Johnny Cash Trivia

1. Although this man would go on to work many times with Johnny Cash, one of their first collaborations was "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" in 1978. Which country star and balladeer in TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979-85) was this?

From Quiz Singing With The Man In Black

Answer: Waylon Jennings

"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" is written from the perspective of a prison inmate thinking about the family he has left at home and became a fan favourite right from its release, reaching number two in the Billboard Country chart in USA.

From Quiz Johnny Cash Live!

Answer: "Hello. I'm Johnny Cash."

I always thought it was cool that Johnny opened his shows this way. It had a certain humble flair to it. He did the same thing on his weekly TV show. His back would be to the camera and he would turn dramatically, the spotlight would hit him and he would say those famous words.

From Quiz Lyrics Of Johnny Cash

Answer: Understand Your Man

In 1964, Billboard's Country Music chart listed "Understand Your Man" as a number one smash hit (and it reached number 49 on Billboard's Hot 100). Its B side, "Dark As A Dungeon," got to number 49. In 1957, "Home Of The Blues" ranked number three (and got to number 88 on Billboard's Top 100). Its B side, "Give My Love To Rose," reached number 13.

From Quiz When the Man Comes Around

Answer: Kingsland, Arkansas

Johnny was born in Kingsland, Arkansas on February 26, 1932. The family moved to Dyess, Arkansas in 1935.

From Quiz Johnny Cash Songs 1955-2002

Answer: "Cry Cry Cry", "Hey Porter", "Folsom Prison Blues", "So Doggone Lonesome"

In 1955, Johnny Cash, Marshall Grant and Luther Perkins signed on to a contract with Sun Records, a record label owned by big-time music producer Sam Phillips. After being turned down by Phillips for Gospel music, Cash and his band took another crack at it. This time, they were ready with the first song Cash had written and it would be a huge hit song. The song was "Cry Cry Cry". It was backed by "Hey Porter". In December of that year, Cash and his band returned to Sun Records and recorded "Folsom Prison Blues" which was backed with "So Doggone Lonesome". "Folsom Prison Blues" was covered by Joaquin Phoenix for "Walk The Line".

From Quiz Who's on the Left?

Answer: On the left

This song was written by Jack Clement and recorded by Johnny Cash in 1965. It was on the album "Everyone Loves a Nut".

From Quiz Johnny Cash's "Ballad of Casey Jones"

Answer: 68 Wheeler

Actually there isn't any locomotive with a configuration of 68 wheels. The first number (in this case six), represents the number of wheels under the forward truck. The maximum number that I could find anywhere was four wheels. What the writer might have been trying to say was a 4-8-2.

From Quiz Johnny Cash Lyrics

Answer: Ring Of Fire

"Ring of Fire" was recorded on March 25, 1963. It quickly became the biggest hit of Johnny Cash's career, staying at #1 on the charts for seven weeks.

From Quiz Because You're Mine, I Walk The Line

Answer: 1932

Johnny Cash was born on February 26, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas. He was the son of Ray and Carrie Cash. He grew up in Dyess, Arkansas. His brother Tommy Cash was also a rather successful country singer.

From Quiz A Boy Named Sue

Answer: 3

"My daddy left home when I was 3 and he didn't leave much for ma and me."

From Quiz I'm Getting Swallowed By A Boa Constrictor

Answer: Snakes

I'm getting swallowed by a Boa Constrictor, by a Boa Constrictor, by a Boa Constrictor. I'm getting swallowed by a Boa Constrictor, and I don't like snakes one bit. This song was written by Shel Silverstein. He also wrote "A Boy Named Sue" for Johnny

From Quiz Johnny Cash

Answer: The Man in Black

He and his band wore black because it was their only matching color they had in their outfits. But a song of his, "Man in Black", explained better why black was his color. Some lyrics tell a good reason: "I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,/Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,/I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,/" and "I wear it for the sick and lonely old,/For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,/ I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been,/ Each week we lose a hundred fine young men." He since became known as the man in black, both on and off stage.

From Quiz Johnny Cash - Live at San Quentin

Answer: California

San Quentin State Prison opened in 1852, and is the oldest working prison in California. It was built by convicts, who until its completion slept on a prison ship anchored nearby. Although there is a Christian saint called Quentin, San Quentin State Prison was actually named after a native American Indian called Qintin. In 1969, Johnny Cash's 'San Quentin' album was voted Album of the Year by the Country Music association.

