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The Man in Song - A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash (Paperback)
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The Man in Song - A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash (Paperback)
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There have been many books written about Johnny Cash, but The Man
in Song is the first to examine Cash's incredible life through the
lens of the songs he wrote and recorded. Music journalist and
historian John Alexander has drawn on decades of studying Cash's
music and life, from his difficult depression-era Arkansas
childhood through his death in 2003, to tell a life story through
songs familiar and obscure. In discovering why Cash wrote a given
song or chose to record it, Alexander introduces readers anew to a
man whose primary consideration of any song was the difference
music makes in people's lives, and not whether the song would
become a hit. The hits came, of course. Johnny Cash sold more than
fifty million albums in forty years, and he holds the distinction
of being the only performer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame,
and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. The Man in Song connects
treasured songs to an incredible life. It explores the intertwined
experience and creativity of childhood trauma. It rifles through
the discography of a life: Cash's work with the Tennessee Two at
Sam Phillips's Sun Studios, the unique concept albums Cash recorded
for Columbia Records, the spiritual songs, the albums recorded live
at prisons, songs about the love of his life, June Carter Cash,
songs about murder and death and addiction, songs about ramblers,
and even silly songs. Appropriate for both serious country and folk
music enthusiasts and those just learning about this musical
legend, The Man in Song will appeal to a fan base spanning
generations. Here is a biography for those who first heard "I Walk
the Line" in 1956, a younger generation who discovered Cash through
songs like his cover of Trent Reznor's "Hurt," and everyone in
between.
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