Johnny & Jack & Tennessee Mountain Boys [Import]

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We at Bear Family can honestly say that we've done more than anyone to keep the sound of the great original country duets alive. The Blue Sky Boys, the Monroe Brothers, Darby & Tarlton, Sara & Maybelle Carter, the Louvin Brothers, and even the Everly Brothers have all received the Bear Family treatment. One of the greatest duet acts of all was Johnnie & Jack, and in a 1992 box, we collected absolutely every recording by Johnnie & Jack. The 6 CDs included all their Apollo, King, RCA, and Decca recordings made between their first session in 1947 and Jack's death in 1963. Johnnie Wright gives a session-by-session account of his career...his memory is incredible, and it amounts to a fifteen year history of country music. Also included are sensational photos from Johnnie Wright's personal photo library and fanatically detailed notes from Grand Ole Opry host Eddie Stubbs.

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Average customer rating: Great collection All of the favorites! Perfect Intro to Johnny Cash! Best Cash CD Compilation The Essential Johnny Cash

The Essential Johnny Cash Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Box Sets at 30% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: At Folsom Prison Walk the Line The Essential Willie Nelson At San Quentin Walk the Line (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B00005Y1M2 Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

1. Hey Porter
2. Cry, Cry, Cry
3. I Walk The Line
4. Get Rhythm
5. There You Go
6. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen
7. Big River
8. Guess Things Happen That Way
9. All Over Again
10. Don't Take Your Guns To Town
11. Five Feet High And Rising
12. The Rebel-Johnny Yuma
13. Tennessee Flat-Top Box
14. I Still Miss Someone
15. Ring Of Fire
16. The Ballad Of Ira Hayes
17. Orange Blossom Special
18. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)

Tracks:

1. It Ain't Me, Babe (w/ June Carter Cash)
2. The One On The Right Is On The Left
3. Jackson (w/ June Carter Cash)
4. Folsom Prison Blues (Live)
5. Daddy Sang Bass
6. Girl From The North Country (w/ Bob Dylan)
7. A Boy Named Sue (Live)
8. If I Were A Carpenter
9. Sunday Morning Coming Down
10. Flesh And Blood
11. Man In Black
12. Ragged Old Flag
13. One Piece At A Time
14. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
15. Song Of The Patriot (w/ Marty Robbins)
16. Highwayman (w/ Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson)
17. The Night Hank Williams Came To Town (w/ Waylon Jennings)
18. The Wanderer (w/ U2)

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It's a great and perhaps impossible challenge to encapsulate the highlights of Johnny Cash's vast musical catalog in a two-CD, 36-song collection like this. Yet, though it barely scratches the surface, 2002's The Essential Johnny Cash--part of a series of compilations and reissues celebrating Cash's 70th birthday--does present three-dozen satisfying and balanced snapshots of some of the Man in Black's most memorable work for the Sun, Columbia, and Mercury labels. Above all else, these 36 selections are wonderful reminders of Cash's rustic eclecticism. Cuts range from '50s Sun rockabilly classics like "Hey Porter" and "I Walk the Line" to '60s country-folk gems like "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" and Cash's memorable duet with Bob Dylan on Dylan's "Girl from the North Country." Also included are more recent samplings of Cash's celebrated collaborations, including "Highwayman," which he recorded in 1984 with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson as part of the on-again, off-again supergroup the Highwaymen, and "The Wanderer," a fervent gospel collaboration with U2 that appeared on the band's 1993 album, Zooropa. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

Great collection.......2007-07-13

The Essential Johnny Cash, while far from being the only Cash CD you'll ever need, is nonetheless a great collection of his biggest hits. Drawing mainly from his early years, this set features nearly all of my personal favorites, and even a few lesser-known hits that usually get lost in the cracks of other albums.

Like I said--this isn't the only Johnny Cash CD you'll ever need, but this, along with the Folsom and San Quentin concerts, is a good way to start your collection. Highly recommended.

All of the favorites!.......2007-05-17

This is a great 2-CD set if you are a Johnny Cash fan and want as many hits as you can get without buying the box set! I got the Essential Johnny Cash for my Dad at Christmas last year and listened to it on a trip with him. I loved the movie Walk the Line and this CD made me go out and buy the box set for myself. I admit I like this CD better thna the box set as I find myself switching CD's too much with the box set. There are 4 CD's with the box set where this one has two. the boxed set also has a lot of gospel song by Johnny Cash, which I didn't like as much. But the Essential Johnny Cash did have a couple of the gospel songs that I did like. So if you are a Johnny Cash fan, or think you are becoming one, I highly recommend The Essential Johnny Cash 2-CD set. It has all the songs you'll need and love! Like me, you may even discover some you never knew you'd love.

Perfect Intro to Johnny Cash!.......2007-05-14

What can you say? It's Johnny Cash and he's great. What I like most about this CD is that it introduced me to songs of his that I had never heard of such as 'Hey Porter'. You can hear Cash's personality and humor in his music. Buy it, you'll like it.

Best Cash CD Compilation.......2007-05-12

If you are going to have 1 Johnny Cash CD Set.. this is it. Period..

The Essential Johnny Cash.......2007-05-02

The cd The Essential Johnny Cash is based on his songs and music like Ring of Fire and A Boy Named Sue. The instrument that plays in Ring Of Fire is a trumphet that is high brass and for A Boy Named Sue is a giutar that is loud. The thing that brings out the songs is that he`s a musician and talented. His attidude was bad sometimes because of drugs he was taking. Like always Johnny Cash will always be sensation as a true good, sensation singer known as the Man in Black and for his music.

