Country music legend Johnny Cash has died at a Nashville hospital from complications from diabetes. Cash’s career spanned six decades, and earned him eight Grammy awards. His music did not follow the mainstream commercial path of so many other country artists, and he embraced both humor and social conscience in his songs. From the ridiculous poignance of “A Boy Named Sue” to the bitter lament of the “Folsom Prison Blues,” Cash made his mark on multiple generations of listeners. “As much an American icon as Mark Twain or Woody Guthrie or John Wayne, Cash created a persona that often seemed to overshadow his genius as a writer and performer. A country music archetype who helped invent rock and roll, he always returned for solace to the gospel music of his youth.”