One of the most influential figures in American music and pop-culture, Johnny Cash is an icon to people of all ages. In this biography, author Steve Turner sifts the man from the legend and presents the Man in Black with unflinching honesty. Given unprecedented access to friends, family, and colleagues, and with fastidious personal research, Turner has been able to get close to the heart of Johnny Cash.
The Man Called Cash follows the star on his stumbling journey from the cotton fields of Arkansas to the drawing rooms of presidents. It details his self-destructiveness as well as his humanitarian generosity, all the while keeping in view the deep, enduring faith that informed his life and work. Read by Kris Kristofferson. Abridged. 3 CDs. 180 minutes.
