Man in Black: Country star, Christian, rocker, rebel. Johnny Cash

Time Magazine online ^ | Sep 22, 2003 (up now 9/14/2003) | Richard Corliss

[Let's Roll]

I know there have been many tributes to Johnny on FR, but this one from Time Magazine is the best I've seen. It is their cover story. Seldom agree with their politics but their people can really write - always could.

[Let's Roll]

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[Pharmboy]

Thanks for the ping. The good a man does lives on after him.

[ppaul]

In the great bye and bye...

[trussell]

I'm sitting here with his autograph, guitar pick and concert ticket in front of me. Crying everytime I think about him being gone. RIP Johnny Cash!!

[daisyscarlett]

I haven't read or bought TIME in decades but this is a great article...if his picture is on the cover, I am gonna buy a copy...

RIP, Johnny Cash....

Thanks for posting it.

[TAIPAN22001]

God Bless Johnny Cash!

[WillRain]

Thank You for that.

Johnny Cash was the most important musical artist in American History.

Godspeed Man In Black
The pain is gone and the pill won't hound you no more.

[BOBWADE]

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[Ruth A.]

This is a fantastic article. I am amazed that they dont' make light of his religion or the intensity of his love and marriage. Here's to Johnny nad June.

[Ruth A.]

P.S. There's a great picture of the two of them at the link.

[cartoonistx]

[weegee]

Seldom agree with their politics but their people can really write.

It's hard not to do justice to this man.

[FlyVet]

Here was a man who knew the Commandments because he had broken so many of them.

Bump.

[FlyVet]

Here was a man who knew the Commandments because he had broken so many of them.

Bump.

[Let's Roll]

Don't have time to search this so the quickest way to get this to you all is just to post this tribute from National Review online. It's also very good.

http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-beard091503.asp

[LibKill]

Cash was then told he could have surgery, which might end his singing career, or take pain-killers, which could retrigger his drug addition. He chose instead to live with the pain—all of it.

Not many could do that. He had guts.

[Constitution Day]

Ping.

[stainlessbanner]

I like to think of him as Abraham Lincoln with a wild side."

Huh?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Thank you. I watched CMT off and on all weekend. I still don't know if I was right about Ring of Fire being released in 62 or 63. I guess I need to go look it up.