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Fun Music Information -> Johnny Cash
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Possible Misspelled Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Johnny Cash/Tim Hardin, Johnny Cash or Tom Jones, Johnny Cash & Nine Inch Nails, Johnny Cash and othersJokes:
My teacher: who is the most wealthy singer in history? Me: oh! I know! My teacher: yes sue? Me: Johnny cash!!! My teacher:You're not funny sue. Me: oh really? Well, NOW YOU GONNA DIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!! Submitted by: Kelsi
| Who's "the most dangerous woman" in the world? Sue. (My Name Is SUE!! How Do You Do!! Now You Gonna DIE!!) Submitted by: Jeff Williams
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: J. R. Cash. Submitted by: crazydon
Also known as: J. R. Cash. Submitted by: Seth M. Webster
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: Man in Black. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Known informally as: The Man in Black. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Former Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Johnny Cash" | "spy" | He served as a Morse Code operator intercepting Soviet Army transmissions in the Air Force as a part of the US Air Force Security Service in Landsberg, Germany. - Tarzan |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Spiritual" | Jesus If you hear my last breath / Don't leave me here / Left to die a lonely death / I know I have sinned / But Lord I'm suffering - Azrael |
| "Ballad Of Ira Hayes" | Not surprisingly, neither the word "ballad" nor the phrase "ballad of" tend to be found in the lyrics of songs whose titles begin with that phrase. The most familiar line is probably at the beginning of each chorus: "Call him drunken Ira Hayes. He don't answer anymore." So a possible "alternate title" by which it might be known could be "Call Him Drunken Ira Hayes" or simply "Ira Hayes". - Thessaly Danes |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "One Lease At A Time" | "One Piece At A Time" | Chief |
| "Folsom Prison Orange" | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Odie Garfield |
| "Folsom Prison Reds" | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Francis A. Sissy |
| "Folsom Prison Booze" | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Regina Haniger |
| "Wholesome Prison Blues" | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Annette Oraline Fisher |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "I've Been Everywhere," | Johnny Cash has a good track record, though | Susanna Viljanen |
| "I've Been Everywhere," | There is no way a person can go everywhere. | Lynnetta Lore |
| "Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart," | Hearts don't have bathrooms. | Isac |
| "Everybody Loves A Nut," | Except for those with allergies. | Peter |
| "A Boy Named Sue," | Hello!? Sue is a GIRL's name!! | Chowder |
There are additional literally impossible song titles available. | ||
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Enter Sandman," Metallica | "I'm Leaving Now," Johnny Cash | |
| "Advice," Christina Grimmie | "Understand Your Man," Johnny Cash | |
| "Prison Song," System of a Down | "Folsom Prison Blues," Johnny Cash | |
| "Why Can't We Be Friends?," War | "I Guess Things Happen That Way," Johnny Cash | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Al Over Again" originally "All Over Again"
Candy Welty
"All Over Gain" originally "All Over Again"
Candy Welty
"It's Just About Tie" originally "It's Just About Time"
Candy Welty
"It's Just Bout Time" originally "It's Just About Time"
Candy Welty
"It's Just About Tim" originally "It's Just About Time"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Fall Over Again" originally "All Over Again"
Candy Welty
"Mall Over Again" originally "All Over Again"
Candy Welty
"All Mover Again" originally "All Over Again"
Candy Welty
"Tall Over Again" originally "All Over Again"
Candy Welty
"Ball Over Again" originally "All Over Again"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Dirty Old Ego Sucking Dog" originally "Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog"
Ego sucking? How does THAT work??
Lori Sifferan
"Great Spackled Bird" originally "Great Speckled Bird"
Signawaiver
"Ale Over Again" originally "All Over Again"
Candy Welty
"Awl Over Again" originally "All Over Again"
Candy Welty
"All Oven Again" originally "All Over Again"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
Mar 29
a parody of "I’ve been everywhere " by Johnny Cash
This is a parody about people who “can’t go nowhere” due to coronavirus
Soundcloud: (Wav)
Dec 17
a parody of "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
Nothing beats streaming our favourite movies, TV shows and video games. That is until the connection starts to break up. Lyrics by CCritt93. From the album, "Total Toxicity".
YouTube Music: (MP3)
Jan 31
a parody of "Folsum Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash
Ultra Left-wing viewpoint of the Russian sleeper agent in the WH giving first-person analysis of his situation.
