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Johnny Cash - American VI Ain't No Grave (2010)

2010-08-30T20:02:46Z

Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave (2010)


01. Ain't No Grave [02:53]
02. Redemption Day [04:22]
03. For The Good Times [03:21]
04. I Corinthians 15:55 [03:37]
05. Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound [03:26]
06. Satisfied Mind [02:48]
07. I Don't Hurt Anymore [2:45]
08. Cool Water [02:53]
09. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream [03:14]
10. Aloha Oe [02:59]

Personnel
    * Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
    * Scott Avett – banjo on "Ain't No Grave"
    * Seth Avett – footsteps & chains on "Ain't No Grave"
    * Mike Campbell – guitar
    * Smokey Hormel – guitar
    * Jonny Polonsky – guitar
    * Matt Sweeney – guitar
    * Benmont Tench – piano, harpsichord, organ

Released for the occasion of Johnny Cash's 78th birthday, American VI: Ain't No Grave is the final installment in the collaboration between Cash and Rick Rubin that began with 1994’s American Recordings. These ten songs were cut during the same sessions for American V: A Hundred Highways. Guitarists Mike Campbell, Matt Sweeney, Smokey Hormel, and Benmont Tench on keyboards were present, as were other musicians. June Carter Cash died during routine surgery during these sessions. Cash, though grief stricken and with full knowledge that he too was dying due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, worked as often as his health would allow. He died three months after these songs were recorded. Ain't No Grave is an elegiac and deeply spiritual album, a formal goodbye without regret from a man and an artist of almost mythic stature. The song selection is rooted in the Americana, folk, country, and gospel traditions. There is an excellent reading of Tom Paxton's “Wonder Where I’m Bound” that doesn’t feel as lost as the original, but more a statement after reflecting on a life fully lived. Likewise his version of Sheryl Crow's “Redemption Day” sums up Cash’s own long commitment to social justice, and the need for individual accountability; its statement of hope is underscored here not as a dream, but as a conviction. Kris Kristofferson's “For the Good Times” begins with the words: “Don’t look so sad, I know it’s over/But life goes on/And this ole world will keep on turning.” It offers a portrait of the dignity and grace Cash performed with all his life. “I Corinthian’s 15:55” is his last self-penned song, a sweet, country-gospel melody that echoes far beyond the margins of contemporary music to an earlier time, and looks at the future with unshakable faith. The title track is a country-gospel-blues by Brother Claude Ely -- it’s a fierce showdown with the Reaper, with the singer winning it hands down. There are excellent covers of Bob Nolan's “Cool Water,” a song Cash often sang live that expresses empathy for the downtrodden, and “Satisfied Mind,” written by Jack Rhodes and Red Hayes, played on a lone acoustic guitar, which dispenses the truth of earthly life into two-minutes-and-forty-eight seconds. Ed McCurdy's “Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream” is a true anti-war song that serves as a testimonial. The album’s final cut is Queen Liliuokalani's traditional Hawaiian ballad “Aloha Oe,” one of the sweetest, most affectionate leaving songs ever written. And Cash’s version? It’s devastatingly beautiful; to the point of tears. If there were any justice, Ain't No Grave would be the last album released under Cash’s name. It is not only a compelling contribution to his legacy, but an offering that closes the historic American Recordings series with the same stamp of quality that began it. ---Thom Jurek, AllMusic Review

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Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line [1964]

2011-05-29T18:23:34Z

Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line [1964]


A1 	I Walk The Line 	2:33
A2 	Bad News 	2:56
A3 	Folsom Prison Blues 	2:35
A4 	Give My Love To Rose 	2:20
A5 	Hey Porter 	2:19
A6 	I Still Miss Someone 	3:07
B1 	Understand Your Man 	2:43
B2 	Wreck Of The Old 97 	2:41
B3 	Still In Town 	2:36
B4 	Big River 	2:17
B5 	Goodbye, Little Darlin' Goodbye 	2:24
B6 	Troublesome Waters 	3:48

Personnel
* Johnny Cash - Vocals, Guitar
* Luther Perkins - Lead Guitar
* Norman Blake - Acoustic Guitar/Dobro
* Bob Johnson, Jack Clement - Rhythm Guitar
* Marshall Grant - Bass
* W.S. Holland - Drums
* Bill Pursell - Piano
* Don Helms - Steel
* Karl Garvin, Bill McElhiney - Trumpet
* Rufus Long - Flute
* The Carter Family - Background Vocals

John R. "Johnny" Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal led to Cash being inducted in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, among them the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails and the synthpop band Depeche Mode.

Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice; for the "boom-chicka-boom" freight train sound of his Tennessee Three backing band; for his rebelliousness, coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor; for providing free concerts inside prison walls; and for his dark performance clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." and usually following it up with his standard "Folsom Prison Blues."

Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm" and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers, including "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson"; as well as railroad songs including "Hey, Porter" and "Rock Island Line".

Cash, a devout but troubled Christian, has been characterized as a "lens through which to view American contradictions and challenges." A Biblical scholar, he penned a Christian novel titled Man in White and he made a spoken word recording of the entire New King James Version of the New Testament. Even so, Cash declared that he was "the biggest sinner of them all", and viewed himself overall as a complicated and contradictory man. Accordingly, Cash is said to have "contained multitudes", and has been deemed "the philosopher-prince of American country music".

John Ray Cash znany jako Johnny Cash (ur. 26 lutego 1932 w Kingsland, zm. 12 września 2003 w Nashville) – amerykańska ikona muzyki oraz kultury. Bojownik o prawa Indian, więźniów i ludzi uciśnionych w szerokim tego słowa znaczeniu. Cash obok tradycyjnej muzyki country, ballady cowboyskiej i stylu country pop odcisnął swe piętno na gatunkach gospel, spirituals, rockabilly, rock chrześcijański, southern blues i rock and roll. Zwany także Man in Black – Człowiek w czerni, ze względu na kolor ubrań jakie nosił – będący znakiem sprzeciwu wobec społecznych dyskryminacji i nierówności. Jego radykalna postawa powodowana była głębokim nawróceniem, jakie przeżył u boku swej drugiej żony, June Carter, po latach zmagań ze skutkami tragicznych zdarzeń z dzieciństwa i zażywania amfetaminy i barbituranów.

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Johnny Cash - Silver [1979]

2011-05-10T18:25:58Z

Johnny Cash - Silver [1979]


1. L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore
2. Lonesome to the Bone
3. Bull Rider			play
4. I'll Say It's True - Johnny Cash, , George Jones
5. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
6. Cocaine Blues		play
7. Muddy Waters
8. West Canterbury Subdivision Blues
9. Lately I Been Leanin' Toward the Blues
10. I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Gitar

Personnel
* Johnny Cash - Vocals, Guitar
* Marshall Grant - Bass
* W.S. Holland - Drums
* Bob Wootton - Electric Guitar
* Jack Routh, Jerry Hensley - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
* Jack Clement - Acoustic Guitar
* Brian Ahern - Acoustic Guitar, Earthwood Bass, 6-String Bass, Percussion
* Earl Ball, Charles Cochran - Piano
* Jack Hale, Bob Lewin - Trumpet
* Ricky Skaggs - Fiddle
* Bob Johnson - Mandocello
* Jo-El Sonnier - Concertina/Harmonica
* Mark Morris - Percussion
* Alisa Jones - Hammer Dulcimer
* George Jones, Jack Wesley Routh, June Carter Cash, Helen Carter, 
   Anita Carter, Jan Howard - Vocals

Silver was a below-average Cash outing, due both to the routine material and the mixed attempt to update his sound with more modern production techniques. Brian Ahern, who produced Emmylou Harris, was at the helm of a set that often put a more contemporary sheen on the sound with filters and phase shifters. Plenty of session help was on hand as well, sometimes on trumpet and French horn, and it's usually not a great sign when the list of players on some tracks run to more than a dozen. The idea was probably to make Cash sound less old-fashioned; the ironic result was to make it sound more dated and flat than most of the rest of his catalog, without comparing to his better recordings in the quality of the content. Still, erratic production can't smother Cash's strengths, and the record's not terrible, just uninspired. Some of the better songs include his reading of Tom T. Hall's "The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore"; a cover of "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" (a song that's hard to ruin) with contributions from Ricky Skaggs, Wayne Jackson, and the Carter Family; and veteran cohort Jack Clement's memorably titled "West Canterbury Subdivision Blues." George Jones adds harmony vocals to "I'll Say It's True." ---Richie Unterberger, AllMusic Review

