On the other side of Johnny Cash‘s more intense songs like “Folsom Prison Blues,” the apocalyptic “The Man Comes Around,” “God’s Gonna Cut You Down,” or “Cocaine Blues,” were more amusing stories of ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Next in our series of interviews on R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll, we have my 1997 interview with Johnny Cash, one of country music's most influential ...

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.

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.

GROSS: We're listening to my 1997 interview with Johnny Cash. We'll hear more after a break. This is FRESH AIR. (SOUNDBITE OF HERLIN RILEY'S "TWELVE'S IT") Cash was inducted into the Country Music ...