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 - Cash- A History of Johnny Casn in Music This Cd is a compliation of Johnny Cash's history in music, from start to finish. Although not a complete anthology of his music, it includes most of his major hits including those with "The Highwaymen" and best of all, his last hit "Hurt". This is a must-have for any Cash fan or for anyone who wants a collector's edition of his music. I rate this CD "very good". Rating: - Johnny Cash CDMy husband and I really enjoy this CD. I actually just became a fan of Johnny Cash after seeing Walk the Line. Rating:  - Classic JohnnyClassic Johnny with all his best songs.Reminds me of growing up and all the great country music we used to listen to on weekends! Rating: - Cash is worth your money.This one's got it all practically. Great stuff. Cash's "Man in Black" anthem. Funny ditty-type songs like "One Piece at a Time," "Boy Named Sue," and "Jackson." My two favorites are "Highwayman" and "The Wanderer." These two tracks are appropriately located right next one another on the disc. "The Wanderer" (done with U2) is a meditation on the one body/one soul search for rest/love/G-d. "Highwayman," done with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson, is about one soul in many bodies (an Old West robber, a sailor, a dam-builder, and an astronaut) i.e. reincarnation and the eternity of the soul. So soon after Cash's passing I wonder what his next incarnation might be. Speaking of Kristofferson, he penned "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (and Cash sings it like no one else). That song alone is reason enough to buy this disc. Rating: - Excellent Single CD Overview of The Man in BlackJohnny Cash's music and popularity has transcended generations and genres. His fans consist of people like myself who don't care much for the current crop of country artists that Nashville is promoting,younger fans who were introduced to his music through excellent covers of Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails tunes and longtime country fans. With a career that lasted as long as his it's hard to narrow his material down to one CD but this collection does a good job. You get his early stuff with the Tennessee Two ("Cry, Cry, Cry", "Folsum Prison Blues", "Get Rhythm") his middle era ("Man In Black","Sunday Morning Coming Down", "A Boy Named Sue")and his amazing comeback on the Rick Rubin "American Recordings" ("Rusty Cage", "Hurt"(dare I say this is better than the NIN version), "Delia's Gone"). All in all an excellent overview of a legendary career.
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