Walk the Line : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2005 biographical drama film of the same name released November 15 , 2005 by Wind - Up Records . There are nine songs performed by Joaquin Phoenix ( as Johnny Cash ) , four songs by Reese Witherspoon ( as June Carter Cash ) , one song by Waylon Payne ( as Jerry Lee Lewis ) , one song by Johnathan Rice ( as Roy Orbison ) , two songs by Tyler Hilton ( as Elvis Presley ) , and one song by Shooter Jennings ( as Waylon Jennings ) . At the Golden Globe Awards Joaquin Phoenix was awarded the Best Actor - Musical or Comedy and Reese Witherspoon was awarded the Best Actress - Musical or Comedy , as well as the film won the Best Picture - Musical or Comedy . Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon were also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Actress , which Witherspoon won .

Question: who sang the songs on walk the line
Answer: Joaquin Phoenix