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Johnny Cash dies posted 12th September 2003

The country music legend died in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 71. I started listening to Johnny Cash only very recently, having heard his wonderful covers of non-country songs such has Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus.

The Guardian has a feature entitled Five extraordinary pieces in which picks a quintet of classic Johnny Cash tracks. Interestingly the fifth choice is his cover of Nine Inch Nail’s Hurt. It’s a superb track the way Trent Reznor performs it, but when I heard Johnny Cash sing the song I don’t mind admitting I shed a few tears. It’s on American Recordings IV: The Man Comes Around in case you’re interested.

DEBRA BLOCK wrote:

althogh johnny cash has been taken
from us in this life he is still very much in all of our hearts so let’s not dissmiss how imporant to pure country music!An icon will live forever so let’s appiate what he has giving and is still giving to us everydayof all of our lives and generation to come…So let’s play more music and videos
from the lengendary
icon man in black faboulous johnny cash!
a truey devoroted cash fan debra block

16 Jul 2004, 18:32 GMT
Tyler meyer wrote:

Johnnycash was icon and will always be one. His music and legacy will never be forgotten. so the legend johnny cash will live forever.

18 Nov 2004, 20:36 GMT

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