The real secret lay behind his attitude to the songwriting process. Johnny was no one-man song factory. For Cash, a song had to mean something real to him, as a human being.. All this is indicated ...

He's one of just a few artists who have ... been so many Johnny Cash songs - while I hear it, and I think, oh, that's probably covering an old standard. You know, that song sounds like it's ...

For someone who died more than 20 years ago, Johnny Cash has been productive. Born in Kingsland, Arkansas, in 1932, Cash — at his peak — sometimes released two or three albums a year. He cut ...

Sadly, shortly after recording the song, Johnny passed away. Advertisement. Advertisement. ... and then one day just like that, I’ll write it” Academy of Achievement Class, 1988 .