Cash birthday tribute concert draws Chesney, Kristofferson, Johnson
The concert will be at Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theatre. Other performers are Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ronnie Dunn, Ray LaMontagne, Amy Lee and Lucinda Williams, as well as performances by Brandi Carlile, Andy Grammer, John Hiatt, Shooter Jennings and Rhett Miller with more performers to be announced shortly. Tickets go on-sale to the general public on Wednesday, Feb. 29.
"Our family is honored to know that this amazing line-up of artists will gather together on one stage to pay tribute to the music and history of my father," said John Carter Cash. "There is no doubt in my mind that, although he is no longer with us in body, his spirit will shine true on this night thanks to these inspired artists."
"Having been a fan of Johnny Cash and his music for as long as I can remember I could not be more excited to produce an event that honors such a musical legend," said event producer Keith Wortman. "His iconic voice, style and authenticity has inspired musicians for generations and we are proud to be able to celebrate his artistic legacy with some of today's greatest entertainers while also benefitting such an amazing children's cause Charley's Fund."
An all-star band led by Don Was includes Buddy Miller, Kenny Aronoff, Ian McLagen, and Greg Leisz. Was, who worked with Cash on an album for The Highwaymen, will serve as musical director.
Charley's Fund helps find a cure for the fatal children's disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
"We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash" will be produced and distributed in conjunction with Legacy Recordings, the division of Sony Music Entertainment that serves as the home of Johnny Cash's music catalog.
Cash's 80th Birthday celebration kicks off on Feb. 26, the day which would have been his 80th birthday, with the ground-breaking of the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Project in Dyess, Ark. The house that Cash grew up in will become a permanent tribute to him and his family's early life, as well as reflecting a historical slice of American life during the 1930s Great Depression. In addition, Legacy Recordings is set to celebrate this landmark year with a full slate of projects to be released throughout the next 12 months. First up is "Bootleg Vol. IV: The Soul of Truth," a 2-CD, 51-track collection which comprises gospel and spiritual recordings made by Cash in the 1970s and '80s, to be released on April 3.
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CD reviews for Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash's live set was released on vinyl in Czechoslovakia in 1983. U.S. fans became aware of "Koncert v Praze (In Prague-Live)" when it was issued in the U.S. as part of the deluxe box set "Johnny Cash: The Complete Columbia Album Collection" in 2012. This marks the first time it was released as a single CD
Recorded on-stage in Czechoslovakia in April 1978,
- one of two recent reissues by the label of foreign concerts (the other was a Denmark show in December ...
Like many icons who have since departed the planet, Johnny Cash left behind a legacy that continues to flourish - in the songs he left behind, in their interpretation by others and in the man's own recordings, which still sound as fresh and vital as they were when first released.
This vintage concert offers a case in point. Recorded at the peak of his prowess, it finds him replaying his classic hits - "A Boy Named Sue," "Folsom Prison Blues," "I Walk the Line" ...
One would think that with all the archival music, reissues and postmortem tributes released on Johnny Cash's behalf, the vaults would have been scraped pretty clean by now, with only scraps left for dedicated completists to feast upon. So it comes as no small surprise to find that the Cash archivists actually uncovered some entire sessions that haven't been unearthed until now. Recorded in the early '80s, "Out Among The Stars" is such a high quality collection that it ...
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