Average customer rating: At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash good dam performance The compelling detail seems divine The Greatest Live Performance Ever Folsom prison " Authnetic and Honest

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Tracks:

1. Folsom Prison Blues
2. Busted
3. Dark As The Dungeon
4. I Still Miss Someone
5. Cocaine Blues
6. 25 Minutes To Go
7. Orange Blossom Special
8. The Long Black Veil
9. Send A Picture Of Mother
10. The Wall
11. Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog
12. Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart
13. Joe Bean
14. Jackson
15. Give My Love To Rose
16. I Got Stripes
17. The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
18. Green, Green Grass Of Home
19. Greystone Chapel

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Johnny Cash had been breaking new ground for a decade when At Folsom Prison suddenly made the world at large take notice. The interaction of a volatile prison population starved for entertainment and a desperately on-form Johnny Cash was electrifying. His somber machismo finally found a home. The songs, which included every prison song Cash knew ("I Got Stripes," "The Wall," "25 Minutes to Go," "Cocaine Blues," plus his own "Folsom Prison Blues") were tailored to galvanize the crowd. This set is all about atmosphere. Live at the Grand Ole Opry this ain't. The 1999 version drops the San Quentin portion of the original CD reissue, instead adding three cuts to complete the full and uncensored Folsom show. --Colin Escott

Customer Reviews:

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash.......2007-06-27

I wasn't real big on Johnny Cash or country music for that matter.
But, after seeing the movie " Walk the Line " I was hooked.
I just had to get me some Johnny Cash and see what the big deal was.
The thing I like about him is that he is such a great story teller.
Every song he sings makes you believe that what he is singing about
happened to you. To me, it really doesn't sound like country at all.
It's more like blues with a little country and rock mixed in.
I can see why the " Folsom Prison " album was his best album.
The songs he did on this album are some his best work.
Some of my favorites are " Cocaine Blues ", " Jackson ", " Busted ".
and " I Got Stripes " just to name a few.
If you don't know, or your not a big country fan like I was.
Pick up this cd and let Johnny Cash the man in black make a believer
out of you.

good dam performance.......2007-05-21

amazing. he is so good, funny and great voice
I only wish he would still be alive so I can get to see his show

The compelling detail seems divine.......2007-05-15

Michael Streissguth is surely one of God's honored clay vessels from which He pours His rare gift of prose. I cannot count the times during the consuming literary journey of, `Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison', that I stopped to remind myself, "Wait a minute, Streissguth was just a kid in 1968­-he was not at Folsom with John" or, "No-Streissguth is not absent from all of the photos because he was the one with the camera, he just wasn't there-he was not with the Cash entourage." The compelling detail seems divine-perhaps it is, for it is related as though from the heart and hand of One­­-who saw the whole thing as it happened.

-Rev Jack Shaw; Johnny Cash Show Evangelist

The Greatest Live Performance Ever.......2007-05-02

To me, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison is magic. As good as his other stuff is, he was clearly at the top of his game during this performance. The electricity on stage combined with genuine enthusiasm of the prisoners is unlike anything I have ever heard before. There is no other way to put it, other than it all came together for this one CD. No matter how many times I hear it, it only gets better. I never get tired of listening to Folsom Prison. As good as the start of the concert is with a very enthusiastic "Folsom Prison Blues", it's the ending with "Greystone Chapel", a song written by one of the prisoners that makes this CD truly unique. I have 4 children aging from 14 to 5 and have heard all of them singing songs from Folsom Prison. My all time favorite CD and it isn't even close. That "The legend of John Henry's hammer", was left of the original album, is almost impossible to believe.

Folsom prison " Authnetic and Honest.......2007-04-23

I really am enjoying the "Folsom Prsion" CD by Johnny cash. The live element makes it what it is. Authentically honest. The prison announcenments during the concert are priceless. Knowing that Johnny Cash was not a "head in the clouds" person but a man who knew his shortcomings makes this cd even more real. He was a man who knew the power of redemption and it shines through on Folsom.

Average customer rating: RICK SHAQ GOLDSTEIN SAYS: ?WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU MIX, MUDDY WATERS, COTTON & WINTER? ANSWER:" OLD-TIME COOKING BLUES!" As wonderful as you'd expect Bringin' It Back

Breakin' It Up & Breakin' It Down Muddy Waters Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: In the Palace of the King Live at Theresa's 1975 Close as You Get Old School Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live ASIN: B000PA9Q6E Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Medley: Black Cat Bone/Dust My Broom
2. Can't Be Satisfied
3. Caledonia
4. Dealin' With the Devil
5. Rocket 88
6. I Done Got Over It
7. How Long Can a Fool Go Wrong
8. Mama Talk To Your Daughter
9. Love Her With a Feeling
10. Trouble No More
11. Got My Mojo Workin'

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Muddy Waters had his second coming 30 years ago, when longtime friend and disciple Johnny Winter and his Blue Sky label returned him--after a series of listless recordings aimed at the rock audience--to the raw, powerful authenticity of his timeless Chess material with a series of powerful albums. Beginning with 1977's acclaimed Hard Again, a subsequent tour produced Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live, recorded onstage in Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia with Muddy's band, Winter, and harmonica player/vocalist James Cotton. Enough live material remained for Legacy to release an expanded version with an entire second disc of unissued concert material. It seems even that wasn't the end. This collection returns again to those remarkable concerts, featuring Muddy on five tracks, among them a rousing "I Can't Be Satisfied," "Trouble No More," "Caldonia," and the closing "Got My Mojo Workin'." Winter and Cotton are no less powerful, Cotton redoing Jackie Brenston's hit "Rocket '88'" and Winter ripping up John Lee Hooker's "I Done Got Over It" and "Mama Talk to Your Daughter." --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

