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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Classics from an American icon:

With a flawed but powerful and distinctive voice and a trademark "walking-guitar" style, Johnny Cash is one of the cardinal singers of modern country, and one no fan of the genre can afford not to know. This massive collection (84 tracks) covers all his best work and samples every kind of music he makes: "somebody-done-somebody-wrong" laments ("cry, Cry, Cry," "Guess Things Happen That Way"), classic American folk tunes ("Long Black Veil," "Dark as a Dungeon") and hymns ("Peace in the Valley," "Were You... more info

A gigantic document of Cash's evolution in music:

It's sad how many fans have been - and will be - cheated the glory of Johnny Cash, simply because they immediately think "country" and turn a deaf ear. This is not country music! If you're at all attracted to the songwriting prowess of (Cash disciples) like Dylan, Springsteen, Petty or Mellencamp, or the dark imagery of the Doors or the Stones, this you must check out. Cash's rhythms & styles may sound country, but his spirit is all Rock N' Roll.

The first disc is composed mostly of his Sun Studio... more info

Best of Johnny:

I chose this set over The Essential Johnny Cash [LIMITED EDITION] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] because this set does not have some of the songs on this one. Some of the good songs I like are Daddy Sang Bass(Momma Sang Tennor), Folsom Prison Blues, Boy named Sue,and others.
This set also has Sunday Morning Coming Down which is a Chris Christopherson clasic. The song is the live version that has a lyric that the network did not want Johnny to say for it might offend people.

Tracks:

1. Hey Porter
2. Cry Cry Cry
3. Folsom Prison Blues
4. Luther Played the Boogie
5. Get Rhythm
6. I Walk the Line
7. Home of the Blues
8. Give My Love to Rose
9. Rock Island Line
10. Doin' My Time
11. Big River
12. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
13. Guess Things Happen That Way
14. Ways of a Woman in Love
15. Thanks a Lot
16. Oh, What a Dream

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