Johnny Cash

By boyhowdy A century ago, the acoustic or “country” blues was a distinct genre from folk, grounded in a different population, forked in its sonic ancestry. But the “discovery” of Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotten, Etta Baker, R. L. Burnside and other stylistically similar musicia...

Walk the Line celebrated the stormy 1960s' romance of country music stars Johnny Cash and June Carter, who died four months apart in 2003. ...

It's the only record he made that dealt with one social issue,'' says Antonino D'Ambrosio of Johnny Cash's "Bitter Tears.'' In 1963, with the blare of Mariachi-style horns over that signature locomotive guitar part, Johnny Cash had the biggest hit of his career with "Ring of Fire.'' But th...

Book Review: Better Than Lennon by John Cherry blog) He is one multi talented performer, for example did you know that he was great friends with Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter Cash? ... and more »

When Johnny Cash sang "I hear that train a comin', it's rollin' 'round the bend" in Folsom Prison Blues, he probably didn't imagine it festooned with Christmas lights, hauling Santa Claus around.

Year in Review: New Arrivals Wonderwall (satire) And Joel said, “It reminded me of the Johnny Cash song 'A Boy Named Sue.' My worry raising a son in Hollywood is, what will he have to struggle for? ...

When Kleist isn't setting lyrics to tone-deaf narrative sketches (“A Boy Named Sue” becomes a Frank Miller-style violent romp, for example), he's working ...

Johnny's been down and out for a while, and figures one way to straighten out his life is to have everyone -- his mom and dad, his kids, and June Carter and ... and more »

duke1150 posted: j.bastari posted: Johnny Cash is a legend as well ( maybe more so than Cobain... more of a problem with Cash being in than Cobain. But... issue, apparently not so with Cash. The use of celebrities in... Cobain causes this controversy, but Cash doesn't get a mention. Just...

Review: When Johnny Cash gave daughter Rosanne his list of 100 essential country songs in 1973, she kept it tucked away until she could bring something of herself to the music. Thirty-six years later, she's brought in Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and Rufus Wainwright, who help Cash...

I have been to Johnny Cash's house and stood just outside... a time" about. It was a nice day. Didn't see Johnny Cash but had a real nice time and spent a few.... This was back in 1985. Neither place, Johnny Cash's "House of Cash" and Conway Twitty's Twitty City no longer...

used to really enjoy listening to the odd bit of Johnny Cash, and our delightful son (now 20 months) grew a bit... learned how to ask for "Cash" quite quickly (he was actually saying "Cash" before he was saying mummy!) It's now got... ensue and much whining of "Cash, Caaaa-aaash, Caaaa-aaa-aaa... at...

Johnny Cash had a song, "Starkville City Jail", about the time he... are in the news this week that might have made Johnny Cash write a new song... action that all too many of us are familiar with. Johnny Cash sang that police are... he might know a little about what Cash was singing about...

Benz's said his favorite Cash song is "Folsom Prison Blues," which features Cash's famous low notes. "That was the first one I ever listened to," said Benz. ... The Man in Black Comes to AustinKIMT all 2 news articles »

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So, in addition to "Ring of Fire," "Jackson," "Folsom Prison Blues," "A Boy Named Sue" and "Walk the Line," the show also works in a rousing ensemble medley of "Daddy Sang Bass/Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and a stirring rendition of "Far Side Banks of ... Ring of Fire Back Stage

 NC The Deal: Over the course of two nights, ten bands pay tribute to The Man in Black by performing at least two Johnny Cash cover songs during their sets. The Good: From the 13-foot-tall Stratocaster in the parking lot to the PBR and swing dancing, ...

This video shows how to play Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash on acoustic guitarLove is a burning thingand it makes a firery ringbound by wild desi ... www.strimoo.com

Rating: 2 Stars Artist: Johnny Cash Review: This set of heavily doctored Johnny Cash tunes almost succeeds as musical comedy. Pete Rock adds an electronic shuffle in an otherwise faithful sendup of "Folsom Prison Blues," and the result is pleasantly goofy. And producer Philip Steir (No D...

