Because I was starting out in my 20's. I wanted to do it on my own. I didn't want to use my dad or have people say I was using him.

In addition to her own recordings Cash has made guest appearances on albums by Rodney Crowell Guy Clark Vince Gill Lyle Lovett Mary Chapin Carpenter Marc Cohn The Chieftains John Stewart Willy Mason Mike Doughty and others as well as children's albums by Larry Kirwan Tom Chapin and Dan Zanes and Friends. country chart singles "Ain't No Money" "I Wonder" and "It Hasn't Happened Yet". She began playing with Crowell's band The Cherry Bombs in California clubs.

The following year Cash ended her marriage and moved from Nashville to New York City where Rosanne Cash continues to write record and perform. She won a Grammy in 1985 for "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" and has received nine other Grammy nominations. Although Cash is often classified as a country artist her music draws on many genres including folk pop rock and blues.