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Johnny Cash

1932 – 2003 · aged 71 · Singer and songwriter

“The Man in Black.”

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Johnny Cash sang for prisoners, the poor and the broken-hearted across five decades, from I Walk the Line to his late recording of Hurt. He died four months after his wife June Carter Cash.

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“The Man in Black.”

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Photo of Johnny Cash in 1977.
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President Richard Nixon with Singer Johnny Cash in the Oval Office, July 26, 1972 Image: WHPO 9650-26
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President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand with National Medal of Arts recipient Johnny Cash Monday, April 22, 2002, during ceremonies at Constitution H
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The clothes and guitar of Johnny Cash on exhibit in the Musical Instrument Museum of Phoenix.
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Johnny Cash - San Quentin (Live at San Quentin, 1969)
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Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line (Live in Denmark)
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Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (Live at San Quentin, 1969)
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Johnny Cash - Man in Black (The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show)
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Memories, thanks and farewells from the people Johnny touched.

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Timothy Ruiz

10d ago

I cried when I heard the news, and I'm not ashamed of it. Johnny was part of the soundtrack of my life.

Kristine Mendoza10d ago

♥

Jiyeon Cho10d ago

Couldn't agree more.

Jerome Johnson

24 Jun 2026

Saw Johnny live once. Best night of my life, and I've had a few.

Deepak Naidu15 Jul 2026

♥

Gregory Ferguson

22 Dec 2025

A life fully lived. Thank you, Johnny.

Archie Roberts6 Aug 2026

Beautifully said.

Siobhan Ruiz

10 Nov 2025

To the family: you shared Johnny with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.

Russell Clark

3 Aug 2025

Still with us

Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Johnny could.

Danielle Ransom15 Feb 2026

Yes. This.

Isabel Ortiz

1 Apr 2025

What they gave us

Johnny Cash will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.

Keith Henderson19 May 2025

Well put.

Rosemary Powell14 Feb 2026

Couldn't agree more.

Peter Wolf

28 Mar 2025

From a lifelong fan

Sending love to everyone grieving today. Johnny belonged to all of us, and we all lost something.

Hoa Wang30 May 2025

This made me cry. Thank you.

Josephine Bianchi

26 Mar 2025

Rest well, Johnny. The work is done, and it was good.

Tammy Carpenter29 Mar 2025

Sending love from England.

Gary Sharp2 Apr 2026

Same here. Exactly this.

Judith Kemp

22 Mar 2025

Thank you

Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.

Henry Lam

18 Mar 2025

One of a kind

Johnny's voice got me through the worst year of my life. I owe them more than I can say.

Nour Saleh

14 Mar 2025

My dad introduced me to Johnny's work when I was a kid. We talked about it for hours. Today I'm thinking of both of them.

Terrance Wilkins14 Mar 2025

Thank you for sharing this.

Ezra Marcus

12 Mar 2025

I never met Johnny, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

Jason Dang5 Dec 2025

Couldn't agree more.

Archie Hanson8 Mar 2026

Beautifully said.

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Anonymous

8d ago

Whitney Whitfield

12d ago

We remember.

Ashley Lane

17d ago

Diane Cox

20d ago

Darryl Davis

26d ago

Nathalie Dubois

9 Aug 2026

Amanda Holland

5 Aug 2026

Grateful for your life.

Ochieng Ochieng

4 Aug 2026

Linda Johnson

30 Jul 2026

Gone but never forgotten.

Terry West

28 Jul 2026

Carolyn Matthews

23 Jul 2026

Thinking of the family today.

Melissa Knight

19 Jul 2026

Never forgotten.

Donna Parisi

17 Jul 2026

Michelle Ng

15 Jul 2026

Diane Peterson

18 Jun 2026

You were one of a kind.

Isabel Ortiz

12 Jun 2026

Hoa Wang

10 Jun 2026

Jennifer Pratt

8 Jun 2026

Ochieng Ochieng

26 May 2026

Harry Murphy

24 May 2026

Rest now.

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26 February 1932
Born in Kingsland, Arkansas, USA
12 September 2003
Died in Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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