Johnny Cash est connu pour sa voix de baryton caractéristique et ses basses profondes. Son comportement et ses vêtements sombres lui ont valu le surnom de l’Homme en noir. Il commençait traditionnellement ses concerts en disant : « Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. »
Une grande partie de la musique de Johnny Cash, en particulier celle de sa fin de carrière, fait écho aux thèmes de la douleur, de l'affliction morale et de la rédemption, comme ses chansons I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Ring of Fire, Get Rhythm et Man in Black. Il a également enregistré des numéros humoristiques, tels que One Piece at a Time et A Boy Named Sue, un duo avec sa future épouse June Carter intitulé Jackson, ainsi que des Train Songs dont Hey Porter et Rock Island Line.
Avec 90 millions d'albums vendus durant ses cinquante années de carrière, il est considéré comme une figure majeure de la musique américaine du XXe siècle. Il a sorti 145 albums (55 albums studio, 6 albums live et 84 compilations).
Il est aussi connu pour son engagement politique et son action en faveur des détenus devant lesquels il s'est souvent produit.
John R. "Johnny" Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal led to Cash being inducted in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, among them the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails and he covered the synthpop band Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus.
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice; for the "boom-chicka-boom" freight train sound of his Tennessee Three backing band; for his rebelliousness, coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor; for providing free concerts inside prison walls; and for his dark performance clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." and usually following it up with his standard "Folsom Prison Blues."
Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm" and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers, including "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson"; as well as railroad songs including "Hey, Porter" and "Rock Island Line".
Cash, a devout but troubled Christian, has been characterized as a "lens through which to view American contradictions and challenges." A Biblical scholar, he penned a Christian novel titled Man in White, and he made a spoken word recording of the entire New King James Version of the New Testament. Even so, Cash declared that he was "the biggest sinner of them all", and viewed himself overall as a complicated and contradictory man. Accordingly, Cash is said to have "contained multitudes", and has been deemed "the philosopher-prince of American country music".
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