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Johnny Cash: American VI: Ain’t No Grave

If Ain’t No Grave, the final installment in Johnny Cash’s rich collaboration with producer Rick Rubin, had appeared in, say, 1980, in the midst of an otherwise undistinguished run of Cash albums, it would have hardly caused a ripple. The raw ingredients—a few covers of well-known country hits, a couple of traditional folk songs, an original sacred composition—reprise the same formula that Cash employed since the early ’70s. It had all been done before, and many times....  read more

Johnny Cash's Final Recordings, American VI: Ain't No Grave, Coming in February

The final installment in Johnny Cash’s American Recordings series, American VI: Ain’t No Grave will be released Feb. 26—the same day Cash would’ve turned 78 years old. On this final disc, we’ll see the iconic musician reflecting on his life and grappling with the issues of salvation, faith and friendship....  read more

Avett Brothers sign to Columbia, record with Rubin

In a message posted on the band's MySpace blog and official website over the July 4th weekend, North Carolina's own banjo-shredding, heart-on-sleeve-wearing, recently-caught-up-with Avett Brothers have announced their departure from long-time label Ramseur...  read more