RICK SHAQ GOLDSTEIN SAYS: ?WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU MIX, MUDDY WATERS, COTTON & WINTER? ANSWER:" OLD-TIME COOKING BLUES!".......2007-07-14

This cd is a new release of a concert tour in 1977 with Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter and James Cotton. I vacillated for days before I bought this. I have deducted, that listening to the thirty second sound bites, are worthless, especially when making a decision on electric blues. In 30 seconds, the guy might not even be done tuning his guitar! I'm going to attempt, to help you, not to have to go through, the anguish, that I went through, before I made the decision to buy this cd. First of all, you can tell how much these three guys like each other. Since this is a live performance, you hear them kidding each other throughout each song. One guy sings: "Your mother ought to know..." And one of the guys not singing lead, is yelling: "Yea tell em!" or you hear enthusiastic screams like: "Ow!" "Yea" "Do it James!" "Do it Johnny", etc. I personally think James Cotton, and his mind blowing "harp" (For you non-experienced blues neophytes, that's his harmonica! Please make a note of that!) steals the whole show. That magic harp of his, is either screeching, scratching, waling, and always cooking. If I were to try to draw a verbal picture for you, of the type of blues these fella's are playing, I'd say, think about an old black and white detective movie, and you're inside a bar, smoke is slowly circling its way to the ceiling, and in the background you hear the blues. That's the kind of blues on this cd. James Cotton, when he's not blowing the "harp", showcases a voice, that sounds like its seen, a lot of cigarettes, a lot of whiskey, a lot of women, and left it with the blues. This entire cd, is old-time "roadhouse", feeling good, blues. There are 11 songs, totaling just under sixty minutes. This is a classic taste, of old-time jamming, ELECTRIC BLUES, with the "harp", being the pulse, that never misses a blue beat! Buy this!

As wonderful as you'd expect.......2007-06-14

They were only together for one album and tour, but the Hard Again band was the most kickass assemblage of blues talent there has ever been. They simply never played anything, either live or in studio, that was not of extraordinarily high quality. This disc absolutely smokes, and it's a welcome treat that Cotton and Winter each get a couple turns on lead vocals. It's very encouraging that there's still this much great stuff left over after after the two disc edition of Muddy "Mississippi" Waters, because that means there's likely more on the way.

Bringin' It Back.......2007-06-14

Muddy Waters' work on Chess Records from the late 1940s to the early 1970s is truly amazing. He was the most powerful blues artist and one of the best songwriters. Many fans think he was in decline in the mid-1970s when "Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down" was recorded. This concert document should dispel those thoughts. It might have taken Muddy longer to build up a head of steam, but when he got rollin', he was as "mannish" as ever. With old pal James Cotton blowing away on harp and Johnny Winter (who ignited Muddy's revival by producing his later records on Blue Sky Records) as his co-stars on the 1977 tour, Muddy was pushed to the heights he regularly reached in his 1950s and 1960s heyday ("Pinetop" Perkins on piano, and Bob Margolin on guitar also shine). The live version of "Can't be Satisfied" - the second cut on the disc - is as strong as any live recording in his career. I saw this band at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. and the three stars were on fire and having a whale of a time. When I bought "Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down," I thought, "there is no way this recording will be as good as I remember the show." But not to worry, it's all here and hearing it again made me smile at the memories of Muddy, James, and Johnny pouring out electric blues. A rousing "Got My Mojo Working" (the encore) finishes things up nicely. Someone once said, "In Muddy Waters' hands 'the blues' is a misnomer."

Average customer rating: WSS Original Sdtrk. west side story music West Side Story CD LOVE it Buy it for posterity

West Side Story Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Traditional | ( T ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Movie Scores | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: West Side Story (Special Edition DVD Collector's Set) Oklahoma! (1955 Film Soundtrack) South Pacific (1958 Film Soundtrack) The King and I (1956 Film Soundtrack) My Fair Lady (1964 Film Soundtrack) ASIN: B00023GGK8 Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Prologue
3. Jet Song
4. Something's Coming
5. Dance At The Gym
6. Maria
7. America
8. Tonight
9. Gee, Officer Krupke
10. Intermission Music
11. I Feel Pretty
12. One Hand, One Heart
13. Quintet
14. The Rumble
15. Somewhere
16. Cool
17. A Boy Like That/I Have A Love
18. Finale
19. End Credits

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Leonard Bernstein's musical update of Romeo and Juliet, with a young Stephen Sondheim's brilliant lyrics, had already galvanized Broadway with its vivid reinvention as a parable of racial intolerance and generational conflict. But director Robert Wise's lavish widescreen presentation broke fresh ground by taking the story to its most impressionable audience, the teenagers who could identify directly with Tony and Maria, and opened up Jerome Robbins's kinetic choreography through bravura camera work. The original soundtrack album was not merely a huge seller but a unique touchstone for an otherwise rock-oriented audience, and its release on CD benefits from an expanded program untenable in its initial LP release, as well as a 20-bit digital transfer. With Richard Beymer, Marni Nixon (Hollywood's vocal doppelgänger of choice, here standing in for Natalie Wood), and Rita Moreno dominating, the show's bounty of terrific songs and exciting instrumental pieces remains an ear-filling treat, mixing operatic passions, tart social commentary, and high comedy. From "Tonight" to "One Hand, One Heart," "America" to "Jet Song," this is a landmark in American musical theatre and film beautifully realized on disc. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

WSS Original Sdtrk........2007-06-11

I ordered the West Side Story cd and it came in excellent condition. it was sealed and everything and if i find anything else to buy from this seller, i will.

west side story music.......2007-04-14

C.D. in excellent condition, arrived soon after order. OH! Played at full volume--made me long to see the movie again. May just do that. The other reviewers complimented the movie orchestration and sound track--they were right.Nothing like Leonard Bernstein, Marnie Nixon, et.al.

