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6 March 2010 — Legacy Recordings are releasing a selection of Johnny Cash albums originally released between 1970-1985. The albums, which will only be available as digital downloads, include Hello, I'm Johnny Cash, The Johnny Cash Show, Man In Black, A Thing Called Love, Johnny Cash And His Woman, Junkie And The Juicehead Minus Me, Sings Precious Memories John R. Cash, Look At Them Beans, One Piece At A Time, The Last Gunfighter Ballad,The Baron, Adventures Of Johnny Cash and Rainbow.

19 February 2010 — The updated edition of my book I've Been Everywhere is now available to purchase as an e-book. Click here for more details and to purchase.

4 February 2010 — BBC Radio 2, the most listened to radio network in the UK, has chosen For The Good Times as their Single Of The Week commencing Saturday 6 February.

17 January 2010 — Country singer Carl Smith, who was married to June Carter and whose daughter Carlene Carter has had a successful career of her own, has died. You can read more here.

8 January 2010 — American VI is due to be released at the end of February. For more details visit the American VI page.

8 January 2010 — I have been in contact with Readers Digest regarding the release of The Great 70s Recordings and they have confirmed that it is still on schedule for a February/March release and is already placed in their catalog. Many people have mentioned about the set being delayed due to the release of American VI: Ain't No Grave but from my conversations it appears there will be no delay.

18 December 2009 — The forthcoming Readers Digest set The Great 70' Recordings, which I was pleased to be involved in, contains some great previously unreleased tracks. More details will be published soon.

22 November 2009 — BBC4 have an evening devoted to Johnny Cash on Friday 27 November. Starting at 9.00pm they are showing the following programmes: Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (Documentary), Later With Jools…Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash On TV: Rock 'N' Roll, Johnny Cash-The Last Great American and Johnny Cash On TV: Country Gold.

15 October 2009 — Da Capo Press have set up a website to promote the book Always Been There - Rosanne Cash, The List and the Spirit of Southern Music. The website address is http://www.alwaysbeentherebook.com/index.html

10 October 2009 — Linda Ronstadt-A Life In Music, my first biography, is now available to purchase as an e-book. Please visit http://www.linda-ronstadt-biography.co.uk for more details.

9 October 2009 — A new exhibit dedicated to Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash is now on display at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Click here to read the full story.

6 September 2009 – This months issue of MOJO magazine gave the Johnny Cash Fanzine webite a good review. They wrote, "Peter Lewry, who is to Johnny Cash what Mark Lewisohn is to The Beatles, runs an award-winning website dedicated to the Man in Black at www.johnnycashfanzine.com/ A well-constructed, information-led affair, it acts as an on-line supplement to Lewry's fanzine." They went on to say, "For anyone seriously getting involved in a Cash project, it's definitely the place to start." To be compared to Mark Lewisohn, whose work on the The Beatles I have admired for years, is certainly an honour.

16 August 2009 – The new Rosanne Cash album The List is available from the Johnny Cash Fanzine Store.

1 August 2009 – The Readers Digest set (The Great 70s Recordings) is scheduled for release in February 2010 as part of their Spring catalogue and will include the following albums: Hello, I'm Johnny Cash / The Johnny Cash Show / Man In Black / A Thing Called Love / Any Old Wind That Blows / One Piece At A Time. There will be a CD of Hits, Singles and Unreleased Recordings. I am pleased to have had some input into the compilation of this set (the unreleased material) and more info (and a review) will appear in the fanzine as it becomes available.We are also planning a competition to win copies of this exciting release.

1 August 2009 – Two new books are scheduled for publication later this year. A Heartbeat And A Guitar: Johnny Cash And The Making Of Bitter Tears (Antonino D'Ambrosio) and Always Been There: Rosanne Cash, "The List", And The Spirit Of Southern Music (Michael Streissguth). The Bitter Tears book will be reviewed in the next issue of the fanzine and I am waiting for an advance copy of Always Been There, which will be reviewed in the December issue of the fanzine. Both books are available for pre-order from the Johnny Cash Fanzine Store.

1 August 2009 – Work is progressing well with the update to my book although there is still a lot of work to do. This will be a major update with loads of new information and will bring the story right up to date.

5 July 2009 – Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash will release her 12th studio album, entitled The List, on Manhattan Records on 6 October, 2009. This stunning work features Cash’s contemporary interpretations of 12 classic songs culled from a list of essential country tunes that her legendary father Johnny gave her in 1973, and filtered through her own unique, sophisticated perspective. You can read more about this exciting release here.

