One year before Johnny Cash’s death, he recorded an unexpected song that served as an especially poignant farewell. In 2002, the music legend known as The Man in Black recorded a cover of the 1994 ...

Johnny Cash’s Hurt didn’t make it past the 147 spot, while Daft Punk, Eminem, Lorde, and Arctic Monkeys had to settle for ...

Cash was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1997 about his career, from touring with Elvis to singing at prisons. He died in 2003.

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his ...