West Side Story CD.......2007-01-24

Great music. Just like I remembered it... but even better. Very lively, great instrumentals, and wonderful voices.

LOVE it.......2007-01-09

This is my favorite musical and I love being able to rip it and have it on my MP3 for car listening.

Buy it for posterity.......2006-12-30

Yes, this is the movie version and is an important part of 1960s pop culture, but it pales in comparison to the Broadway Cast. The sound quality is sub-par, and the voices are nowhere near as strong as the 1957 Cast. The movie also cuts some important music, or rewoks the score until it is completely different from the original. The order was also changed from the original show, and it is hard to listen to for someone that is familiar with the original. Overall, 1957 cast over this one, but buy it for the memories if you must.

Average customer rating: My favorite Johnny Cash cd Johnny Cash is classic. Best of the American Series this CD turned me into a Johny cash fan... American IV : The Man Comes Around

American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: American III: Solitary Man American Recordings Unchained American V: A Hundred Highways At San Quentin ASIN: B00006L7XQ Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. The Man Comes Around
2. Hurt
3. Give My Love To Rose
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water
5. I Hung My Head
6. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
7. Personal Jesus
8. In My Life
9. Sam Hall
10. Danny Boy
11. Desperado
12. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
13. Tear Stained Letter
14. Streets of Laredo
15. We'll Meet Again

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On first thought, the idea of the Man in Black recording such covers as "Bridge over Troubled Water," "Danny Boy," and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" might seem odd, even for an artist who's been able to put his personal stamp on just about everything. But American IV: The Man Comes Around, which also draws on Cash's original songs as well as those by Nine Inch Nails ("Hurt"), Sting ("I Hung My Head"), and Depeche Mode ("Personal Jesus"), may be one of the most autobiographical albums of the 70-year-old singer-songwriter's career. Nearly every tune seems chosen to afford the ailing giant of popular music a chance to reflect on his life, and look ahead to what's around the corner. From the opening track--Cash's own "The Man Comes Around," filled with frightening images of Armageddon--the album, produced by Rick Rubin, advances a quiet power and pathos, built around spare arrangements and unflinching honesty in performance and subject. In 15 songs, Cash moves through dark, haunted meditations on death and destruction, poignant farewells, testaments to everlasting love, and hopeful salutes to redemption. He sounds as if he means every word, his baritone-bass, frequently frayed and ravaged, taking on a weary beauty. By the time he gets to the Beatles' "In My Life," you'll very nearly cry. Go ahead. He sounds as if he's about to, too. Unforgettable. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

UK special edition reissue of The Man In Black's brilliant 2002 album includes two bonus tracks, 'Big Iron' (previously vinyl only) & 'Hurt' (video). American Recordings. 2003.

Album Details

"the Man Comes Around" is the Fourth in the Legendary Singer's American Recordings Series and Boasts Some of his Most Interesting Work to Date, Including his First (And Some Say his Best) Compositions in Many Years. Other Material Includes Cover Versions of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water", the Eagles' "Desperado" and a Rumbling Version of "Danny Boy". This Special Edition Includes an Added Audio Track of "Big Iron" and the Enhanced Video of his Cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt".

Customer Reviews:

My favorite Johnny Cash cd .......2007-07-04

I honestly can't say I like country music. I just don't care for most of the genre. The only artist from this genre that I do listen to is Johnny Cash. Of all of the American recordings Johnny has worked on with record producer Rick Rubin, American IV: The Man Comes Around" is easily my personal favorite. As much as I like Johnny's last album American V, I just didn't think the material held up as well as the fourth volume.

What I love about American IV: The Man Comes Around is the sparse, haunting melodies that lingers through out the album. Secondly I love Johnny's deep baritone vocals on this cd especially on his covers of "Hurt" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". One of my personal favorite tracks is Johnny's cover of the Nine Inch Nails' track "Hurt". The emotions he puts into the song really moved me. I also loved the Sting song "I Hung My Head". Johnny does a great job at storytelling through this song. His voice is so warm and deep on this track. Johnny's duet with Nick Cave on the Hank Williams' classic "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry" is absolutely stunning. Both men really compliment each other with their own deep vocals.

While I do like Johnny's other American recordings, they weren't as perfect to me as American IV: The Man Comes Around is. I can listen to this cd without skipping a single track.

Johnny Cash is classic. .......2007-06-26

I popped this CD in on the way to Vegas from Los Angeles in the middle of the night. Johnny's haunting voice came booming through the speakers like a soundtrack to the desert. Full of stories and vivid descriptions this CD cant be described as anything less than epic. Moving along like a Steam Train up hill the music gains momentum and impresses more with each bar sung. If youre looking for a little dark night, outlaw country Johnny Cash's American IV: The Man Comes Around is just what you need.

Best of the American Series.......2007-06-26

I've got the last two American series recordings that Johnny Cash did and this one is way better than his last. I love them both, but if you have neither, get this one first. His cover of "Hurt" is outstanding. You can see the video on YouTube of both his cover and the original by Nine Inch Nails. It's amazing just how much better he does this song, its as if it was written just for him.

Note: I am not generally a Country Western fan, and yet this series hits a strong note in me.

this CD turned me into a Johny cash fan..........2007-06-08

Ive never really was into country music, but last week Ive bought 2 Cash CD's . One of them, the American V , is an instant pleasure, no need to adjust. Its WARM, acoustic, filling, emotional, calm. Great CD!