This is a video review of 16 Biggest Hits. While by no means an exhaustive collection of Johnny Cash's music, this CD will serve as a good ... www.expotv.com

At our family's Christmas exchange party, my grandson gave his father an unusual present: a can of Poop Freeze! It was guaranteed to make the removal of dog poop a more pleasant experience. The directions on the can were somewhat witty, but the part that warmed my weary old heart were the wor...

By Brody Vercher “The first biography of this movie-star-handsome country hero tells the unlikely story of how Urban followed and eventually fulfilled his dream of selling country music back to the Americans, the people who created it in the first place,” reads the book description on the Random House...

By Juli Thanki When he came to Folsom in 1968, a newly sober Cash brought his entire entourage: The Tennessee Three (W.S. Holland, Luther Perkins, and Marshall Grant), The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and of course, June Carter. Perkins provides two rafter rattling renditions of his hit “Blue Suede S...

The Johnny Cash Christmas Specials, 1976-1979" (Shout! Factory; 4 DVDs; $50): This box features four of the Man in Black's hourlong CBS-TV holiday specials. Cash and his family serve up plenty of hit songs, holiday music, country and pop guest stars (Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom T. Ha...

By Michael Giltz What's your favorite song or album by the Man in Black? I'm always blown away by how strange "Walk The Line" is when you really pay attention to it. And the gospel album My Mother's Hymnbook has been gettng more play than any other for a few years now.

By Brody Vercher I can’t tell you that I understand what the song means, but I think it’s about getting above the hard times. I’ve had people tell me they wish they could ride that mystical horse and get away from their hard times, whatever they are. I also think a lot of it is wrapped up in my Christian upbringing....

By Brody Vercher As a 41st birthday present to herself, Faith Hill posed in a bikini for the cover of Shape magazine.Dan Barry explores the myths and facts behind Johnny Cash’s night in a Starkville, Miss. jail cell in 1965 for picking flowers, an event which has given rise to the Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Fe...

By bandweblogs Johnny Cash classics were licensed from Cash’s first record label, the legendary Sun Records, also the first record label home of luminaries such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison. The original tracks, recorded with Cash’s first band the Tennessee Two from 1956-1959, we...

By Brody Vercher The Grand Ole Opry plans to honor Little Jimmy Dickens status as the longest standing member with a Signature Show celebrating his 60th Opry Anniversary on Nov. 1. Trace Adkins, George Jones, and Brad Paisley are among the artists that are scheduled to make appearances.In an interview with...

Headlines for September 05, 2008Promising "Change" in Washington, McCain Accepts GOP Nomination Maverick? Author Paul Waldman on "Free Ride: John McCain and the Media"Convention Cash: Journalist Peter Stone on the RNC's SponsorsCrashing the Party: Suites, Corporate-Sponsored...

By A1 Mark Joe Pitts Band is lead by the very talented guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist Joe Pitts. Joe grew up listening to a very eclectic group of records of his sister’s. Joe said it was not uncommon for him to listen to Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Johnny Cash, Allman Brothers, Jimi Hendrix and Cr...

By Erica Futterman May 26: Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place May 31: Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl June 3: San Diego, CA - Cox Arena June 4: Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre June 6: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center June 9: Houston, TX - Toyota Center June 18: Cleveland, OH - TBA

By Nancy Dunham While Witherspoon’s portrayal of Carter Cash in the recent movie “Ring of Fire” was admirable, Anchored in Love, the 11-track tribute CD to Carter Cash, is the true testament to her legacy. After Carter Cash died in 2003, John Carter Cash, the only child of June and Johnny, set out to pay tri...

By Christopher Rose To launch the series, Christopher presents the first half of a two-part interview with one of the more interesting people out there, one Chris Carpenter, a young American who has gone from working as a waiter in Salt Lake City to living his fantasy beach bum freestyle life in Mexico throug...

