Johnny Cash links Johnny Cash is one of the most imposing and influential figures in post-World War II country music. With his deep, resonant baritone and spare, percussive guitar, he has a basic, distinctive sound. Cash doesn't sound like Nashville, nor does he sound like honky tonk or rock & roll. He created his own subgenre, falling halfway between the blunt emotional honesty of folk, the rebelliousness of rock & roll, and the worldweariness of country. Cash is a true American original. Click on the thumbnail to the right to see Johnny Cash's handprints in cement. Click on the thumbnail to the right to see photos of Johnny Cash.