American IV : The Man Comes Around.......2007-05-12

I have always liked Johnny Cash but had none of his CDs. This CD shows the difference between a performer and an artist. This CD is true art. The whole Cd has a very deep message, if you listen and then think of what Johnny is saying. The 1st song "The Man Comes Around" is maybe the BEST SONG I HAVE EVER HEARD, but certainly one of the best.

Average customer rating: He called my name and my heart stood still, when He said, "John, go do My will!" Goodbye Old Friend Fabulous Farewell Album A hundred highways Johnny Cash was "The Man"...

American V: A Hundred Highways Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: American III: Solitary Man Personal File American IV: The Man Comes Around American Recordings Modern Times ASIN: B0002W18MU Release Date: 2006-07-04

Tracks:

1. Help Me
2. God's Gonna Cut You Down
3. Like The 309 (the last song Johnny wrote & recorded)
4. If You Could Read My Mind
5. Further On Up the Road
6. The Evening Train
7. I Came To Believe
8. Love's Been Good To Me
9. A Legend In My Time
10. Rose Of My Heart
11. Four Strong Winds
12. I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now

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The ethical questions surrounding this final album in the American Recordings series are as unavoidable as they are, ultimately, peripheral. While the vocal tracks were recorded in the months just prior to Johnny Cash's passing in September 2003, the arrangements weren't undertaken until two years later. And though producer Rick Rubin had become a trusted friend, the Man in Black wasn't around to approve or disapprove, let alone guide, the final sessions. However, if the pure power of these recordings doesn't quiet the skeptics, nothing will. With Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench and slide guitar session pro Smokey Hormel on board (all three of whom appear on earlier Cash albums), along with guitarists Matt Sweeney and Johnny Polansky, the sound is stately and acoustic, but rarely staid, even as the dynamics of earlier recordings in the series are absent. Instead, the songs have a measured, elegiac intensity, the sound of musicians choosing their notes carefully and making just the right choices.

The songs Cash sings are, unsurprisingly, confessional and reflective: his mortality and his mistakes, his maker and his salvation, and the loss of his wife June and the end of his career may have weighed on his mind, but in these songs he both embodies and transcends his personal history. On "God's Gonna Cut You Down," as the musicians clap and stomp behind him, his voice cuts through the air like that same avenging hand. On the new original "Like the 309"--the last song Cash ever wrote--he cops to being short of breath, and that voice becomes a metaphor for what each of us will one day face. On Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Read My Mind," Rubin flirts with overwhelming the damp bittersweetness of Cash's phrasing in tasteful atmospherics, but the voice is implacable, hitting and finding notes one never expected he'd have the will to find. Likewise, it's hard to believe this is his first recording of Ian Tyson's "Four Strong Winds"; the elemental narrative seems to have been written for him. Two songs, however, Cash has recorded before: the born-again hymn "I Came to Believe" and the final spiritual, "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now." The latter especially is a definitive testament, as is his version of Bruce Springsteen's "Further On (Up the Road)." "One sunny morning we'll rise, I know / And I'll meet you further on up the road," he sings. If only, John, if only. --Roy Kasten

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Customer Reviews:

He called my name and my heart stood still, when He said, "John, go do My will!".......2007-07-11

This, obviously, is the fifth album in Johnny Cash's American Recordings series. Johnny Cash recorded several dozen songs after his wife June died and up until his death. A couple of years later, enough time had past so that producer Rick Rubin finally felt comfortable listening to the tapes. He chose twelve of the songs to be included on this album. It's a very powerful but sad album. Johnny's voice was very ragged by this point, but that just adds to the poignancy. Some people have conjectured that Cash knew he didn't have long to live, due to the type of songs incuded here. But I think you have to keep in mind the fact that the songs here are the ones that Rick Rubin chose to include, out of the many that Cash recorded. There will be an American VI, which reportedly will feature "lighter" songs from the same same sessions as this album. If American VI is only half as good as American V, it will be well worth getting.

Goodbye Old Friend.......2007-06-27

If you like Johnny Cash, then you have to have this CD. It's a chance to say goodbye to an old friend. No, I never met the Man In Black, but I did see him in concert, I have read his books, I have watched his rare TV and theatrical movie performances, I have enjoyed his television show - and I have listened to his music. Goodbye John . . . and Thanks.

Fabulous Farewell Album.......2007-06-21

Johnny Cash croons like a dying old man, and I mean that in the most endearing, Johnny Cash loving way. If you like Johnny, you must have this album. The emotion sung in this album is sincere and that of his last wishes! It's a must have for any Cash lover!

A hundred highways.......2007-05-20

I am by no means a fan of country music. Most of it does not interest me. One of the few artists I love and can proudly admit is Johnny Cash. Johnny has such a wonderfully rich, warm voice that always brings a tear to my eye. I recently came across his last album "American V: A Hundred Highways" at my local library. I didn't think he could outdo "American IV: The Man Who Came Around" but he did with this album. The twelve song album is a haunting reminder of the legendary singer/songwriter. I could hear in his voice that the man in black was coming towards the end of his life. I could hear the weariness in his voice. I mean that in a good way. I think his weariness added an emotional depth to each song that is rarely heard in music nowadays. Rick Rubin did a great job of maintaining an intimate, raw sound to the album. I felt like I was in the studio watching Johnny performing. I loved every song. Johnny sang with such heartfelt conviction that it broke my heart. May the man in black rest in peace. He will always be missed.

Johnny Cash was "The Man"..........2007-05-14

Great album, even if Johnny's vocals were added posthumously,,, honestly , you can't tell, they have done it so well. For an almost heart-rending look into the true soul of the man nearly on his deathbed, give this album a listen

Average customer rating: JUST THE BEST Fabulous Music! We love it Unhappy with sound Great for Family listening!

