New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Legacy Recordings) Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony
Music Entertainment, will release We Walk The The Line: A Celebration of the
Music of
Johnny Cash in a deluxe CD/DVD set and Blu-ray disc on Tuesday, August 7.
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the
Music of
Johnny Cash was lensed and recorded on Friday, April 20, 2012 at The Moody Theater in Austin,
Texas when an all-star roster of legendary musicians paid tribute to Johnny Cash--his music, his roots, his influence, his heritage--in an unforgettable concert experience.
With Grammy-winning producer Don Was serving as musical director, We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the
Music of
Johnny Cash showcased a wide spectrum of sound including Outlaw country pioneers (Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson), contemporary icons (Ronnie Dunn, Evanescence's Amy Lee) and Grammy Award winners (Pat Monahan of
Train and The Carolina Chocolate Drops).
Featuring an all-star band led by Was with
Buddy Miller, Kenny Aronoff, Ian McLagen and Greg Leisz, We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the
Music of
Johnny Cash includes such remarkable pairings such as Willie
Nelson and
Sheryl Crow performing "If I Were A Carpenter," one of several duets recorded by Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash; Train's
Pat Monahan and
Shelby Lynne trading verses on "It Ain't Me Babe"; Kris Kristofferson joining
Jamey Johnson for "Sunday Morning Comin' Down," both returning with Willie
Nelson and Shooter Jennings for "The Highwayman."
Solo highlights on We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the
Music of
Johnny Cash include "Folsom Prison Blues" by Brandi Carlile, Lucinda Williams' stunning reinterpretation of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" (performed by
Johnny Cash on American IV: The Man Comes Around, the last album released during the artist's lifetime); and "Long
Black Veil" by the acclaimed American singer-songwriter Iron & Wine.
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the
Music of
Johnny Cash crescendos with more than two-dozen musicians on-stage capping a once-in-a-lifetime concert with an ecstatic rendition of "I Walk The Line."
The deluxe CD/DVD package includes live concert shots and portrait photography in addition to feature interviews with all the performers from the concert.
A broadcast television version of We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the
Music of
Johnny Cash premieres nationally on Friday, August 10 as part of PBS Pledge.
Also coming August 7, Legacy Recordings will premiere four titles in the label's newly-curated "Johnny Cash - The Greatest" series including Country Songs, Gospel Songs, Duets, and The Number Ones.
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the
Music of Johnny Cash
DVD/Blu-ray
Folsom Prison Blues - performed by Brandi Carlile
Get Rhythm - performed by Andy Grammer
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - performed by Amy Lee
Hey Porter - performed by
Buddy Miller
Why Me Lord - performed by Shelby Lynne
Help Me Make It Through the Night - performed by Pat Monahan
It Ain't Me Babe - performed by
Shelby Lynne and Pat Monahan
Sunday Morning Coming Down - performed by
Jamey Johnson and Kris Kristofferson
Jackson - performed by Carolina Chocolate Drops
Wreck Of The Old 97 - performed by Rhett Miller
Ring Of Fire - performed by Ronnie Dunn
Cocaine Blues - performed by Shooter Jennings
Hurt - performed by Lucinda Williams
The Long
Black Veil - performed by Iron & Wine
Big River - performed by Kris Kristofferson
Cry, Cry, Cry - performed by Sheryl Crow
If I Were A Carpenter - performed by Willie
Nelson and Sheryl Crow
Highwayman - performed by Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Shooter Jennings and Jamey Johnson
I Walk The Line - performed by Full Ensemble
Bonus Features
I Still Miss Someone - rehearsal performance by Willie Nelson
The Man Comes Around - performed by Matthew McConaughey
Johnny Cash, His Life and
Music - Artist interviews,
Johnny Cash archival footage, more
Walking The Line: The Making of a Celebration - behind-the-scenes of the historic
Johnny Cash 80th Birthday Concert Celebration
CD
(same artists/performances as DVD, different order)
Folsom Prison Blues - performed by Brandi Carlile
Ring Of Fire - performed by Ronnie Dunn
Hey Porter - performed by
Buddy Miller
Hurt - performed by Lucinda Williams
Wreck Of The Old 97 - performed by Rhett Miller
Jackson - performed by Carolina Chocolate Drops
The Long
Black Veil - performed by Iron & Wine
Big River - performed by Kris Kristofferson
Why Me Lord - performed by Shelby Lynne
Help Me Make It Through the Night - performed by Pat Monahan
It Ain't Me Babe - performed by
Shelby Lynne and Pat Monahan
Sunday Morning Coming Down - performed by
Jamey Johnson and Kris Kristofferson
Get Rhythm - performed by Andy Grammer
Cocaine Blues - performed by Shooter Jennings
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - performed by Amy Lee
Cry, Cry, Cry - performed by Sheryl Crow
I Still Miss Someone - rehearsal performance by Willie Nelson
If I Were A Carpenter - performed by Willie
Nelson and Sheryl Crow
Highwayman - performed by Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Shooter Jennings and Jamey Johnson
I Walk The Line - performed by Full Ensemble
