Through The
Eyes Of A Fan
Tributes
To Johnny Cash
Tribute CD's To Johnny Cash
APRIL 18, 1999 TNT CABLE TV 8:00
P.M. ET
Up front
there oughta be a Man In Black!!. But if the effects of Parkinson’s like
illness keep the 67year-old honoree of "An all-star Tribute to Johnny Cash" from
being there, plenty of big names are still scheduled to walk the line in a concert to pay
respects to the music legend, artist as diverse as U2, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson
Tom Petty And Bob Dylan. The only performer, besides Elvis, to be inducted into both the
Country Music and Rock and Roll Halls Of Fame, Cash Appeals to everyone "grandmothers
in Iowa to Johnny Deep" says his daughter Rosanne, a successful singer- songwriter in
here own right Who’ll also play at the tribute airing on TNT’s master series.
Cash’s contributions have been many, some 500 Albums and 1,500: songs including
signature tunes ( Folsom Prison Blues, Ring Of Fire, and I Walk The Line ) a number that
Rosanne first preformed for her Dad at the 1996 Kennedy Center Honors. "At rehearsals
I was saying, This is never going to work. I was crying ; it was awful," she
remembers " the next day, I just thought this is exactly right. It was like giving
him something ….. It was a gift from both of us
Johnny Cash Rolls In For All-Star Tribute In His Honor
Johnny Cash gets a hug from
Emmylou Harris after he gave a surprise performance at the All-Star concert in his honor
Tuesday night in New York. Other onstage left to right country duo Brooks and Dunn,
Rosanne Cash, Johnny's daughter and Kevin Bacon
Johnny Cash was a surprise performer at
his own all-star tribute Tuesday night in New York, taking to the stage for the first time
since being diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder in 1997 ( not counting a brief
appearance with Kris Kristofferson at the Grand Ole Opry last year ). My first time in 19
months Cash told the A-list audience at the Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom.
"it feels good, it feels good, it feels good. " Producers of the show, taped by
TNT for telecast April 18, 1999 managed to sneak the quest of honor onstage near the end
of the tribute. The Lights dimmed and the actor Tim Robbins read essay about life in
prison. The lights rose to reveal Cash onstage. He uttered his trademark introduction
Hello I’M Johnny Cash - then broke into ( Folsom Prison Blues ) and then followed up
with ( I Walk The Line) Back by some friends of his. The 67-year-old singer suffers from
Shy-Drager Syndrome. ( It was initially thought he had Parkinson’s disease ) While
his hair was said to be grayer and thinner since his last public appearance, reports say
his voice was strong and clear.
Other live Performers at Tuesday’s "All-Star
Tribute to Johnny Cash include ( Sheryl Crow ) ( Willie Nelson ) ( Lyle Lovett ) ( Emmylou
Harris ) and Kevin Bacon. Also On hand were Cash’s wife June Carter Cash and his
daughter Rosanne Cash. Additionally, Bob Dylan, and U-2 contributed taped segments. And
everyone, of course dressed in deference to Cash’s favorite non color Black
April 8,1999
JOHNNY CASH TNT TRIBUTE
APRIL 6, 1999 8:OOPM
Hollywood & Vine
MOJO
CASH COVERED
Newly Released For MOJO Magazine
Track List
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One Piece At A Time (Michelle
Shooked)
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Folsom Prison Blues (Waylon
Jennings
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Hardin Won't Run (Steve
Earle)
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Good Night Irene (Mississippi
John Hurt)
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Cry Cry Cry
(Robbie Faulks)
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Worried Man (Jeb
Loy Nichols)
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Dark As A Dugeon (Sparkehorse)
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I Still Miss Some One (Willard
Grant Conspiracy)
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The Singer (Nick
Cave & The Bad Seeds)
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I Walk The Line (Shelby
Lynn)
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Ring Of Fire (This
Kid Named Miles)
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Get Rhythm (Jawbone)
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When The Man Comes Around (Knife
In The Water)
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Bacon Ridn, Chief Seattle,
The Ballad Of Ira Hayes (Tom Russell)
-
Wayfaring Stranger / Fly Me
To Moon (Giant Sand)
The
RockaBilly Masters
Track List
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Rockabilly Fever ( Stan Perkins
Vocal )
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Folsom Prison Blues ( Burl
Boykin Vocal )
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Match Box ( Stan Perkins
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Big River ( Burl Boykins Vocal
)
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Milk Cow Blues ( Travis LeDoyt
Vocal )
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Little Marie ( C.W Gatlin Vocal
)
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My Left Me ( Travis LeDoyt
Vocal )
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I Walk The Line ( Travis
LeDoyt Vocal )
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Honey Don't ( Travis LeDoyt
Vocal )
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I've Got A Woman ( Travis
LeDoyt Vocal )
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Catchin The Blues ( Travis
LeDoyt Vocal )
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Mexican Limbo ( Mack Self
Vocal )
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Good Rockin Tonight ( ( Travis
LeDoyt Vocal )
-
Jody McClain ( Burl Boykins
Vocal )
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Baby Let's Play House ( Burl
Boykins Vocal )
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Shadows ( Mack Self Vocal
)
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Blue Suede Shoes ( Stan Perkins
Vocal )
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Give My Love To Rose (
C.W. Gatlin Vocal )
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Trying To Get Over You ( Travis
LeDoyt Vocal )
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Drum Time ( W.S. Holland
Instrumental )
-
Let Me Come Your Way (1959)
W/Johnny Winter& Burl Boykin Vocal
The
Johnny Cash Blues Tribute CD
Releasing
'Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash
On July 29th.