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1992 Canadian Cast) Tim Rice , and Donny Osmond Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Revivals | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982 Original Broadway Cast) Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1993 Los Angeles Cast) ASIN: B000001E0A Release Date: 1994-04-19

Tracks:

1. Prologue
2. Any Dream Will Do
3. Jacob and Sons / Joseph's Coat
4. Joseph's Dreams
5. Poor, Poor Joseph
6. One More Angel in Heaven
7. Potiphar
8. Close Every Door
9. Go, Go, Go Joseph
10. Pharaoh Story
11. Poor, Poor Pharaoh
12. Song of the King (Seven Fat Cows)
13. Pharaoh's Dreams Explained
14. Stone the Crows
15. Those Canaan Days
16. The Brothers Come To Egypt / Grovel, Grovel
17. Who's The Thief?
18. Benjamin Calypso
19. Joseph All the Time
20. Jacob in Egypt
21. Finale: Any Dream Will Do / Give Me My Colored Coat
22. Joseph Remix

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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat completed the transition from cantata for schoolkids to big-budget glitzfest with Steven Pimlott's 1991 London revival. Here's the 1992 Canadian version of that show, and even if it's not an ideal recording--Janet Metz as the narrator is no match for Laurie Beechman in the original Broadway cast and there's a little too much synthesizer in the orchestrations--this CD is valuable for the performance of former teen pop idol Donny Osmond as the title character. He's in excellent voice, and was so right for the role that he was selected to preserve it for the 2000 video production. And of course the songs are still here, showcasing Rice's witty lyrics and Lloyd Webber's chameleon tendencies--dabbling in country, calypso, French cafés, and a King-like pharaoh--as well as favorites "Any Dream Will Do," "Close Every Door," and "Go, Go, Go Joseph." This production also includes the "Joseph Remix" (also known as the "Joseph Megamix"), a nine-minute medley of themes arranged with a heavy beat that was used for a kind of onstage aerobics routine as the show's postscript. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

JUST THE BEST.......2007-05-13

If you haven't seen this play yet, don't miss it if it comes to your town.
However, if you want to hear the music with Donny Osmond's voice, then buy this cd.

Fabulous Music!.......2007-03-08

It goes without saying that the music is fabulous, as ever. It's a timeless story and Donny Osmond still has a great voice. I bought the sound track after watching the movie over and over, so my point of view is biased toward the movie sound track. I found the narrator's voice on this CD to be a little too high-pitched for me, but I eventually got used to it. The French accent in "Those Canaan Days" was deliberately overdone and spoiled an otherwise interesting song. Other than that, the CD music was close enough to the movie sound track to be satisfying.

We love it.......2007-01-17

This was for my 10 year old daughter for Christmas. She has every song memorized already. It was a good deal too!

Unhappy with sound.......2007-01-09

I had bought an original cassette when I saw the show in Chicago. I was very excited to find this CD as I had worn the cassette out. I was however very disappointed with the quality of sound. I could not hear the lead singer over the chorus, no matter how I adjusted my speakers. I do not know if all these CD's are like this, but I would not recommend it due to poor quality of sound.

Great for Family listening!.......2006-08-29

I used this DVD to teach the kids a song from Vacation bible school, and had a bunch of people ask me where I bought it. It was just what I needed.

Average customer rating: Awesome Johnny Cash 16 Biggest Hits Johnny Cash's 16 Biggest Hits-CD Very good example of Cash's work Great Compilation From The Man In Black

16 Biggest Hits Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: 16 Biggest Hits, Vol. 2 At Folsom Prison 16 Biggest Hits The Essential Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around ASIN: B00000HZE7 Release Date: 1999-02-02

Tracks:

1. I Walk The Line
2. I Still Miss Someone
3. The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
4. Don't Take Your Guns To Town
5. In The Jailhouse Now
6. Ring Of Fire
7. Understand Your Man
8. The Ballad Of Ira Hayes
9. Folsom Prison Blues
10. Daddy Sang Bass
11. A Boy Named Sue
12. Sunday Morning Coming Down
13. Flesh And Blood
14. Man In Black
15. One Piece At A Time
16. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky

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Too much of Cash's best work is left out to make this collection anything more than a cursory introduction to country's Man in Black. The double-CD compilation, fittingly dubbed The Man in Black, at least allows for some deeper exploration (although it lacks any liner notes whatsoever), while the outstanding three-disc Essential box truly allows you to sink your teeth into this legendary figure. Still, the songs that comprise 16 Biggest Hits do provide a telling snapshot of Cash's substance and style--honest, straightforward, direct music devoid of ulterior motives and delivered with conviction. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Awesome.......2007-05-03

I'm buying another, because a friend heard mine and loved it. It will be part of his birthday present. Johnny Cash is true classic country, and this CD reflects that.

Johnny Cash 16 Biggest Hits.......2007-01-10

It Johnny Cash........how can you go wrong??? Great songs, prefect quality.

Johnny Cash's 16 Biggest Hits-CD.......2006-11-10

Requested expedited delivery and received my order overnight with no problems. The CD is a very nice collection of Johnny Cash's oldies but goodies.

Very good example of Cash's work.......2006-11-04

Everyone in my family loves this CD. In fact, the kids keep asking for it whenever we're in the car. It sounds great and is a very good retrospective of all of his work.

