Johnny Cash, der "Man in Black" hat ungefähr 500 Songs geschrieben und erhielt 13 Grammy Awards. From his early days as a pioneer of rockabilly and rock and roll in the 1950s, to his decades as an international representative of country music, to his resurgence to fame in the 1990s as a living legend and an alternative country icon, Cash influenced countless artists and left a large body of work. On his death, he was revered as one of the greatest popular musicians of his time. He's in three major music halls of fame: the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), the Country Music Hall of Fame (1980), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1992). Only Hank Williams Sr., Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, and Bill Monroe share the honor. WHAT'S ON THE CD: "Cry! Cry! Cry!"; "Guess Things Happen That Way"; "So Doggone Lonesome"; "Don't Take Your Guns to Town"; "Folsom Prison Blues"; "Little Drummer Boy"; "I Walk the Line"; "Oh Lonesome Me", "Get Rhythm"; "Busted"; "Home of the Blues"; "Ring of Fire"; "Ballad of a Teenage Queen"; "I Love You Because"; "Big River"; "Boy Named Sue".

Author Michael Heatley is a journalist and musician of 30 years' standing who has penned over 100 music books since editing the History of Rock partwork in the 1980s. He writes sleeve notes for reissue CDs and has contributed to Record Collector (UK) and Goldmine (US). Other recent titles have included biographies of John Peel and Michael Jackson and a CD book on Country Music.