Johnny Cash Fan Record

The following is an excerpt from The Man Who Carried Cash, an upcoming book about the tumultuous relationship between Johnny Cash and his Canadian manager, Saul Holiff. The book, written by Julie Chadwick (an occasional VICE writer), uses exclusive material found in Holiff's storage locker after his suicide in 2005, which includes audio diaries, hundreds of intimate letters and photos, audiotaped phone calls with Cash and newspaper clippings and press materials. In this excerpt, we come in on Johnny Cash and Saul Holiff in the first few months of 1967. Johnny is in the utter depths of addiction and has become known as Johnny "No Show" Cash among promoters.

9-yr-old grabs guitar and starts singing Johnny Cash – seconds later, the crowd is stunned

Johnny Cash waiting to play at Folsom prison, 1968

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You may not hear his influences in every song on country radio, but you can bet that every country star singing those songs can recall a Johnny Cash moment in their lives. Whether it was one of his hit singles, that iconic ad in “Billboard,” or an outstanding performance, the “Man in Black” had a gigantic influence on generations of singers and songwriters, and not just in country. Rock stars mention him as a favorite, too.

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Thirteen years after his death, the Man in Black continues to enthrall the world. And it's no small wonder as to why: Johnny Cash's music career spanned approximately half a century, throughout which time he amassed hit after hit all while maintaining his stripped-down, inimitable persona.

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American Recordings is just acoustic guitar and that epic voice on the songs you'd expect — traditional numbers, tunes by Kris Kristofferson and Cash himself — plus some radically recast covers of Tom Waits, Nick Lowe and even Glenn Danzig. Rubin was less producer than tour guide, catching Cash up while reminding everyone of just how cool the Man In Black still was.

Another artist whose work has been well covered by Bear Family is Johnny Cash. Their releases include three different sets titled “The Man In Black” that cover from 1954 until late in the 1960s. Volume 1, which includes 1954 to 1958 with his Sun sessions and his first recordings for Columbia, is five CDs -- and the fifth is a complete Columbia session with false starts and outtakes. The second volume, covering 1959 to 1962, is also five discs.

The Highwaymen Live - American Outlaws' New Deluxe Box Set

On March 14, 1990, the Highwaymen filmed their entire concert in Uniondale, New York, only to have most of the footage shelved for 26 years. This May, we'll finally be able to see the quartet of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings at that show, via a new three-CD/one-DVD box set titled The Highwaymen Live - American Outlaws.