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About Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash (1932 - 2003) was an American singer and songwriter who become one of the most important, influential, and respected artists in the history of music. From his monumental live prison albums to his commentaries on the American spirit to a mesmerizing canon of gospel recordings and his late-life artistic triumphs of will and wisdom, his impact on our culture is profound and continuing. He blended country, rock, blues, and gospel in his music, ushering in the Countrypolitan and Outlaw country movements. Cash was also a successful actor, writer, and activist. A statue of Cash was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol in 2024, gifted by the state of Arkansas. He is the first musician to be represented in the National Statuary Hall. John Carter Cash is the only son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. He is a singer, songwriter, and has produced five Grammy Award-winning albums. He owns and operates the Cash Cabin Studio in Tennessee. He is also the author of House of Cash: The Legacies of My Father, Johnny Cash. Mark Stielper has chronicled the life of the Man in Black for nearly forty years. Cash called him "my vault," and said, "he knows more about me than me." Stielper has collaborated on more than two dozen Cash biographies and documentary films, and given lectures across the United States, including at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Johnny Cash Museum. His most recent work was the companion to this book, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics.