Johnny Cash

On today's trip to the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, Randy Dixon and Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams discuss the legendary Johnny Cash: From the Arkansas musician's return to his boyhood home and a new statue of the Man in Black destined for the U.S. Capitol.

On today's show, we learn how more than $2 million in grant funding will combat maternal and infant deaths in the Arkansas Delta. We also investigate work to restore bottomland hardwood forests across the state. Plus, the story behind the Johnny Cash statue at the U.S. Capitol Statuary.

Bob Cochran, professor of English and director of the Center for Arkansas and Regional Studies, discusses the life and art of Johnny Cash.

Work continues on the Johnny Cash statue that will be one of two new statues representing the state of Arkansas in the U.S. Capitol. Michael Hibblen from our partner station KUAR speaks with the sculptor and a Johnny Cash admirer.

Work continues on the Johnny Cash statue that will be one of two new statues representing the state of Arkansas in the U.S. Capitol. Michael Hibblen from our partner station KUAR speaks with the sculptor and a Johnny Cash admirer.

Today's show launches with news of a big grant for Arkansas' tourism efforts, another approval for statues of Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash, and a really…

The exhibit "1968: A Folsom Prison Redemtion" wraps up at the Clinton House Museum this Sunday. Gene Beley, who covered Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison…

We hear a recording made by journalist Gene Beley the night before Johnny Cash played his historic concert at Folsom Prison. Beley will be speaking at the…

This weekend, a new celebration of the life and music of international music icon Johnny Cash was announced. In October 2017, the Johnny Cash Heritage…

Why have a U of A professor, Johnny Cash, and Northwest Arkansas-raised singer-songwriter Joe Purdy all spent time at Cummins Prison Farm? Here’s a clue.