From Quiz Johnny Cash

Answer: Arkansas

He was born in Kingsland, Arkansas and raised in Dyess, Arkansas. As a small boy he worked in the cotton fields. The death of his teen age brother, Jack, coupled with the tough economic conditions he was reared in, shaped much of his music.

From Quiz Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues"

Answer: bend

Cash first recorded "Folsom Prison Blues" in 1955 - it was released (in the U.S.) in January, 1956.

From Quiz Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash "Jackson" Lyrics

Answer: fever

"Jackson" was written by Jerry Lieber and Billy Edd-Wheeler.

From Quiz Johnny Cash

Answer: 'Cry, Cry, Cry'

'Cry, Cry, Cry' was his first single in 1955 (the flip side was 'Hey Porter'), but his first HIT single was 'I Walk The Line' in 1956.

From Quiz Song by Song: "I Walk the Line"

Answer: Sun Studio

"I Walk the Line" was recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee on April 2, 1956. It was written by Johnny Cash and produced by Sam Phillips. The single was released May 1, 1956. Originally called Memphis Recording Service, Sun Studio opened in 1950 and has recorded such artists as Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.

From Quiz Singing With The Man In Black

Answer: Willie Nelson

"Ghost Riders (In the Sky)" was originally recorded by Stan Jones and has been recorded by musicians too numerous to mention since then, and as diverse as Elvis Presley, horror movie star Christopher Lee, death metal band Children of Bodom, and Dixie Chicks.

From Quiz Johnny Cash Live!

Answer: Greystone Chapel

With Johnny's support and encouragement, Glen Sherley wrote several other songs. Glen was sitting in the front row at Johnny's show and was unaware that Cash was going to do the song. Sadly Glen took his own life at age 42.

From Quiz Lyrics Of Johnny Cash

Answer: Ballad Of A Teenage Queen

"Ballad Of A Teenage Queen" topped the Billboard Country Music chart in 1958 at number one (and got to number 35 on The Top 100). "Big River," its side B, rated a number 4 (and a number 14 on the Hot 100). "Cry! Cry! Cry!" was a number 14 in 1955. In 1962, "The Big Battle" reached number 24.

From Quiz When the Man Comes Around

Answer: Cry! Cry! Cry!

"Cry! Cry! Cry!" reached number 14 on the Billboard Country charts in November 1955. "Rock Island Line", "There You Go" and "Folsom Prison Blues", all made the Billboard Country charts in the 1950s. "There You Go" was Johnny's second number one hit on the Billboard Country charts in late 1956.

From Quiz Johnny Cash Songs 1955-2002

Answer: I Walk The Line

Another hit song written by Johnny Cash, "I Walk The Line" was originally intended for Elvis to sing. Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two would go on later that year to record other hits. It was covered by Joaquin Phoenix in "Walk The Line".

From Quiz Who's on the Left?

Answer: On the right

The song was a crossover success, reaching number two on the Country Billboard Single chart and 46th on the Pop Billboard Single Chart. Cash had a lot of crossover hits.

From Quiz Johnny Cash's "Ballad of Casey Jones"

Answer: Half past four

This time is mentioned in the third line.

From Quiz Johnny Cash Lyrics

Answer: Cry, Cry, Cry

"Cry, Cry, Cry", released in 1955, was Cash's first recording that found an audience. It ended up reaching number 6 in the country charts.

From Quiz Because You're Mine, I Walk The Line

Answer: The Man in Black

Johnny Cash was also known as "The Man in Black". "Man In Black" was the title of one of Cash's successful albums which was released by Columbia Records. Most of the songs on this album have political references. The album also included a song with the same name: "Man In Black", which was about Johnny Cash himself.

From Quiz A Boy Named Sue

Answer: An old guitar and an empty bottle of booze

"Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze."

From Quiz I'm Getting Swallowed By A Boa Constrictor

Answer: toe

What do you know, he's swallowed my toe. The album "Everybody Loves A Nut" was released by Columbia Records in the United States in 1966

From Quiz Johnny Cash

Answer: J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932

He was born in Kingsland, Arkansas and his hometown was Dyess, Arkansas. He died September 12, 2003 at age 71.

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