The Sun Records years
Johnny Cash signed with Sun Records in 1955 and began using the name Johnny Cash. His first recordings there included “Hey, Porter” and “Cry! Cry! Cry!”. His all-black stage clothes later gave him the nickname the Man in Black.
Folsom Prison and June Carter
In 1968 Cash released the live album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison and married June Carter. From 1969 to 1971 he hosted The Johnny Cash Show on ABC television.
American Recordings
In 1994 he began the American Recordings albums with the producer Rick Rubin, recording at first with only his own guitar. Cash died in Nashville on 12 September 2003, aged 71.


