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Johnny Cash was an American singer-songwriter, born J. R. Cash on the 26th of February 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas. He was nicknamed the Man in Black for his trademark all-black stage wardrobe, which he said he wore on behalf of the poor, the imprisoned, and those lost to the Vietnam War.
Johnny Cash sold more than 90 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His genre-spanning music embraced country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.
Johnny Cash's signature songs include "Folsom Prison Blues," "I Walk the Line," "Ring of Fire," "Get Rhythm," and "Man in Black." He also recorded humorous numbers like "A Boy Named Sue" and "One Piece at a Time," and late-career covers including "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails.
Johnny Cash never served a prison sentence, despite his outlaw image. He was jailed seven times for misdemeanors but held only one night each time. He was famous for playing free concerts inside prisons, recorded on albums such as "At Folsom Prison" and "At San Quentin."
Johnny Cash married June Carter on the 1st of March 1968 in Franklin, Kentucky, a week after proposing to her onstage in London, Ontario. They had one son, John Carter Cash, born on the 3rd of March 1970, and remained married for 35 years until June's death in May 2003.
Johnny Cash died on the 12th of September 2003 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, of complications from diabetes, at age 71. His death came less than four months after his wife June Carter Cash died on the 15th of May 2003.