It is hard to top the story behind Rosanne Cash‘s latest release entitled The List. Her father, the legendary Johnny Cash, was concerned that a young Rosanne wasn’t connecting with the rich country music heritage. So he made her a list.
To celebrate Cash’s release, Twangville is offering a special prize package that includes a copy of The List and a signed poster. And, of course, some note pads (courtesy of Field Notes) so that you can make your own list. To win, post a comment below with your favorite country or Americana song. (A tough task, I know.) A winner will be selected at random when the contest ends on Friday, 25 September 09 at midnight ET.**
Says Cash:
The songs were culled from a List of “100 Essential Country Songs” that my dad made for me when I was 18 years old. It could have easily been called “100 Essential AMERICAN Songs”, as the list covered every critical juncture in Roots music, from early Folk songs, protest songs, history songs, Appalachian, Southern blues and Delta bottomland songs, to Gospel and modern Country music. This list is not only a personal legacy, but I have come to realize it is also a cultural legacy, as important to who we are as Americans as the Civil War, or the Rocky Mountains.
The List includes Cash covering songs by The Carter Family (“Bury Me Under the Weeping Willowâ€), Hank Williams (“Take These Chains From My Heartâ€), Jimmie Rodgers (“Miss The Mississippi and Youâ€), Hank Cochran/Patsy Cline (“She’s Got Youâ€), Merle Haggard (“Silver Wingsâ€), and Bob Dylan (“Girl From the North Countryâ€). The album also features a host of special guests whom Cash admires, including Bruce Springsteen (on “Sea of Heartbreakâ€), Elvis Costello (on “Heartaches by the Numberâ€), Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy (on “Long Black Veilâ€), and Rufus Wainwright (on “Silver Wingsâ€).
Sea Of Heartbreak – Rosanne Cash Featuring Bruce Springsteen
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