American V: A Hundred Highways
4th of July, 2006
In the months leading up to his passing on September 12, 2003, JOHNNY CASH had been recording new material with producer Rick Rubin. On July 4, 2006, American V: A Hundred Highways, the all-new Johnny Cash album taken from those sessions, will be released on the American Recordings label through Lost Highway. It will include the last song Cash ever wrote, "Like the 309".
Help Me
God’s Gonna Cut You Down
Like the 309 (the last song written by Johnny Cash)
If You Could Read My Mind
Further On Up the Road
The Evening Train
I Came to Believe
Love\'s Been Good To Me
A Legend In My Time
Rose of My Heart
Four Strong Winds
I’m Free From the Chain Gang Now
"These songs are Johnny\'s final statement. They are the truest reflection of the music that was central to his life at the time. This is the music that Johnny wanted us to hear."
- Rick Rubin
JOHNNY CASH\'S "AMERICAN V: A HUNDRED HIGHWAYS" ENTERS THE CHARTS AT #1
This Marks the Man In Black\'s First-Ever Number One Debut
Nashville, TN - July 12, 2006 -- Johnny Cash\'s "American V: A Hundred Highways" (American Recordings/Lost Highway) debuts at Number One on both the Billboard Top 200 Albums and Top Country Albums charts. The album, which was released on the Fourth of July, takes the top spot with sales in excess of 88,000 copies, according to Neilsen/Soundscan.
Since 1958, while seven of Cash\'s albums have reached Number One on Billboard\'s Country Album charts, only one other album of his has reached the Number One position on Billboard\'s Top Albums charts - 1969\'s "Johnny Cash at San Quentin." "American V" is Cash\'s first-ever release to debut at Number One.
"It meant so much for Johnny to be accepted by a new audience," said Rick Rubin, who produced "American V" and heads up Cash\'s label, American Recordings. "Nothing would make him more proud than this overwhelming vote of acceptance. Thank you."
"American V: A Hundred Highways," is the fifth installment of Cash\'s critically-acclaimed American Recordings series, and was recorded in the months leading up to his passing on September 12, 2003. The 12 songs on the CD address love, life, trains, mortality and faith, and the result is an album that is sparse, honest, and inherently beautiful. "American V" has also received tremendous media praise "...remarkable"/Rolling Stone; "...a powerful, final statement...4-stars"/People; "...arresting"/Washington Post; "...sad and gorgeous"/Village Voice; and Entertainment Weekly\'s, "Johnny Cash\'s latest shows he still has the power."
"...remarkable...the performances are brave and mesmerizing..." -- Rolling Stone
"The new original Like the 309 is magnificent. Some selections are heart-wrenching... " Blender
brutal, unflinching honesty about the world and himself. -- Los Angeles Times
"...sad and gorgeous." -- Village Voice
"...some of the country legend\'s finest material." Denver Post
I love the whole stomp clap thing
did you dl it from Oink
how some of thos epeople got on that I just don\'t know, the Dixie Chicks I can kinda understand, the whole country thing, but Justin Timberlake?
there\'s some great fuckin names on there though, I\'m def intrigued if nothing else.
Jay Z, Kanye West = rappers
Justin Timberlake = gheigh
Chris Rock = Comedian
what are all these people doing in the video. real fuckin weird. :hscratch::no:
pretty sweet. first time i\'ve really seen him play. looks like he\'s having a good time
You can now see "God\'s Gonna Cut you Down" on youtube here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e0EQlQXoEo) (much better than that tiny video on MTV.com)
I saw the video on youtube... it\'s really vivid & there are so many awesome shots! Personally, I don\'t really like the song, though -- he\'s got so many better tunes/lyrics than this one. Kinda weak, imho.
Newest Johnny Cash collection arrives in stores March 6th on Columbia/Legacy!
“I am thrilled that recordings of some of Johnny’s favorite Gospel songs have been put together in a new CD. Johnny and June both loved to sing those old songs, which expressed so well the deep personal faith which was very important in their lives, and which has been so often overlooked in stories about them.”