SoundCloud: (mp3)
Mar 5
a parody of "I've Been Everywhere" by Johnny Cash
The title says it all... possibly my favourite recording so far, but very difficult to sing at speed.
soundclick.com: (mp3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Hurt" | "Subvert" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "Hurt" | "Subvert" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "Ring of Fire" | "No Spare Tire" | Rick Duncan |
| "Ring of Fire" | "Wes Burns (Winger o' Fire)" | Van S A'Parody |
| "I Walk the Line" | "I Drink the Wine" | Rick Duncan |
| "I Walk the Line" | "I Drink the Wine" | Rick Duncan |
| "Ring of Fire" | "Maui Fires" | Randy Hearn |
| "Ring of Fire" | "Political Quagmire" | Gregory Blake |
| "The Boy Named Sue" | "The Boy Named RIP" | Gregory Blake |
| "Rock Island Line" | "Manhattan Live" | Duc4AmIRight |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Green, Green Grass at Home | Lawn Care | Rich |
| I'm Busted | Cash Advance | Rich |
| Chattanooga City Limit Sign | Chattanooga Chamber Of Commerce | Edward |
| Man In Black | Men In Black 3 (If, of course, there is one) | Leg Mann |
| Folsom Prison Blues | Fox show 'Prison Break' | Chris Oakley |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Ring of Fire | California State Geological Survey | Raphael |
| A Boy Named Sue | Gender Reassignment Clinic | dwasifar |
| Starkville City Jail | Starkville MI City Jail | Amanda Barton |
| Ring Of Fire | Hemerrhoid Information Line | Jimbo |
| Delia's Gone | Norwich City FC | pickle* |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Cherry Blossom Lana Del Rey | Orange Blossom Special Johnny Cash | Cherry Blossom Special | Gary Albright |
| Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams | A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash | Let's Hear It For The Boy Named Sue | Serafina |
| Who Let The Dogs Out? Baha Men | Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog Johnny Cash | Who Let the Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dogs Out? | Bob |
| Let Me Be The River Willie Nile | Allegheny Johnny Cash | Let Me Be The Allegheny River | Ashley Michelle McGowan |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Rage Against The Cash Machine
Rage Against The Machine combined with Johnny Cash
It won't give me any money!
Submitted By: Edward
Johnny Hates Cash
Johnny Hates Jazz combined with Johnny Cash
Submitted By: Johnny Nguyen
Imaginary Johnny Cash
Imaginary Johnny combined with Johnny Cash
Submitted By: Cotton Lorraine
Johnny ''Cash'' Craddock
Billy ''Crash'' Craddock combined with Johnny Cash
Submitted By: Frosty The Cat
There are additional Johnny Cash Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Ring of Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: I flow into a burning limo fire
Original Lyrics: I fell into a burning ring of fire
| "I Walk the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: It was kind of a problem to myself
Original Lyrics: It was kind of a prodding to myself
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"The Man Comes Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Will you partake of that last coffee cup?
Original Lyrics: Will you partake of that last offered cup?
| "Ring of Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: I fell into a burning ray of fire
Original Lyrics: I fell into a burning ring of fire
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"The Man Comes Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Will you partake of that last coffee cup?
Original Lyrics: Will you partake of that last offered cup?
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Daniel Muldoon I don’t know how many times I had to hear the song before I realized that it was “offered cup” and not “coffee cup.” Guess I really needed a cup of joe to lift the mind fog. |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Walk the Line"
Better Lyrics:
I keep my pants up with a length of cord.
I keep the zipper down case I get bored
I keep the knot loose on that length of cord.
Honey, if You're bored
Just pull the cord
I keep the zipper down case I get bored
I keep the knot loose on that length of cord.
Honey, if You're bored
Just pull the cord
Original Lyrics:
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line
Johnny Cash's Walk The Line, first verse
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line
Johnny Cash's Walk The Line, first verse
Submitted by: Lynne
"Ring Of Fire"
Better Lyrics:
I was sent to a burnin' lake of fire.
I thought I was righteous,but I was found to be a liar.
And it burns,burns,burns.......The Lake of Fire..........The Lake of Fire.
I thought I was righteous,but I was found to be a liar.
And it burns,burns,burns.......The Lake of Fire..........The Lake of Fire.
Original Lyrics:
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire.
I went down,down,down.....and the flames were growin' higher.
And it burns,burns,burns.....the Ring of Fire....The Ring of Fire.
I went down,down,down.....and the flames were growin' higher.
And it burns,burns,burns.....the Ring of Fire....The Ring of Fire.
Submitted by: steve p.
"I Walk The Line"
Better Lyrics:
I keep my pants up with a piece of twine
I keep my fly wide open all the time
I keep the knot loose on my piece of twine
Say you'll be mine, and you can pull the twine
I keep my fly wide open all the time
I keep the knot loose on my piece of twine
Say you'll be mine, and you can pull the twine
Original Lyrics:
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line
Submitted by: Ernie G
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Sunday Morning Coming Down"
The Funny Lyrics: And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert.
Why They're Funny: Been there, done that!
