Johnny Cash’s Long-Lost Songs Come To Life On New Album, “Songwriter”
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Johnny Cash’s Posthumous New Album Songwriter Features Songs He Recorded In 1993
Nearly 21 years after he passed away, Johnny Cash’s legacy lives on through the music he left behind…including the songs featured on his new album, Songwriter.
Songwriter was released at midnight on Friday (June 28). The album contains a total of 11 tracks, all of which were solely written by Johnny. He recorded the songs in 1993 while he was in between record labels.
Unfortunately, those songs were never released during Johnny’s lifetime. But fortunately for fans, Johnny’s son, John Carter Cash, discovered the long-lost tracks and brought them back to life.
John Carter gathered an expert team of musicians to help turn his dad’s forgotten demos into finished songs. Marty Stuart, Dave Roe, and Pete Abbott were some of the musicians who signed on to assist with the project.
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“Nobody plays Cash better than Marty Stuart, and Dave Roe of course played with dad for many years,” John Carter told The Guardian upon announcing the album in April. “They knew his energies, his movements, and they let him be the guide. It was just playing with Johnny once again, and that’s what it was. That was the energy of the creation.”
John Carter co-produced Songwriter with John Ferguson.
Songwriter Also Features Several Collaborations
As if having a new album of Johnny Cash music wasn’t exciting enough, Songwriter also features several collaborations.
Johnny’s Highwaymen bandmate and good friend, the late Waylon Jennings, sings backing vocals on the song “Like a Soldier.” The album also features contributions from Vince Gill, the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, and Johnny’s daughter-in-law, Ana Cristina Cash.
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The album’s first song, “Well Alright,” was released in April. You can listen to that track in the first video below. Keep scrolling to enjoy the official audio for “Like a Soldier” as well.
Songwriter is an album that will surely add to Johnny Cash’s already extraordinary legacy…
