- Country singer.
- One of country music's earliest stars to have major success with honky-tonk style of the genre.
- Had dozens of hits on Billboard magazine's country singles chart from 1951 to 1978, though most of his success came in the 1950s.
- Daughter with first wife June Carter Cash is country-rock singer Carlene Carter.
- Retired from performing in the late 1970s to his ranch near Franklin, Tennessee.
- Recorded for Columbia Records (now Sony Music) from 1951 to 1973. Later, he joined Hickory Records in the mid-1970s, where he continued to record until his 1977 retirement.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1517 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
- Retired as a horse breeder on his ranch near Franklin, Tennessee.
- Retired from country music in 1977.
- Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2003.
- Among his many hits from the 1950s were "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way," "Are You Teasing Me," "It's a Lovely Lovely World," "Just Wait Until I Get You Alone," "Hey Joe," "Back Up Buddy," "(When You're in Love) Don't Just Stand There," and "Loose Talk."
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