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Johnny Cash’s San Quentin Reissued, Expanded

September 26th 2006 in Americana, Concerts, Country, Legends, New Releases, alt.country

A nice announcement on Pitchfork – Columbia/Legacy will reissue Johnny Cash’s first chart-topping album– the live Johnny Cash at San Quentin– on November 14 as a three-disc (two CDs and one DVD) set, along with plenty of previously unreleased extras.

The 2000 remastered version of the 1969 LP expanded the original’s tracklist from 10 to 18 tracks, but this release will transcend both by including 13 previously unreleased performances from Cash and his entire ensemble, which included his wife June Carter Cash, the Carter Family, Carl Perkins, and the Statler Brothers.

Click on the above link for track lists.

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So I’m back from the Americana Music Association conference and the awards ceremony that was held at the historic Ryman Auditorium. I met some great people, saw a lot of great music, learned a thing or twoand might be tapped to be on a panel next year (something called big, fat opinions for fun and profit, I believe.)

I’ll post much more soon after I get my bearings. Just a quick note, While waiting for my plane I was juggeling a [...]

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After arriving in Nashville on Tuesday I was dismayed to discover there were no more rental cars to be had on site without a prior reservation. Three years in New York City has skewed my expectations on public transportation and led to my piss poor planning and not booking a car earlier.

Mt Uncle Tony Lane picked me up on this beautiful, sunny Tennessee day in his big, black Tacoma truck. Agter a detour to his home, my Uncle, who is [...]

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