What influence did Johnny Cash have on the 20th century?

Cash's beginnings bordered on the tragic. Born into a depression that wiped out his parent's hardscrabble farming livelihood. When his brother was killed his father told him it was too bad it wasn't him instead of his brother who died. read more

Long before the term ''concept album'' was coined, Mr. Cash created thematic albums like ''Ride This Train'' (1960), ''Blood, Sweat and Tears'' (1963), ''Bitter Tears'' (1964) and ''Johnny Cash Sings Ballads of the True West'' (1965). read more

Cash had a 1969 hit with Shel Silverstein's"A Boy Named Sue" (Number 2), a track from Johnny Cash at San Quentin; his best-selling album, the live album was Number One for four weeks. In 1970 Cash performed at the Nixon White House. read more