Great Compilation From The Man In Black.......2006-08-08

This is an interesting CD. Even though the title proclaims "16 Biggest Hits" there is always a huge amount of subjectivity in choosing from a catalog spanning fifty years. In general I am very happy with the CD, and it's a great introduction to Johnny for people new to his music. The collection is from the "classic Cash" era, and while there are songs I wish were on the CD ("Orange Blossom Special" comes to mind,) as a collection I think it succeeds.

There is no possible way to pick sixteen tracks to represent Johnny's amazing career, but for a single CD this one packs a wallop. I am delighted with the increased popularity of Cash since the amazing biopic "Walk the Line," and I encourage people who appreciate great music to check this and all the rest of Johnny's music out!

Average customer rating: Excellent Single CD Overview of The Man in Black Cash is the man! "Well I taught the weeping willow how to cry cry cry..." A Pocketful of Cash Can't stop listening to this cd!

The Legend of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: At Folsom Prison Walk the Line American Recordings Unchained American IV: The Man Comes Around ASIN: B000BISBDY Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

1. Cry! Cry! Cry!
2. Hey Porter
3. Folsom Prison Blues
4. I Walk The Line
5. Get Rhythm
6. Big River
7. Guess THings Happen That Way
8. Ring Of Fire
9. Jackson
10. A Boy Named Sue
11. Sunday Morning Coming Down
12. Man In Black
13. One Piece At A Time
14. Highwayman
15. The Wanderer - U2
16. Delia's Gone
17. Rusty Cage
18. I've Been Everywhere
19. Give My Love To Rose
20. The Man Comes Around (Early Take)
21. Hurt

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This introduction to the Man in Black's catalog is about as fine a one as can be found on one disc, primarily because the 21 classic tracks span J.R. Cash's entire career, from his first rockabilly single, "Hey, Porter"/"Cry! Cry! Cry!" (Sun Records, 1955), to his last significant alt-country tracks (American Recordings, 2003). Though Cash had his peaks and valleys in the studio, what shines brightly on this collection is how constant--how unwavering--his creativity remained, whether he was writing and performing original material or interpreting the work of others. His voice, too, remained a majestic thing of wonder, even as Cash often sang off-beat; settled his bass-baritone somewhere around, if not on the note; and cared more about power and emotion than strict rules of measure--something that became especially important as illness changed his great oaken voice into a frail instrument. In this way, he was able to infuse novelty songs ("One Piece at a Time," "A Boy Named Sue") with undeniable cool and maintain the poetry of Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Morning Coming Down" even in the awful advent of a gloppy, too-peppy string section. Other chestnuts here take on new dimension in retrospect. "Jackson," a duet with wife June Carter Cash, seemed almost comedic ("hotter than a pepper sprout") when it was released, but now reveals the couple's own white-hot sexuality, primarily in June's elegant, if straightahead vocal. The surprise of The Legend of Johnny Cash is how seamlessly the newer material blends with the seminal, and how full-circle it sometimes comes: Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" doesn't seem markedly different from the quietly defiant songs that Cash defined himself with in the '50s and early '60s. Yet the compilation producers, like Cash himself, saved the best for last. "Hurt," Trent Reznor's poignant meditation on addiction, is devastating as written, but becomes a thing of terrible beauty in the ailing Cash's ravaged, autobiographical delivery. Sequenced as the final cut on the album, it ends with a kind of shocking void; stunning in its intensity, dropping the listener off a cliff of something very akin to grief. No artist, no matter what genre, could have planned a more haunting exit. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

The Legend of Johnny Cash spans his entire career for the first time on a single disc. Featuring 21 of his recordings on the Sun, Columbia, Island, and American Recordings labels, it's the first compilation to include his work on American. Also highlighting the package is a 16-page deluxe booklet with photos and essay by author Rich Kienzle.

His Sun Records tracks begin with his first single, "Hey, Porter"/"Cry! Cry! Cry!," a Country Top 20 penned by Cash and produced by Sam Phillips. Straddling country and rock 'n' roll, they scored in 1956 with the Top 10 Country "Folsom Prison Blues," #1 Country/Top 20 Pop "I Walk The Line" and #1 Country "Get Rhythm." Also heard from his Sun days are 1958's "Big River" (#4 Country/Top 20 Pop) and "Guess Things Happen That Way" (#1 Country/Top 20 Pop).

Cash signed with Columbia in 1958 and five years later had a #1 Country/Top 20 Pop hit with "Ring of Fire," a ballad co-written by June Carter, who in 1967 would duet with him on the #2 Country "Jackson" and later become his wife. In 1969, the live Johnny Cash at San Quentin yielded his biggest hit: Shel Silverstein's novelty "A Boy Named Sue" (#1 Country/#2 Pop).

Kris Kristofferson composed Cash's 1970 #1 Country hit "Sunday Morning Coming Down" while Cash himself composed his personal philosophy on 1971's #3 Country "Man in Black," his nickname for the rest of his days. Also from his Columbia tenure are 1976's "One Piece at a Time" (#1 Country/Top 30 Pop) and 1985's "Highwayman" with Waylon Jennings and Kristofferson.

Cash joined Mercury in 1986 and The Legend of Johnny Cash includes a track from that period titled "The Wanderer," a duet with U2 written by Bono and U2, taken from the group's 1993 release Zooropa. That same year Rick Rubin, known for producing rap and rock acts, offered to record Cash singing whatever he chose. 1994's American Recordings, including college radio favorite "Delia's Gone," brought Cash to a new generation and won the Best Contemporary Folk Album Grammy. On 1996's Unchained, Cash brilliantly interpreted Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" as well as the Hank Snow classic "I've Been Everywhere" and copped the Grammy for Best Country Album. On 2003's American IV: The Man Comes Around, he revisited old favorite "Give My Love to Rose" and gave new meaning to Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" (the video for "Hurt" was 6 times nominated at MTV's 2003 VMAs and also won a Grammy for "Best Short Form Music Video" that same year). From 2003's posthumous box set Unearthed, The Legend of Johnny Cash adds an early take on "The Man Comes Around."

