In the last stretch of his career, he had completely re-invented himself as a singer-songwriter, with his American Recordings being some of the most influential albums of the 20th and 21st centuries. So let me just say that even though Im not a fan of music that takes Jesus lightly and Im no particular fan of John Wayne movies, I have to admit that the song I came away singing was 'Come On Back Jesus (and Pick Up John Wayne on the Way). Cash, the country legend rambled onto the music scene in the early 1950s singing gospel tunes and soulful ballads that quickly made him a household name. While many people are familiar with the biopic Walk the Line, which starred Joaquin Phoenix as Cash and Reese Witherspoon as his second wife June Carter Cash, others might not know that the country legend had a strange filmography alongside his musical success, much like his Million Dollar Quartet partner Elvis Presley.īorn J.R. A2, -Willie Nelson With Snoop Dogg, Jamey Johnson & Kris Kristofferson, Roll Me Up. For some, country music is the life-blood of hard-working Americans, and who better exemplifies the country spirit than Johnny Cash? The Man in Black (as he was often called) was an American icon, one who wore his heartstrings on his sleeve and sung about any and everything he was passionate about.