Johnny Cash

JOHNNY CASH – His Final Recorded LP ‘AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND’ Came Out 20 Years Ago Today

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5 November 2022

Artist: JOHNNY CASH
February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003
Active; 1954–2003 / 71 LPs !!

Anniversary album: AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND
Released: 5 November 2022 – 20 years ago today. The final one
he recorded. Less than a year later he passed away.

The Guardian (British newspaper: “At 70, Johnny Cash is still defiant and still
making country music with a rock’n’roll attitude. He is Robert Mitchum with an
acoustic guitar. His recent ill health has merely given his odes to unrepentant
bad boys a stinging resonance.” Score: 4/5.

TUTV: Cash assembled a cast of big name artists, such as Nick Cae, Don Henley (Eagles), Fiona Apple, Billy Preston and more. Rick Rubin was the producer. Most of the songs were covers turned by Cash into poignant Cash songs, like Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus, NIN’s ‘Hurt Paul Simon and Art Garfunkels’Bridge Over Troubled Water’. The man in black cames around once more and left us with this astounding record and a sublime musical legacy. R.I.P

Singles/clips/

– HURT –

– THE MAN COMES AROUND –

Full album stream on Spotify

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JOHNNY CASH: Discography

Happy 90 To JOHNNY CASH

Posted on by JL

26 February 2022

Johnny J.R. Cash was born 90 years ago, on 26 February 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas.

An eternal legend who mesmerized several generations and a gigantic cast of old and young musicians. The man in black made almost as many albums – 89 – as his age today.
The monumental voice and songwriter passed away in September 2003, aged 71, in Nashville, Tennessee U.S.

Three great Cash moments…

– MAN IN BLACK –

– A BOY NAMED SUE –

– SAN QUENTIN –

JOHNNY CASH: All Albums

Back In Time With GEORGIE FAME – ELVIS COSTELLO – ALANIS MORISSETTE And JOHNNY CASH

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22 July 2021

GEORGIE FAME topped the UK Singles Chart
with Get Away this day in 1966 – 55 years ago.

GEORGIE FAME: History
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ELVIS COSTELLO released his stand-out debut LP
My Aim Is True this day in 1977 – 44 years ago.

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COSTELLO: Facebook
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The late great JOHNNY CASH topped the US Albums Chart
with American V: A Hundred Highways this day in 1996,
25 years ago. His first US number one in 37 years…

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JOHNNY CASH: Website

ALANIS MORISSETTE topped the UK Albums Chart with
her third album Jagged Pill (sold worldwide more than
33 million copies) this day in 1996 – 25 years ago…

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ALANIS MORISSETTE: Facebook

JOHNNY CASH – Album ‘AMERICA V: A HUNDRED HIGHWAYS’ Came Out 15 Years Ago

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Musings for the laziest day of the week

15 July 2021

The late great JOHNNY CASH (26 February 1932 – 12 September 2003)
recorded between 1994 and 2002 five albums with famous producer
Rick Rubin. The LPs were released each as part of his American Series
project.

The final one American V: A Hundred Highways came out posthumously
15 years ago – July 2006 – almost 3 years after he passed away. It topped
the US Albums Chart. Cash’s first number one in 37 years.

Pitchfork wrote: “Johnny Cash’s final album attempts to balance man and myth,
with songs that allude to his grief, his deep faith, and his impending death.”

It’s a really special record, mostly ballads/hymns/reveries/reflections (old and
new). His near-broken voice is so gripping and so emotive. It makes you wonder
what went on in his head. He already was sick during the recordings and he knew
that his journey on earth would soon come to an end.

He’s one of the few artists that bring tears to my eyes.
May his soul rest in peace.

Two tracks were issued as singles…

– GOD’S GONNA CUT YOU DOWN –

– HELP ME –

Full album…

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JOHNNY CASH: Website