Johnny Cash released from hospital

Johnny Cash was released from a Nashville hospital this week after being treated for pneumonia, a hospital spokeswoman said today.

The 71-year-old singer was admitted to Baptist Hospital on March 10. He was released on Tuesday night, said spokeswoman Jennifer Jackson.

“He’s obviously doing much better,” Jackson said. “We wanted to make sure he was completely better before we let him go.”

Cash, whose hits include I Walk the Line and A Boy Named Sue, suffers from autonomic neuropathy, a disease of the nervous system that makes him susceptible to pneumonia. He was diagnosed with the disease about 15 months ago.

He won his 11th Grammy Award in February for male country vocal performance for Give My Love to Rose.”

Cash was in hospital in August for an allergic reaction, and twice in the autumn of 2001 for bronchitis.