10 June 2009 – Eddie Panetta, husband of Cindy Cash, was killed in a motorbike accident on 6 June 2009. The Ventura County Star had a news report which can be read here.

5 May 2009 — It is with sadness and regret that I announce the passing of John L. Smith. As you will know John was the author/compiler of the Johnny Cash Discographies, a series of books that were legendary in the world of Johnny Cash. Although I never met him personally I felt I knew him through the numerous emails and occasional phone calls we exchanged over the past twelve years. My condolences go out to his family at this time.

24 April 2009 — It has been posted on wikepedia that American VI is due soon and they have even posted a track listing and running time for the album. This is all speculation and should not be taken seriously. However, we can report that there are plans to release more albums on CD including One Piece At A Time, Hello, I'm Johhny Cash and The Johnny Cash Show. We are still waiting for confirmation on who is releasing them. Hopefully it will be Bear Family Records especially as Richard hints at this in our forthcoming article.

24 April 2009 — I want to take this opportunity to say a big thank you for the continued support of the fanzine, website and the fanzine store. The store has been a great success and don't forget to keep visiting as we are always adding new items (especially when a new issue of the fanzine is published). We have some great features lined up for future issues and are working on some new ideas/updates for the website. Keep coming back!

24 April 2009
The next issue of the fanzine will be published on 1 June 2009. The issue will include a feature on Richard Weize, Bear Family Records & Johnny Cash which looks back at the label and the various albums, CDs and DVDs they have released. We had the opportunity to talk to Richard and he gives some interesting comments. You can read more about the next issue here.

24 April 2009
Rosanne Cash is currently working on a new album. You can read more about this exciting project on her website.

10 April 2009
Tommy Cash has released his new album, Fade To Black, which is a tribute to his brother. The CD, which will be reviewed in the next issue of the fanzine, can be purchased from InLight Records.

27 February 2009
Richard Weize, founder of Bear Family Records, was awarded the ECHO Honour Award for Bear Family's Special Services to Music. These are Germany's most important awards and are their music industry equivalent of the Grammy's.

18 January 2009
Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison Legacy Edition finally gets a UK release on 19 January 2009. You can read more about the set here.

9 January 2009
The latest issue of Uncut includes a fourteen page feature on Johnny Cash.

21 November 2008
All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash has been  released and is filled with today’s top punk rock bands performing covers of Cash’s most popular songs. Anchorless Records is not only paying homage to the Man in Black, but is also donating all of the profits to a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance for women fighting breast cancer.  The money will go to women who cannot afford treatment. All Aboard features performances from bands including The Bouncing Souls, MxPx, The Gaslight Anthem, the Flat liners as well as other recognizable artists. The artists featured are quoted on the influence that Cash has had on them musically and personally.  Anchorless Records released this compilation  in hopes to introduce a new generation of music fans to the songs and importance of Johnny Cash via their favorite artists.

21 November 2008
Rolling Stone Magazine has released a list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. In first place was Aretha Franklin followed by Ray Charles. Elvis makes it to 3rd place with Dylan at 7th place and Johnny Cash at the 21st position.

8 September 2008
Peter Lewry can now be found on facebook and you can visit him here.

8 September 2008
The latest issue of Now Dig This includes an interview with Johnny Cash from 1997. The magazine can be ordered on-line at the Now Dig This website.

2 September 2008
Jerry Reed, country music’s howling virtuoso and a star of stage, studio and screen, has died. Born Jerry Reed Hubbard, he suffered from emphysema and was in hospice care. He was 71 and leaves an unparalleled legacy of laughter and song. Johnny Cash recorded two of his compositions, If The Good Lord's Willing in 1957 and A Thing Called Love in 1971. he also worked with Cash in the studio and featured on a couple of tracks that appeared on Cash's A Thing Called Love album.

You can read more about Jerry Reed here.

21 August 2008
The 1978 album Gone Girl is now available to download from itunes. Including tracks like The Diplomat, I Will Rock And Roll With You, No Expectations, Cajun Born, A Song For The Life and the title track this is one of Cash’s strongest albums released in the seventies.

21 August 2008
Rosanne Cash will headline the second annual Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festival in the Mississippi city where her father was arrested more than 40 years ago. Paying tribute to the Man in Black’s life through redemption and flowers on 17-19 October, Cash’s friends, family and fans from throughout the world will gather to honor his life and legacy.