Submitted by: Bob
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Tennessee Flat-Top Box"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: He vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls still dreamed about him And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked. Why They're Nonsensical: What were all those girls hanging around the cabaret until the doors were locked for, if he was forgotten there? He couldn't have been forgotten if they were still dreaming about him -- That's what!
(Song later covered by his daughter Roseanne.) Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
| "Folsom Prison Blues"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
Why They're Nonsensical: I'll tell you why this doesn't make sense. Reno is in Nevada. Folsom Prison is in California and part of the California state prison system. Why is he serving time in a different state from the one that had jurisdiction for the crime?
Submitted by: Alexis
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Folsom Prison Blues"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
Why They're Inappropriate: This has to be the sickest line of all time. how can anyone feel sympathy for the song's protagonist after hearing this? This makes the "morbid curiosity" explanation seem like just cause. He should have told this to the judge so the song would be called "firing squad blues" or burning in hell blues". Johnny Cash really should have kept this side to himself. We didn't need to hear about this thought, especially in the "innocent" 1950's.
Submitted by: Mark
| "A Boy Named Sue"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: I roamed from town to town to hide my shame.
Why They're Inappropriate: Or you could have avoided much of that shame and roamed to the courthouse when you turned 18 and changed that awful name. It worked for Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali, and he grew up quick and he grew up mean and had fists that were hard and wits that were keen. Ah, but then we wouldn't have this great song, and the great Amiright parodies thereof.
Submitted by: Michael Pacholek
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Dated Song Lyrics:
"Folsom Prison Blues"
The Dated Lyrics: I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car, They're probably drinkin' coffee, And smokin' big cigars, Why They're Dated: I suspect that the eating and coffee drinking are about the only things referred to in these lines that might still be very apt regarding U.S. dining cars today in the Amtrak era. I doubt that what dining cars are now left in the U.S. are all that fancy or all that much the haunts of the rich anymore. But the most certain change is with the last part, as Amtrak has made all dining cars smoke-free for some years now.
Submitted by: Wendy Carpenter
| "Folsom Prison Blues"
The Dated Lyrics: But that train keeps a-rollin',
On down to San Antone. Why They're Dated: The train he's singing about is a passenger train, as evidenced by other references in the song, like 'I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car'. Now there are far fewer passenger trains in the U.S. than there used to be. And none pass anywhere near Folsom Prison en route to San Antonio.
Submitted by: Wendy Carpenter
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Ragged old flag"
The Lyrics: You see, we got a little hole in that flag there when Washington took it across the Delaware And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key Sat watching it writing say can you see And it got a bad rip in New Orleans With Packingham and Jackson tuggin' at its seams And it almost fell at the Alamo Beside the texas flag, but she waved on though She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, and Bragg And the south wind blew hard on that ragged old flag On Flanders field in World War one She got a big hole from a Bertha gun She turned blood red in World War Two She hung limp and low a time or two She was in Korea and Vietnam She went where she was sent by Uncle Sam
Who They Mention: Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard, Robert E. Lee, Andrew Jackson, Braxton Bragg, Francis Scott Key, Edward Packingham, George Washington, and Uncle Sam
Submitted by: BroSquad
| "The ballad of Ira Hayes"
The Lyrics: Ira Hayes Ira Hayes Call him drunkin Ira Hayes He won’t answer anymore
Who They Mention: Ira Hayes - one of the soldiers who raised the US flag on Iwo Jima during WW2
Submitted by: BroSquad
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"One Piece At A Time"
The Lyrics: Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Cadillacs Product Brand Name: Cadillac
Submitted by: Bob
| "Understand Your Man"
The Lyrics: Well you can give my other suit
To the Salvation Army Product Brand Name: The Salvation Army
Submitted by: The Fat Cat
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Daddy Sang Bass"
The Song Lyrics: Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor Me and little brother would join right in there In the sky, Lord, in the sky Song They Mention: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"San Quentin"
Opening Lines: San Quentin, you've been livin' hell to me. You've hosted me since 1963.
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Come In Stranger"
Opening Lines: She said, 'Come in, stranger, it's good to have you home'
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"Ring of Fire"
The Lyrics: I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down, down, down And the flames went higher Why: When I heard this as a kid, I thought he was singing about physically burning.
Submitted by: VitaminB6
| "Delia's Gone"
The Lyrics: First time I shot her I shot her in the side
Hard to watch her suffer But with the second shot she died Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone But jailer, oh, jailer Jailer, I can't sleep 'Cause all around my bedside I hear the patter of Delia's feet Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone Why: It is a true murder ballad, and the brutality of it still scares me, fifteen years later.
Submitted by: Joakim
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Song Title Space Change:
"Every Body Loves A Nut" originally "Everybody Loves A Nut"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"The Leg End Of John Henry's Hammer" originally "The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Second Honey Moon" originally "Second Honeymoon"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Want Ed Man" originally "Wanted Man"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Wan Ted Man" originally "Wanted Man"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
There are additional Song Title Space Change available.