The Following Artists
And Songs Are On The Tribute:
Paul Reddick Train of
Love
Gatemouth Brown Get
Rhythm
Maria Muldaur Walking
The Blues
Garland Jeffreys I
Walk The Line
Chris Thomas King Rock
Island Line
Blackie & The
Rodeo Kings Folsom Prison Blues
Harry Manx Long Black
Veil
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Sleepy LaBeef
Frankie's Man Johnny
Corey Harris
Redemption
Kevin Breit Send a
Picture of Mother
Colin Linden Big River
Mavis Staples Will The
Circle Be Unbroken
Artist
Choice Johnny Cash
Music
That Matters To Him
“Hello I’m Johnny Cash”
You hold in your hand a CD put together by Johnny Cash. We called the Man In
Black at his ranch outside Nashville while he was preparing for his next
album. He told us about why he chose these songs. Listen and find out why
how a Hank Williams song started his singing career, his impression of Bob
Dylan as a great hillbilly singer, and which country crooner is still the
model of comparison for him.
Track List
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Lovesick Blues (Hank
Williams)
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I'll Hold You In My
Heart (Eddy Arnold)
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North To Alaska (Johnny
Horton)
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Big Iron (Marty
Robbins)
-
Me And Bobby McGee (Kris
Kristofferson)
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Loving Her Was Easier (Kris
Kristofferson)
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The First Time I Ever
Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)
-
Desperado (Linda
Ronstadt)
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Wichita Lineman (Glen
Campbell)
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The Times Are A
Changing (Bob Dylan)
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Four Strong Winds (The
Chad Mitchell Trio)
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Peace In The Valley (
Red Foley & The Sunshine Boys)
-
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
(Mahalia Jackson)
AMERICANA
A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH
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TRACK
ARTIST
- Ballad Of A Teenage Queen.......Dead Leaves rising
- Wanted Man .............................Section One
- Let The train Blow The Whistle ....Crosseyed
- Understand Your Man .................The Boxer Tramps
- Guess Things Happen That Way....Acme Music
- I Walk The Line ...........................Jeffrey Venuro
- Folsom Prison Blues ....................Kill Switch Klick
- Big River .....................................Penningtones
- Cry Cry Cry ................................The Staggers
- Jackson .......................................Chris Livesay
- Redemption ..................................Juke
- Ring Of Fire .................................Henry Boy
- When The Roses Bloom again ......Faith & Disease
- There'll Be Peace In The Valley .....Fan
- Long Black Veil ................Courtney Hudak ( With Chris Livesay )
- The Rebel ( Johnny Yuma ) ...........How's Bayou
- Luther Played The Boogie .............Hypnopaedia
- Man In black ................................Weird Feeling Number Three
- Thanks A Lot ................................The Western Trio
- Rock Island Line ...........................Remora
Album Liner Notes
When I was eight years old I lived in a
sleepy little college town called Wrynesburg in Pennsylvania, during the summer months the
neighborhood boys and I ran up and the alleyways between our homes playing "Mod squad
" And "Speed Racer " One day my best friend said " hey, my dad has a
record player in the garage. Lets go play some of his records, " I smiled, Yea !!!
But he said he can’t find out - he’d whip my butt if he heard we’d been
missin with his record collection. I agree and off we ran to his garage, a white washed
car shed back behind our house. We snuck in. Inside rays of light penetrated cracks in the
garage door and boarded up windows. It was cool and rusty smelling.
There it is John pointed, the record player that
sat on his dads work bench all dusty and half buried by old magazines. We pulled it out
and blew off the dirt. It was an old one with built in speakers and a taped together tone
arm. The records are in here John said, pointing at the broken wooden Cabinet. Does he
have any Rock & roll Stuff I asked ? lets see !! he said pulling on the cabinet door.
It creaked and moaned open. Inside there was tons of 45’s even duster then the record
player had been. We pulled out several boxes and began digging through them. Man this is
some old music!!Who is Pasty Cline? I inquired-oh yeah-hears a good on. My dad said I
can’t listen to this one John pulled out Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues.
Why can’t you listen to that record? I asked. My dad
says it’s not for kids It’s got mature something or other. Is it Rock &
Roll? I’m not sure, he said as he put it on the record player and dropped the needle
down. The speaker crackled with static and the music started. The opening guitar line
hinted at Rock & Roll but then Johnny Cash’s deep voice pulled the song in a
different direction. It wasn’t as heavy as my own dad’s 8-track tapes of Iron
Butterfly but I liked it. This is good I yelled as we be-bopped around the garage. John
garbed my arm " this part I like" he sang out of key with the song. But (I Shot
A Man In Reno, Just To Watch him Die ) I didn’t know where Reno was but I sure in the
heck didn’t want to go there.
We listen to Folsom several times and were right in the
middle of a Pasty Cline 45 when john’s mom called out of house. John - John where are
you? It’s lunch time!! We quickly put everything back the way it was and headed for
the door. At the doorway John block it with his arm. Remember he said don’t tell
anybody. I nodded. We both scampered out of the garage. John ran into the house and I ran
home knowing my own lunch would be ready for me. That was my first rebellious music
experience and Folsom Prison Blues has been one of my all time favorite songs since then.
The diversity of artist on this CD proves Johnny
Cash’s transcendence of any musical genre. His influence and his music has stood the
test of time. He truly is a living legend. We hope you enjoy listening to this tribute
collection as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together.
One of Johnny Cash's TV Commercials in 2002
Revised: September 03, 2007
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