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Born 26 February 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas. His brother was killed when he tripped over a power saw. Made his first single "Hey Porter" for Sun Records in 1955. In 1958 he moved to Columbia Records. He had long periods of drug abuse during the sixties. In the late sixties he quit his drug addiction with the help of singer June Carter. Johnny married June in 1968. In 1971 he appeared in the Western, A Gunfight (1971) with Kirk Douglas. In 1975 he wrote his autobiography, "Man In Black", which is now out of print. In the late eighties he moved from Columbia Records to the Mercury, Nashville label. Then in the nineties moved from Mercury to American Recordings.
Amonst his biggest hit records was "I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire" and "A boy named Sue".
After some years of ill health, he died of complications from diabetes on 12 September 2003, only a few months after the death of his beloved wife
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Wore the only Johnny Cash t-shirt to work today, and as always had his songs in heavy rotation on whatever I was listening too. I work at a co-owned Rock and Country Radio station, and the Country part was doing it's part not to forget the Man in Black today.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/walk_the_line/