This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Next in our series of interviews on R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll, we have my 1997 interview with Johnny Cash, one of country music's most influential ...

Johnny Cash was born on this date in 1932. Let's mark the occasion with your favorite tracks from him, collaborations and covers by other artists. We'll spin a set. Hear your requests weekdays after 9 ...

While the voice behind hit songs like “I Walk the Line”, “Ring of Fire”, and “Folsom Prison Blues”, Johnny Cash not only showcased his musical talent but solidified himself as a country legend.

On July 30, 1955, a relatively unknown Johnny Cash stepped up to the microphone at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio, accompanied by the Tennessee Two (Luther Perkins on guitar and Marshall Grant on bass), to ...

Sherwin Linton, Minnesota’s most enduring country singer, made a startling discovery last weekend at the Kittson County Fair: Eight or 10 people in the audience saw him at that same fairgrounds back ...

George Strait has been pulling out all the stops during his current tour, such as performing a duet of “Pancho and Lefty” with Chris Stapleton, as well as whipping out numerous other classic covers.

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Next in our series of interviews on R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll, we have my 1997 interview with Johnny Cash, one of country music's ...

Cash was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1997 about his career, from touring with Elvis to singing at prisons. He died in 2003.