Name: American V: A Hundred Highways
Brand: Johnny Cash

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

5344168

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Black

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2014-03-24

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Supplier GB

Universal

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Standard:20

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0600753441688

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Black LP

Artist

Johnny Cash

Genre GB

Country / Americana

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Johnny Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, musician and author. He was born on February 26, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas, USA as J.R. Cash and passed away on September 12, 2003 in Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Known for his influential contributions to country music, Cash earned the nickname "The Man in Black" due to his all-black stage wardrobe.Cash was married to country singer June Carter and had a younger brother named Tommy Cash. His younger sister is Joanne Cash and he also had an older brother named Roy Cash Sr. Additionally, his nephew is Roy Cash Jr. From his first marriage with Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash had a daughter named Rosanne Cash who became a successful singer-songwriter. He was also the stepfather of Carlene Carter who is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband Carl Smith.In recognition of his immense talent and impact on music history, Johnny Cash was honoured with inductions into several prestigious halls of fame including the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1977, the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980, the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 (as a performer), and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2010.

American V: A Hundred Highways is the fifth chapter in Johnny Cash's celebrated American Recordings series.

Once again produced by ZZ Top understudy Rick Rubin, the album features twelve selections taken from the country legend's final 2003 recording sessions. A less flashy batch of tunes than the previous American entry (which saw the Man In Black singing on such square-peg covers as "Personal Jesus" and a dazed Fiona Apple duet on "Bridge Over Troubled Water"), the record offers a genuinely warm epitaph to Cash's influential career with weathered but spirited takes on Bruce Springsteen, Gordon Lightfoot, and Rod McKuen tunes, as well as his own "Like The 309", which marks Cash's last original composition put to tape. 

These songs are Johnny's final statement. They are the truest reflection of the music that was central to his life at the time. this is the music that Johnny wanted us to hear.

American V: A Hundred Highways

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Discover American V: A Hundred Highways by Johnny Cash. This LP from Universal features twelve heartfelt songs, including Cash's last original composition.