgery in the same hospital. on both the Billboard Top 200 and the Country Albums chart, and contains 12 tracks recorded in 2002-2003 including the original, “Like The 309” (the last song that Johnny wrote and recorded before he died). After the opening recitation, which honours a flag that’s ‘ been through the fire before’, Cash sings odes to American values such as hard work ( King Of The Hill), religion ( Pie In The Sky) and family ( I’m A Worried Man), while questioning topical issues including pollution ( Don’t Go Near The Water) and criminal justice ( Please Don’t Let Me Out). In 1996, Cash collaborated with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Unchained (also known as American Recordings II), which won the Best Country Album Grammy in 1998.He recorded songs that could be considered rock and roll, blues, rockabilly, folk, and gospel, and exerted an influence on each of those genres. And what makes it continue to resonate is not only the quality of the material, but also the voice that delivers it: deep, craggy, passionate.