..Johnny was and is the North Star; you could guide your ship by him – the greatest of the greats then and now. I first met him in ‘62 or ‘63 and saw him a lot in those years. Not so much recently, but in some kind of way he was with me more than people I see every day.
~Bob Dylan (Statement on Johnny Cash – Sept 2003)Johnny Cash was one of the most imposing and influential figures in post-World War II country music. With his deep, resonant baritone and spare percussive guitar, he had a basic, distinctive sound. Cash didn’t sound like Nashville, nor did he sound like honky tonk or rock & roll. He created his own subgenre, falling halfway between the blunt emotional honesty of folk, the rebelliousness of rock & roll, and the world-weariness of country.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine (allmusic.com)
Posts here @ JV:
Albums:
- At Folsom Prison
- American Recordings (1994)
- Unchained (1996)
- American III: Solitary Man (2000)
- Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden (2002)
Concerts / Videos:
- Johnny Cash the San Quentin concert: 45 year anniversary
- Videos of the day: Johnny Cash 1960s live TV appearances
- Classic concert: Johnny Cash live at Manhattan Centre 1994
Songs:
Other:
- Johnny Cash the 39 best songs
- Johnny Cash – best songs @ SUN Records
- Unreleased: I witnessed a crime by Johnny Cash
- Documentary: Johnny Cash – The Last Great American
- Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash performing together, videos & audios
– - Bob Dylan: The 5th recording session for “Nashville Skyline (w/Johnny Cash), February 18, 1969
- Bob Dylan: Train of Love, New York City, New York, Early April 1999 (video)
- Bob Dylan – Big River (Johnny Cash) – Baltimore, Maryland – 8 November 1999 (Video)
- Video of the day: I Walk The Line Revisited – Rodney Crowell