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Understand Your Man"
The Lyrics: Lay there in your bed and keep your mouth shut 'til I'm gone
Why: LIE there in your bed and keep your mouth shut 'til I'm gone
Submitted by: Isac
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Band Name Anagrams:
Can Shy John Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Can shy John do what?
Song Title Anagrams:
"Fir Ring Foe" originally "Ring Of Fire"
Submitted by: Julia Farda
"If Freon Rig" originally "Ring Of Fire"
...then what?
Submitted by: Liza Lott
"I Err Off Gin" originally "Ring Of Fire"
Submitted by: Maurice
"Reign Of Fir" originally "Ring Of Fire"
Submitted by: Claire Grayson
"Or If Fringe" originally "Ring Of Fire"
Submitted by: Claire Grayson
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Folsom Prison Blues"
The Lyrics: But I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' on Why: Folsom Prison in California, where Johnny performed live for the inmates and recorded a landmark live album.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
| "Orange Blossom Special"
The Lyrics: Well, I'm going down to Florida
And get some sand in my shoes. Or maybe California And get some sand in my shoes. I'll ride that Orange Blossom Special And lose these New York blues. Why: Refers to the U.S. states of Florida and California, and also to New York, most likely to the city rather than the state generally. Since the Orange Blossom Special sounds like the name of a train, curiously the lyrics would seem to imply that that train went from New York to both Florida and California. That seems unlikely, as Florida would be a major detour en route from New York to California. But, who knows?
Submitted by: Connie Brady
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Songs That Are Banned:
"A Boy Named Sue"
A second censorship occurs at the end of the song. "Any damn thing but Sue!" is shortened to "Anything but Sue!"
Submitted by: Bob
"A Boy Named Sue"
The uncensored version features the line "'Cause I'm the son of a bitch that named you Sue." The censored version, which appears on his Super Hits CD, has the entire "son of a bitch" bleeped out.
Submitted by: Isac
Song Title Acrostics:
WIT: "What Is Truth"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
SAIL: "Straight A's In Love"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
NIL: "Next In Line"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
FAB: "Flesh And Blood"
Submitted by: Isaac
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Shorty Fades Of Green" originally "Forty Shades Of Green"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Shorty Fades Of Green" originally "Forty Shades Of Green"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Balsam Prison Flues" originally "Folsom Prison Blues"
Submitted by: Andrea Greenleaf
"Forty Grades Of Sheen" originally "Forty Shades Of Green"
Submitted by: Scarlett Lopez
"The Soy Named Boo" originally "The Boy Named Sue"
Submitted by: Connie Brady
There are additional Song Title Spoonerisms available.
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Folsom Prison Blues"
The Lyrics: When I was just a baby
My mama told me, "Son Always be a good boy Don't ever play with guns." But I shot a man in Reno Just to watch him die When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry Why: This song is about a man in prison lamenting why he is not out in the world as a free man because of his life in crime.
Also, Johnny was watching Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison while serving in the Air Force in West Germany, and he has something against that. The song is in F-major. Submitted by: Rocky Mak
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Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Flesh And Blood"
The Lyrics: But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood,
And you're the one I need. Why: But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood,
And you're the nun-eye weed. Submitted by: Melanie Bianca Green
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Lyrics Alliteration:
"Folsom Prison Blues"
The Lyrics: And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away Why: Two L's and two B's--double alliteration
Submitted by: Isac
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Crime Records:
"Smuggling Drugs over an International Border"
Despite having written and sung the "Folsom Prison Blues," the only time the Man in Black was ever in jail was for a time he attempted to bring over stimulants from Mexico.
Submitted by: Raphael
Performers with Handicaps:
"Shy-Drager's Syndrome"
Shy-Drager's syndrome is a neurological syndrome which degenerates the autonomic neural system. On his last years, Johnny Cash suffered from it. Unlike Celeste mentioned, he didn't have Alzheimer's.
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
"Diabetes"
Unlike Celeste said, Johnny Cash didn't die from Alzheimer's nor he had it. He died from complications of diabetes. He was intellectually still quite active on his last days, having done his last concert just two months before his death.
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
"Alzheimer's disease"
At the end of his life in 2003 it was reported that Johnny Cash had passed away from Alzheimer's diseas.
Submitted by: Celeste
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Coinstar Machines
Trade in your coins for Cash
Submitted by: Rychendroll
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"I Walk The Line"
1970 movie with Gregory Peck (not the biopic)
Submitted by: Country
Missing Parts:
"25 Minutes to Go"
What was before that?
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
"Wreck of Old 97"
Okay, it's not 38, but how about the others?
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