21 August 2008
A collection of Johnny Cash Christmas shows is due for release in October. The four-DVD set titled The Johnny Cash Christmas Specials 1976 – 1979 will be released along with single releases of the 1978 and 1979 specials.

8 May 2008

Sean Body whose company Helter Skelter published my Johnny Cash Chronicle lost his battle with Leaukemia on 15 April 2008 and an obituary will appear in our next issue. Many readers may recall the excellent Helter Skelter Bookstore situated in Denmark Street in London. The shop, which closed in 2004, was the best I had ever been into for music books and no trip to London would have been complete without time spent browsing the shelves. Sean was one of the kindest people I had ever met in publishing and he will be missed by many people. Our thoughts go out to his family.

14 February 2008

The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show, a 2-DVD set from Columbia/Legacy, has achieved RIAA platinum certification within a few months of its release, a demonstration of the ongoing durability of the man and his music. The collection was certified both Gold and Platinum by the RIAA in recognition of sales exceeding 100,000 copies since the DVD's release on 17 September, 2007. Future DVD volumes of The Johnny Cash TV Show are being prepared but no release dates are currently set.

11 February 2008

Johnny Cash's God's Gonna Cut You Down video, directed by Tony Kaye and produced by Rachel Curl, was a success at the 50th Annual Grammy awards ceremony. It won in the category Best Short Form Music Video (For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)

25 January 2008

Kathy Cash-Tittle has a new website with photos, biography, blog and much more. The link is www.kathycashtittle.com

4 January 2008

There have been rumours recently that W S 'Fluke' Holland was retiring but it turns out to be a slight distortion of the truth. Mike Horan, the webmnaster of the excellent maninblack.net site, spoke to Holland and found out more. Apparently he is well and has no intention of retiring yet although he may not tour as part of the Tennessee Three anymore. At 72 the idea of travelling for hours on a bus between gigs is sometning he no longer wants to do. However, he will continue drumming.

15 December 2007

Rosanne Cash is back home recovering comfortably from her surgery, which took place on November 27.

22 November 2007

Many of the nation's best musicians will be honored on 26 November at the The Musicians Hall of Fame's first Induction & Awards Ceremony. The event will honor inaugural inductees Nashville A-Team, The Blue Moon Boys, The Funk Brothers, The Memphis Boys, The Tennessee Two and The Wrecking Crew. Among the artists honoring these musicians are Peter Frampton, Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, Roger McGuinn, Brenda Lee, Amy Grant, John Carter Cash, B.J. Thomas, Rodney Crowell. Creed Bratton, a cast member of NBC's The Office, will be a presenter. The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, which opened last year in Nashville, is the nation's only museum that honors musicians of all genres.

15 November 2007

The Gospel Music Of Johnny Cash: A Story of Faith and Redemption is the title of a new DVD from Spring House. Introduced by Dan Rather this 90 minute documentary looks at the spiritual side of Cash and features many never-before-seen performances including several from the Billy Graham Crusdaes.

15 November 2007

A new book, Johnny Cash : The Greatest Cowboy of Them All, written by Julia Dannielle Rubin has been published by BearManor Media. The press release states - Johnny Cash's close friend and personal hairdresser shares her intimate memories of not just the music legend, but the man who overcame his own personal demons to become a bible scholar and an ordained minister." Most people remember Johnny for his legendary work in the music business but my memories of him go far beyond that. I remember a man who was deeply religious and struggled with temptation and redemption for most of his life but in the end, found his way back to God, long before he joined the heavenly chorus in the sky."

6 November 2007

Currently touring in support of her critically-acclaimed and Grammy-nominated Black Cadillac album, singer/songwriter/author Rosanne Cash has announced that she will cancel her four remaining concerts this year in order to undergo brain surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital for a rare but benign condition Rosanne is expected to make a full recovery and will return to the studio to complete the recording of her debut for Manhattan Records. Ms. Cash will also resume her live performance schedule in the spring and will complete a new book to be published by Viking in early 2009. Ms. Cash signed with Manhattan Records earlier this year and looks forward to her first recording with the EMI-based label. Ian Ralfini, GM for Manhattan Records stated, "I am very proud to have Rosanne Cash on our roster. She is an extremely talented singer, writer and performer. We all wish her a speedy recovery and look forward to having her back in the studio soon."

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