Artist

Johnny Cash

Wins

Nominations

Biography

"It's been a great spiritual experience sharing my feelings with my audience. And that's what performing is. It's communicating your feelings through lyrics, recitation, or dialogue between songs."

Born John R. Cash. Cash on Feb. 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas. Died Sept. 12, 2003, in Nashville, Tennessee
Johnny Cash scored back-to-back hits with "Folsom Prison Blues" and "I Walk The Line," the former climbing to No. 5 on the country singles chart and the latter breaking into the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. He scored his first No. 1 album with 1969's Johnny Cash At San Quentin.
Cash won his first career GRAMMY for 1967 for Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio, Or Group for "Jackson," a duet with his future wife June Carter. In 1970 Cash performed "A Boy Named Sue" on "The Best On Record," a TV special commemorating the 12th GRAMMY Awards.

Did you know? In 1956 Cash joined an impromptu jam session in a studio with Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. A portion of the recordings was eventually released as The Million Dollar Quartet in 1981.

In 1999 Cash was honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1998 his songs "I Walk The Line" and "Ring Of Fire" became his first recordings inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame.

Cash recorded the 1964 album Bitter Tears at the height of his early success to put a spotlight on the plight of Native Americans. Dennis Banks, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, called the move "the earliest and most significant statement on behalf of Native people and our issues."

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Johnny Cash

2008 • 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Music Video

God's Gonna Cut You Down. Johnny Cash

2005 • 47th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Redemption Song. Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer
Male Country Vocal Performance

Engine One-Forty-Three. Johnny Cash

2004 • 46th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Collaboration With Vocal

Temptation. June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash
Best Music Video

Hurt. Johnny Cash

2003 • 45th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Country Vocal Performance

Give My Love To Rose. Johnny Cash
Contemporary Folk Album

American IV - The Man Comes Around. Johnny Cash
Country Collaboration With Vocal

Bridge Over Troubled Water. Johnny Cash, Fiona Apple

2002 • 44th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Country Vocal Performance

I Dreamed About Mama Last Night. Johnny Cash

2001 • 43rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Contemporary Folk Album

American III: Solitary Man (Album). Johnny Cash
Male Country Vocal Performance

Solitary Man. Johnny Cash

1998 • 40th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Country Vocal Performance

Rusty Cage (Track). Johnny Cash
Best Contemporary Country Album

Unchained. Johnny Cash

1995 • 37th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Contemporary Folk Album

American Recordings. Johnny Cash
Country Collaboration With Vocal

The Devil Comes Back To Georgia (Single). Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, Travis Tritt

1991 • 33rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Collaboration With Vocal

Highwayman 2 (Album). Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash

1990 • 32nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Collaboration With Vocal

Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Track). Emmylou Harris, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Ricky Skaggs, Levon Helm

1987 • 29th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Class Of '55 (Album). Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Interviews From The Class Of '55 Recording Sessions. Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Sam Phillips, Rick Nelson, Chips Moman

1986 • 28th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Highwayman (Single). Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings

1976 • 18th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel)

Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories (Album). Johnny Cash

1973 • 15th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

If I Had A Hammer. Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash

1972 • 14th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

No Need To Worry. Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash

1971 • 13th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

If I Were A Carpenter. Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash
Male Country Vocal Performance

Sunday Morning Coming Down. Johnny Cash