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Rich Little can do Ronald Reagan, and Lilly Tomlin can do Ernestine, but no one in the world can do Johnny Cash. Blind-folded and treated to a single measure, anybody with one good ear can identify the trusty, rusty baritone that defies copy-cats, coming as it did from the deep roots of real-life lived. Cash came from Arkansas, saw Europe courtesy of Uncle Sam, and took that voice from country and gospel to rock and from small stage to big stage and television. Second wife June Carter was partner in music and love of his life, and his "man in black" anti-Oprey-glitz image was a foil to his often funny, see "A Boy Named Sue," lyrics. Cash was both the youngest living inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-er, won 11 Grammy's and recorded over 1,500 songs. From "Cry, Cry, Cry" and "I Walk the Line" to "Jackson" and gospel re-makes, his voice is a reminder to those who only listen that those who can, do.“more

  • Deer Tick

    by Michael MillerJune 24, 2009Comments (0)

    "McCauley aspires to seriousness with his lofty ramblings on loneliness and depression, but what Deer Tick lacks is conviction." (read more)

  • Elvis Costello

    by j. poetJune 5, 2009Comments (0)

    "A good album that would have fared better with some judicious editing." (read more)

  • John Doe and the Sadies

    by Angela ZimmermanMay 4, 2009Comments (0)

    "With Toronto-based alt-country roots outfit the Sadies behind him, Doe takes off into a land of old-school honky tonks amid a neo-sensibility." (read more)

  • The Cramps' Lux Interior: The Ultimate Trashman

    by Denise SullivanMarch 10, 2009Comments (4)

    "Exhuming the bones of trash culture and rearranging them to fit the punk times, the Cramps brought life to late ’50s and ’60s exploitation." (read more)

  • Late-Career Reinvention: Johnny Cash vs. Glen Campbell

    by Greg GastonJanuary 28, 2009Comments (2)

    Rock ‘n’ roll always came naturally to Cash—he’s one of the very few artists inducted into both the Country and Rock Halls of Fame. Between his early rockabilly and Man in Black outlaw persona, Cash was always a badass, one of the originals. Campbell is a different story, though. With his honey voice, smooth good looks, and accessible hit songs, he was much more MOR (middle of the road) than Cash (read more)

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