Artist

Johnny Cash

Wins

13

Nominations

35

Category

American Roots Music Country General Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music Music Video/Film Notes Pop Spoken Word

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.
  • 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

  • Best Music Video Winner

    God's Gonna Cut You Down

    Rachel Curl, Tony Kaye, Johnny Cash

  • Pop Collaboration With Vocals

    Redemption Song

    Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer

  • Male Country Vocal Performance

    Engine One-Forty-Three

    Johnny Cash

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal

    Temptation

    Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash

  • Best Music Video Winner

    Hurt

    Johnny Cash, Aris McGarry, Mark Romanek

  • Male Country Vocal Performance Winner

    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

    Fiona Apple, Johnny Cash

  • Male Country Vocal Performance

    I Dreamed About Mama Last Night

    Johnny Cash

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    American III: Solitary Man (Album)

    Johnny Cash

  • Male Country Vocal Performance Winner

    Solitary Man

    Johnny Cash

  • Male Country Vocal Performance

    Rusty Cage (Track)

    Johnny Cash

  • Best Contemporary Country Album Winner

    Unchained

    Johnny Cash, Rick Rubin

  • Contemporary Folk Album Winner

    American Recordings

    Johnny Cash

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal

    The Devil Comes Back To Georgia (Single)

    Marty Stuart, Johnny Cash, Travis Tritt

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal

    Highwayman 2 (Album)

    Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal

    Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Track)

    Roy Acuff, Jeff Hanna, Levon Helm, Ricky Skaggs, Johnny Cash, Bob Carpenter, Jimmy Ibbotson, Emmylou Harris, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jimmie Fadden

  • Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Class Of '55 (Album)

    Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins

  • Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording Winner

    Interviews From The Class Of '55 Recording Sessions

    Chips Moman, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Rick Nelson, Carl Perkins, Sam Phillips

  • Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Highwayman (Single)

    Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings

  • Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel)

    Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories (Album)

    Johnny Cash

  • Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    If I Had A Hammer

    Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash

  • Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    No Need To Worry

    Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash

  • Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner

    If I Were A Carpenter

    Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash

  • Male Country Vocal Performance

    Sunday Morning Coming Down

    Johnny Cash

  • Record Of The Year

    A Boy Named Sue

    Bob Johnston, Johnny Cash

  • Male Country Vocal Performance Winner

    A Boy Named Sue

    Johnny Cash

  • Album Of The Year

    Johnny Cash At San Quentin

    Bob Johnston, Johnny Cash

  • Best Album Notes Winner

    Nashville Skyline

    Johnny Cash

  • Male Country Vocal Performance Winner

    Folsom Prison Blues

    Johnny Cash

  • Best Album Notes Winner

    Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

    Johnny Cash

  • Best Country Performance, Duo Or Group - Vocal Or Instrumental Winner

    Jackson

    Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash

  • Best Contemporary Country Album

    Bitter Tears

    Johnny Cash

  • Male Country Vocal Performance

    Walk The Line (Album)

    Johnny Cash

  • Best Country & Western Recording

    Ring Of Fire

    Johnny Cash

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