By Kevin Kelly Xbox 360 lover Jeromy "Doc" Adams lovingly paid tribute to both Johnny Cash and the console in his Ring of Fire song. We know you'll appreciate it. Think this thing is getting any airplay up in Redmond?

By Elise Thompson The rest of the band, including Jonny Ray Bartel on stand-up bass, and DJ Bonebrake playing a single snare with a washtub for a bass drum, were able to pull off the Country Bear Jamboree vibe they were going for. But Exene, in spite of her Midwestern looks and Grand Ole Opry twang, could not sha...

By Benjamin Cossel So what would you do if one of your best friends, who also happened to be a famous Hollywood personality, invited you to a famous location to record your next album? If you’re Dale Watson and that friend happens to be Johnny Knoxville and the location in question is the Man in Black’s very own...

By Elizabeth Goodman We wanted to reminisce about all the cool stuff that happened within the gnarled wooden walls of the famously artifact-filled homestead, so we knocked on Rolling Stone Deputy Managing Editor Jason Fine’s door. Fine has written several memorable pieces on Johnny Cash for this magazine (...

By Tim Nothing but the thought of you I went wandering A sad day for those who remember the life and work of Johnny Cash: his home outside of Nashville burned down today. This was the lakeside home where Johnny did a great deal of thinking, writing, and entertaining. His guests...

By Scott Butki Tuesday I was going to tell him that I learned that some human named Ani DiFranco wrote a song about us fish, but then I wondered if he'd just get upset because he can't hear the song due to our cheap, evil poor owner refusing our Christmas requests for matching waterproof stereos.

Anyway, I really like having a dog, but that's not why I mention it; I mention it because, by virtue of naming him Johnny Cash, I've been spending an awful lot of time listening to Johnny Cash and watching Walk the Line. So, I've been thinking an awful lot about Folsom prison, and spending time...

By Simon Barrett I am pretty sure that Elvis Costello has never played the Grand Ole Opry, but he does sing a very fine version of "Ring Of Fire," a song that most people associate with Johnny Cash, yet it was June that actually wrote it. According to the sleeve notes Elvis Costello was a close friend of the fami...

Singer Henson Cargill, whose 1968 hit "Skip a Rope" topped the country chart with its understated take on social problems, has died in Oklahoma. He was 66. Cargill died Saturday following complications from surgery, Matthews Funeral Home in Edmond confirmed. "Skip a Rope" made it to No. 1 on...

By Patrick Walsh Walk Hard, a mock biopic spoofing the likes of Walk The Line and Ray, has John C. Reilly playing Dewey Cox, a fictional musician with shades of Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. Over the course of Cox's life, he crosses a lot of real-life music legends, and now we know who will be playing the role of th...

By Simon Barrett Until fairly recently I was not a big Johnny Cash fan, but there is something about his voice that just grows on you. He is the epitome of traditional country music. His style is so unique that even I, a country music neophyte, can spot a Johnny song from 3 miles away!

By Brandon Daviet The 24 tracks on the album encompass four decades, beginning with some of the gospel tracks Cash recorded for the legendary Sun Records in the fifties. Among these early gems are a soul stirring rendition of “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” and the gospel masterpiece “This Old Account.” Both song...

By Adam The Johnny Otis Show - The Signifyin' Monkey Oscar Brown Jr - Signifyin' Monkey Gene Vincent - Words and Music Johnny Cash - Wanted Man John Lee Hooker - Baby, Please Don't Go Jimmy Dawkins - Put It On The Hawg John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers - I'm Your Witchdoctor

By Modern Pea Pod God, I've never seen anything like it," producer Bob Johnston recalls in the liner notes to Columbia/Legacy's deluxe reissue of Johnny Cash At San Quentin. "When Cash sang 'San Quentin, may you rot and burn in hell,' they were on the tables yelling. A lot of the guards were up on the runways wi...

By DJ Freq A lot of things have been said about Walk the Line, which is to be expected since it was one of the most talked about movies of the year. My fellow Blogcritics were among those offering their input: The movie was designed to destroy the man. Cash's humanly faults become the movie, and the movie e...