Johnny Cash

No. 1 should come as no surprise ...

Did you know that these well-known country songs were almost hits for other artists?

The movie changed the way the public viewed the Man in Black.

On Oct. 15, 1969, Cash took home a record-setting five CMA Awards, including the night's highest honor, Entertainer of the Year.

On Oct. 13, 1980, Cash was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

They “have this vintage thing about them."

On Oct. 10, 1970, Cash's "Sunday Morning Coming Down" landed at No. 1.

'It's just too good to keep under wraps,' Rosanne Cash said as she shared this throwback photo of her father rubbing elbows with the royals.

On Sept. 12, 2003, Cash passed away after suffering complications from diabetes.

The rural paradise is a piece of country music history.