People who agree on little else can agree on Johnny Cash. He carried a unique ability to reach all people at once. He was admired by prisoners and presidents, by preachers and punks. Cash was a man of God who spoke for the condemned. Johnny Cash's America looks at the unifying vision he carried with him through 50 years in music.
From the filmmakers behind "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story," this acclaimed documentary (and accompanying soundtrack) looks at The Man in Black in a whole new light. How did Cash navigate the issues of his day, and what can we learn from his example? Here are gathered a broad spectrum of Americans--politicians, musicians, writers, family--to reflect on the power and meaning of Cash's extraordinary life.
This documentary features many never before seen performances capturing Cash across the years and in all circumstances. Intimate, revealing, and provocative, Johnny Cash's America shines a new light on a musician, an entertainer, an American.
DVD:
Full-length documentary includes interviews with:
Al Gore
Bob Dylan
Snoop Dogg
Sheryl Crow
John Mellencamp
Lamar Alexander
Rosanne Cash
Tim Robbins
and many others.
Narrated by Academy Award Winner® Chris Cooper.
Directed by Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon
Main Program Running Time: 90 minutes
20 minutes of Bonus Material
Soundtrack CD:
1 Come Along And Ride This Train
2 Pickin' Time
3 Five Feet High And Rising
4 Big River
5 Cry, Cry, Cry
6 All Of God's Children Ain't Free
7 Big Foot
8 Don't Take Your Guns To Town
9 Folsom Prison Blues (Live)
10 Singing In Vietnam Talkin' Blues
11 What Is Truth (Live)
12 Man In Black
13 Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
14 Children, Go Where I Send Thee (Live)
15 Ragged Old Flag
16 Song Of The Patriot
17 This Land Is Your Land (Live)
18 I Am The Nation