—BILLY GRAHAM
He was a first generation Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, and the
youngest living artist ever inducted into the Country Music Association Hall Of Fame – yet no music ever meant more to Johnny Cash for his entire life and recording career than the gospel upon which he was raised.
For the first time in the digital era, a single CD – containing 24 tracks (three of which are previously unreleased) and over 67 minutes of music – is devoted entirely to the music that was nearest and dearest to
Johnny Cash’s heart, the sanctified hymns and traditional folk spirituals, contemporary church ballads, and evangelical evergreens that were the cornerstone of every show he ever performed, and nearly every album he ever recorded. Johnny Cash Ultimate Gospel contains over 67 minutes of music, spanning from 1957 to 1981 with 8 tracks with the Carter Family! This is the most in-depth single CD collection of Johnny\'s Hymns, Spirituals, & Traditional Songs. Cash – Ultimate Gospel will arrive in stores March 6th on Columbia/Legacy.
Some of the featured titles are: “Daddy Sang Bass,” “The Preacher Said ‘Jesus Said’” with Rev. Billy Graham, “Far Side Banks Of Jordan” with June Carter Cash, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “The Great Speckle Bird,” “How Great Thou Art,” “Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord),” “(There’ll Be) Peace In The Valley,” “When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder,” “In The Sweet By And By,” “Amazing Grace,”“Children Go Where I Send Thee,” and more!
Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young on "Johnny Cash Show" DVD
August 8, 2007
On September 18, CMV/Columbia/Legacy will release The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show, a 2xDVD compiling 66 live performances from the 58 episodes of Johnny Cash\'s 1969-1971 "The Johnny Cash Show".
Kris Kristofferson hosts the DVD, which features performances from Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Ray Charles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Louis Armstrong, Loretta Lynn, Neil Diamond, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones, Derek and the Dominoes, Roy Orbison, the Carter Family (inluding June Carter Cash), and Johnny Cash himself, among many others.
The set also features new interviews with John Carter Cash, Tennessee Three bassist Marshall Grant, Hank Williams, Jr., musical arranger Bill Walker, and hairstylist Penny Lane.
There will also be a single-disc CD version of the compilation available on the same day as the DVD.
The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show (DVD):
01 Johnny Cash: "Ring of Fire"
02 Bob Dylan: "I Threw It All Away"
03 Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan: "Girl From the North Country"
04 Kris Kristofferson: "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I\'ll Ever Do Again)"
05 Louis Armstrong and Johnny Cash: "Blue Yodel #9"
06 Stevie Wonder: "Heaven Help Us All"
07 Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Bad Moon Rising"
08 Linda Ronstadt and Johnny Cash: "I Will Never Marry"
09 George Jones: Medley: "White Lightning" (with Johnny Cash) / "She Thinks I Still Care" / "The Love Bug" / "The Race Is On"
10 Johnny Cash: "Hey Porter"
11 Waylon Jennings: "Only Daddy That\'ll Walk the Line"
12 Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash: "The Singing Star\'s Queen"
13 Waylon Jennings: "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
14 Tammy Wynette: "Stand by Your Man"
15 Marty Robbins: Medley: "Big Iron" / "Running Gun" / "El Paso"
16 Johnny Cash: "Ride This Train"
17 Johnny Cash: "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow"
18 Johnny Cash: "Man in Black"
19 James Taylor: "Sweet Baby James"
20 Pete Seeger and Johnny Cash: "Cripple Creek"
21 Pete Seeger and Johnny Cash: "Worried Man Blues"
22 Johnny Cash: "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
23 Johnny Cash: "Old Time Religion"
24 Johnny Cash, the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and the Tennessee Three: "Daddy Sang Bass"
