Johnny Cash

John R. "Johnny" Cash[1], född J.R. Cash den 26 februari 1932 i Kingsland, Arkansas, död 12 september 2003 i Nashville, Tennessee , var en amerikansk sångare, låtskrivare, musiker, skådespelare och författare. Han är ett av de mest inflytelserika namnen inom countrygenren genom alla tider, och var även verksam som skådespelare. Hans album har sålts i mer än 50 miljoner exemplar.
När han på karriärens höst spelade in ett antal album med Rick Rubin på labeln American Recordings fick han en ny publik.


JOHNNY CASH - SONGWRITER
ALL SONGS WRITTEN SOLELY BY JOHNNY CASH, ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST SONGWRITERS. CO-PRODUCED BY JOHN CARTER CASH AND DAVID “FERGIE” FERGUSON AND FEATURING NEWLY RECORDED BAND OF MARTY STUART, DAVE ROE, PETE ABBOTT AND OTHERS PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS DAN AUERBACH AND VINCE GILL

In early 1993, the legendary Johnny Cash found himself between contracts in his then nearly 40-year career and recorded an album’s worth of songwriting demos at LSI Studios in Nashville of songs he’d written over many years. LSI at the time was owned by his son-in-law Mike Daniels and daughter Rosey, and he wanted to help the family financially while also record some songs special to him. Not long after the fruitful session, Johnny met producer Rick Rubin, and the recordings were shelved as the two embarked on an important and prolific musical partnership that revitalized the Man in Black’s career that would last the rest of his life.

Some thirty years later, John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, rediscovered the songs and stripped them back to just Johnny’s powerful, pristine vocals and acoustic guitar. Along with co-producer David “Fergie” Ferguson, the two invited a handpicked group of musicians that played with Johnny, including guitarist Marty Stuart and the late bassist Dave Roe, along with drummer Pete Abbott and several others, to the Cash Cabin, a hallowed space in Hendersonville, Tenn. where Johnny would write, record and relax, to breathe new life into the tracks, taking the sound back to the roots and heart of the songs.

1. Hello Out There
2. Spotlight
3. Drive On
4. I Love You Tonite
5. Have You Ever Been to Little Rock?
6. Well Alright
7. She Sang Sweet Baby James
8. Poor Valley Girl
9. Soldier Boy
10.Sing It Pretty Sue
11. Like A Soldier