Purchase includes CD booklet signed by John Carter Cash.
When Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash passed, they left behind what their son and JOHNNY CASH: FOREVER WORDS producer, John Carter Cash, describes as a “monstrous amassment of ‘things’” which included his father’s handwritten letters, poems and documents, ranging through the entirety of his life.
Over the past two years, a stellar cast of contemporary artists were invited by John Carter Cash to create new music to accompany these newly discovered Cash writings. These artists have adapted his words honestly and uniquely as they see fit, further showcasing the diversity and universality of Johnny Cash as a writer and storyteller.
Recorded primarily at the Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, TN, the album of poetry, lyrics and letters follows the bestselling 2016 book Johnny Cash - Forever Words. The album was produced by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash’s son John Carter Cash and Steve Berkowitz. and features performances by Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves, Chris Cornell, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello, and more.