25 Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters: "Wildwood Flower"
26 Neil Young: "The Needle and the Damage Done"
27 Johnny Cash: "Tennessee Flat Top Box"
28 Joni Mitchell and Johnny Cash: "Long Black Veil"
29 Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three with Carl Perkins: "Big River"
30 Johnny Cash: "I Walk the Line"
31 June Carter Cash: "A Good Man"
32 Derek and the Dominoes: "It\'s Too Late"
33 Derek and the Dominoes With Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins: "Matchbox"
34 Charley Pride: "Able Bodied Man"
35 Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys: "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
36 Loretta Lynn: "I Know How"
37 Jerry Lee Lewis: "Whole Lotta Shakin\' Goin\' On"
38 Johnny Cash: "Ride This Train (America the Beautiful, This Land Is Your Land)"
39 The Everly Brothers With Ike Everly and Tommy Cash: "Silver Haired Daddy of Mine"
40 Ray Charles: "Ring of Fire"
41 Johnny Cash: "A Boy Named Sue"
42 Conway Twitty: "Hello Darlin\'"
43 Mother Maybelle Carter: "Black Mountain Rag"
44 Tony Joe White and Johnny Cash: "Pork Salad Annie"
45 Glenn Campbell: "Wichita Lineman"
46 Neil Diamond: "Cracklin\' Rosie"
47 Ray Price: "For the Good Times"
48 Roy Orbison: "Crying"
49 Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash: "Oh, Pretty Woman"
50 Johnny Cash: "Wanted Man"
51 Chet Atkins and Johnny Cash: "Recuerdo De La Alhambra"
52 Chet Atkins: Medley: "Country Gentleman" / "Mister Sandman" / "Wildwood Flower" / "Freight Train"
53 June Carter Cash With Homer and Jethro: "Baby It\'s Cold Outside"
54 Merle Haggard: "No Hard Time Blues"
55 Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash: "Sing Me Back Home"
56 Carl Perkins: "Blue Suede Shoes"
57 Johnny Cash, the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers, and Carl Perkins: "The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago"
58 Roy Clark: Medley: "In the Summertime" / "12th Street Rag"
59 The Statler Brothers: "Flowers on the Wall"
60 Johnny Cash: "Working Man Blues"
61 Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash: "Jackson"
62 Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash: "Turn Around"
63 Johnny Cash: "I Love You Because"
64 Hank Williams Jr.: Medley: "You Win Again" / "Cold Cold Heart" / "I Can\'t Help It If I\'m Still in Love With You" / "Half As Much"
65 Johnny Cash: "A Wonderful Time up There"
66 Johnny Cash: "Folsom Prison Blues"
People who agree on little else can agree on Johnny Cash. He carried a unique ability to reach all people at once. He was admired by prisoners and presidents, by preachers and punks. Cash was a man of God who spoke for the condemned. Johnny Cash\'s America looks at the unifying vision he carried with him through 50 years in music.
From the filmmakers behind "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story," this acclaimed documentary (and accompanying soundtrack) looks at The Man in Black in a whole new light. How did Cash navigate the issues of his day, and what can we learn from his example? Here are gathered a broad spectrum of Americans--politicians, musicians, writers, family--to reflect on the power and meaning of Cash\'s extraordinary life.
This documentary features many never before seen performances capturing Cash across the years and in all circumstances. Intimate, revealing, and provocative, Johnny Cash\'s America shines a new light on a musician, an entertainer, an American.
DVD:
Full-length documentary includes interviews with:
Al Gore
Bob Dylan
Snoop Dogg
Sheryl Crow
John Mellencamp
Lamar Alexander
Rosanne Cash
Tim Robbins
and many others.
Narrated by Academy Award Winner® Chris Cooper.
Directed by Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon
Main Program Running Time: 90 minutes
20 minutes of Bonus Material
track list
1. Come Along And Ride This Train (previously unreleased)
2. Pickin\' Time
3. Five Feet High And Rising
4. Big River
5. Cry, Cry, Cry
6. All Of God\'s Children Ain\'t Free
7. Big Foot
8. Don\'t Take Your Guns To Town
9. Folsom Prison Blues (live)
10. Singing In Vietnam Talkin\' Blues