"Johnny Cash" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Lenny Kravitz from his 11th studio album Raise Vibration.
Johnny Cash and his wife, June, were the first persons whom Kravitz saw after learning that his mother, actress Roxie Roker, had died from breast cancer in 1995.
"[4] Mark Savage of BBC wrote, "the sumptuous, slide guitar-assisted ballad hides a deeply personal story of grief and compassion.
"[1] Joseph Hudak of Rolling Stone said, "In the slow-burning 'Johnny Cash', Kravitz channels the memory, using it as a modern-day plea for compassion, while a flange guitar effect swirls around him.
"[4] Madison Desler of Paste wrote, "'Johnny Cash' flips back and forth in the same song—the crazy funky, Parliament-style intro disappointingly dissolving into a lackluster ballad that definitely doesn't need to be six minutes long.