Man in Black at 50: Johnny Cashâs empathy is needed more than ever Concerned on warâs impact on families ⦠the musician on The Johnny Cash Show in 1970. Photograph: ABC Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television/Getty Images Concerned on warâs impact on families ⦠the musician on The Johnny Cash Show in 1970. Photograph: ABC Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television/Getty Images The country star is not always remembered for his politics, but his about-face to withdraw support for Nixon and the Vietnam war may be his finest moment MichaelStewartFoley Mon 31 May 2021 10.00 EDT Last modified on Mon 31 May 2021 10.02 EDT âI speak my mind in a lot of these songs,â Johnny Cash wrote in the liner notes to the album Man in Black, released