johnny cash

One might assume the lyrics alone would be the highlight on this release, and they are indeed touching. However, the performances are equally impressive – each contributor clearly understood the gravity of these words and put forward a special effort.

Newly discovered and unpublished poems and lyrics written by Johnny Cash are transformed into ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’, a collaborative album featuring new music by Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello, The Jayhawks and more.

Our Song of the Day is from a video of Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash performing ‘One Too Many Mornings’. It was recorded in Nashville in 1969.

Watch Billy Bragg performing an impromptu cover of Long Black Veil with Joe Purdy, plus a 1969 flashback to Johnny Cash performing the same song with Joni Mitchell.

Kill it Kid are a cross between Johnny Cash, The Black Keys and The White Stripes; taking inspiration from the likes of Blind Willie McTell, Son House, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits, it’s hard to believe they come from Bath.