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Single CD Overview of The Man in Black.......2007-06-29

Johnny Cash's music and popularity has transcended generations and genres. His fans consist of people like myself who don't care much for the current crop of country artists that Nashville is promoting,younger fans who were introduced to his music through excellent covers of Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails tunes and longtime country fans. With a career that lasted as long as his it's hard to narrow his material down to one CD but this collection does a good job. You get his early stuff with the Tennessee Two ("Cry, Cry, Cry", "Folsum Prison Blues", "Get Rhythm") his middle era ("Man In Black","Sunday Morning Coming Down", "A Boy Named Sue")and his amazing comeback on the Rick Rubin "American Recordings" ("Rusty Cage", "Hurt"(dare I say this is better than the NIN version), "Delia's Gone"). All in all an excellent overview of a legendary career.

Cash is the man!.......2007-03-21

Cant go wrong with CD no matter what you listen to. It is full of his signature attitude and style. Not much more to say that hasnt been said about the lengend, Johnny Cash.

"Well I taught the weeping willow how to cry cry cry...".......2007-02-23

Such an excellent CD. Have listened to this over and over so many times. Liked this CD so much that I just ordered Volume II of "Legend". Get it, you won't regret it!

A Pocketful of Cash.......2007-02-09

Johnny Cash left a huge legacy of recordings from a career that spanned six decades, so to condense that catalog into one CD is a nearly impossible feat. This collection comes about as close as one could hope, though - "Legend" starts with his very first single, "Cry Cry Cry"/"Hey Porter" and works through most of the familiar classics: "I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "Jackson", "A Boy Named Sue", and so on into the 70's. Then it jumps to his "comeback" era, starting with his collaborations with the Highwaynen (Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson) and U2. Finally, we get to the sublime "American Recordings", his inspired and moving series of stripped-down and personal performances produced by Rick Rubin, ending with "Hurt", one of the most mesmerizing and cathartic covers anyone has ever done of any song. This is the only single CD on the market, to my knowledge, that tries to summarize Cash's entire career, so that makes it a pretty good introduction to the Man in Black.

Can't stop listening to this cd!.......2007-02-08

It has been wonderful to rediscover the robust voice of Johnny Cash with this cd. The first half of the cd makes you sing out loud with him and the second half is like a story book. You can't go wrong with this one!

Average customer rating: LIberal Democrat the Loves Real Country Awesome! beautiful song....... Great GIft Is ok.

Johnny Horton - Greatest Hits Johnny Horton Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller Marty Robbins - All-Time Greatest Hits Ballads of the Green Berets On the Trail ASIN: B0000026AG Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. North to Alaska
2. Whispering Pines
3. Johnny Reb
4. The Mansion You Stole
5. I'm Ready If You're Willing
6. When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)
7. Honky Tonk Man
8. The Battle of New Orleans
9. All For The Love Of A Girl
10. Sink The Bismarck
11. Comanche (The Brave Horse)
12. Jim Bridger
13. Johhny Freedom

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While Louisiana Hayride star Johnny Horton's 1956 Top 10 debut "Honky Tonk Man" strode the line between rockabilly and honky-tonk minimalism, he found his niche in 1959 with a short-lived phenomenon known as the saga song: newly penned tunes, based on or inspired by historical events. The song that rendered Horton immortal? A rousing rendition of folksinger Jimmie Driftwood's War of 1812 number "The Battle of New Orleans," which topped both the country and pop charts for weeks. Riding a winner, Horton kept the momentum going with the Civil War-themed "Johnny Reb," and "Sink the Bismarck," based on a World War II naval battle. He died in a Texas car crash in early November 1960, days before his next single, "North to Alaska" (from the John Wayne film of the same name), hit the charts. While saga tunes understandably dominate this collection, it also includes "Honky Tonk Man" and the ballads "Whispering Pines" and "The Mansion You Stole." There's no better introduction to Horton's seminal recordings. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

LIberal Democrat the Loves Real Country.......2007-05-21

The current generation probably doesn't realize that real country was anti-establishment. I loved Johnny Horton and Jimmey Dean (Remember his song PT-109 about "commie-pinko" Jack Kennedy, who acutally FOUGHT in a war?) when I was a kid. Songs about people with gumption-- not mindless clones whose goal in life is to be a religious/corporate lackeys. You have no idea what it is to be an American... although you think you do.

Awesome!.......2007-01-18

When I was younger, my father had a cassette with all of these songs on them, but my mother sold it in a garage sale. Of course I was upset when I looked for it years later, and I was so excited to find this CD! I remembered all the songs and still listen to it frequently. I couldn't be more satisfied.

beautiful song....... .......2007-01-12

I had decided to purchased this cd when I heard some of Johnny's song in the radio.Its a wonderful song and good for easy listening..........

Great GIft.......2007-01-10

Great gift for someone who loves Johnny Horton, It has all of the best and most loved hits.

Is ok........2007-01-06

Buy it for "Battle of NEw Orleans" and "sink the bismark." Enjoy it for "whispering pines" and "north to alaska."

Music Album:

1. Last One Standing/Rescued [CD-single]
2. Legends of the Old West
3. Live in Stereo [Live]
4. Lonesome Hearted Blues [Import]
5. Long Black Train
6. Long Time Comin'
7. Louisiana Hayride, Vol. 1
8. Mabelle
9. Man Who Is Australia [Import]
10. Masters of the Mandolin

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