Movies: Johnny Cash

His gravel voice is instantly familiar, and so is his outlaw image as the country singer who dressed in black and sang for convicted felons at Folsom Prison in a best-selling album. As a hell-raiser, he blazed a trail in the early days of rock, wrecking cars, getting arrested, battling drugs, all while leaving his distinctive stamp on American music. But that didn't explain the essence of the man.

Source: The Secrets That Lie Beyond the Ring of Fire - New York Times