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Ring Of Fire – The Legend Of Johnny Cash (2005)

2010-06-30T16:36:22Z

Johnny Cash – The Legend Of Johnny Cash (2005)


1 	–Johnny Cash 	Cry! Cry! Cry! 	
2 	–Johnny Cash 	Hey Porter 	
3 	–Johnny Cash 	Folsom Prison Blues 	
4 	–Johnny Cash 	I Walk The Line 	
5 	–Johnny Cash 	Get Rhythm 	
6 	–Johnny Cash 	Big River 	
7 	–Johnny Cash 	Guess Things Happen That Way 	
8 	–Johnny Cash 	Ring Of Fire 	
9 	–Johnny Cash 	Jackson
    Vocals [Duet With] – June Carter
10 	–Johnny Cash 	A Boy Named Sue (Live) 	
11 	–Johnny Cash 	Sunday Morning Coming Down 	
12 	–Johnny Cash 	Man In Black 	
13 	–Johnny Cash 	One Piece At A Time 	
14 	–Johnny Cash 	Highwayman
    Vocals [With] – Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
15 	–U2 Starring Johnny Cash 	The Wanderer 	
16 	–Johnny Cash 	Delia's Gone 	
17 	–Johnny Cash 	Rusty Cage 	
18 	–Johnny Cash 	I've Been Everywhere 	
19 	–Johnny Cash 	Give My Love To Rose 	
20 	–Johnny Cash 	The Man Comes Around (Early Take) 	
21 	–Johnny Cash 	Hurt

Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, production

America likes its heroes to bleed of-the-dirt "authenticity"-- to carry a bible and have spent time in jail, to struggle with fidelity and caw about murder and remorse. Consequently, the box set section of most American record stores currently boasts a big, black mess of Johnny Cash-themed cubes. Posthumous marketing is particularly vicious: The Original Sun Albums, Unearthed, Man in Black, and now the four-disc The Legend bang corners, demanding further canonization, tapping persistently at our shoulders and wallets.

Still, the diversity of the Cash shopping spectrum is oddly apt: Both in-store and out, there are loads of different Cash archetypes to choose from. Check Outlaw Cash, with his middle finger shooting heavenward, face scrunched into anti-authoritarian glee, invading prison yards and calmly bellowing, "I shot a man in Reno/ Just to watch him die." Conjure Country Cash, standing alongside Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams, eyes hard, shaking his head at Nashville's pop-evolution. Note Family Cash, devoutly religious, wanting to record gospel songs with Sam Phillips, curling into June, and praying to be faithful. Or watch Neo-Cash lock arms with Rick Rubin, inadvertently charming the PBR-and-Pumas set with loads of quasi-ironic covers.

It's only logical, then, that The Legend is all-Cash in all forms. It's the most comprehensive Cash box released to date, covering nearly a half-century (1955-2002) of song, parsing his discography into four logically-titled discs: "Win, Place and Show: The Hits", which gathers radio favorites, "Old Favorites and New", all classic Cash, "The Great American Songbook", which sees Cash tackling traditional cuts, and "Family and Friends", two dozen collaborative cuts. The Legend is being released by Columbia, and unsurprisingly, focuses more heavily on Cash's Columbia work than his early Sun recordings. Regardless, its four discs expertly showcase the astonishing scope of Cash's talent: ranging from goofy, 1950s teen dance-pop ("Ballad of a Teenage Queen", "Guess Things Happen That Way") to gospel ("Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)", with the Carter Family) to traditional Americana standards ("I've Been Working on the Railroad", "Streets of Laredo"). The breadth of Cash's songbook almost justifies the dozens of roles he's been hustled into over the last 50 years-- and with seven previously unreleased songs, dug up from tapes in a backroom at the House of Cash, devotees are sure to start rethinking all other boxes crowding their shelves. ---Amanda Petrusich, pitchfork.com

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