GOSPEL MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH 2CDS

25 classic songs from Johnny Cash showcasing his amazing voice and his journey of faith through song. For fifty years, Johnny Cash towered above the American musical landscape. The Man In Black's gospel music resonates with a powerful gritty honesty that still speaks. Johnny Cash was one of the iconic performers of the 20th century with an instantly recognisable voice and a gritty earthy style that spoke volumes about his integrity. When he became a Christian in the sixties, he brought that same earthiness to his gospel music and this collection brings together 25 classic gospel songs. In a career spanning six decades, the self-proclaimed Man in Black recorded more than 1,500 songs and was hailed as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine. Although he earned distinction as an icon in American roots, rock and country music, in his true heart Johnny Cash yearned to be a gospel singer, and he turned time and again to his gospel music roots for solace and inspiration. This album is an absolute classics all the way including the song he sang when he first auditioned at Sun Studios in the fifties, I Was There When It Happened. Other favourites include Why Me, Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) and his version of hymns like Peace In the Valley and The Old Rugged Cross. Throughout his remarkable life, Johnny Cash remained a seeker of truth and faith, as this collection of his gospel recordings attests. Track List: Disc 1: 1. Belshazzar 2. I Was There When It Happend 3. God Has My Fortune Laid Away 4. He Turned The Water Into Wine 5. Daddy Sang Bass 6. When The Saints Go Marching In 7. Man In Black 8. Gospel Road 9. Over The Next Hill We'll Be Home 10. Peace In The Valley 11. Why Me 12. The Old Rugged Cross 13. I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Caol Disc 2: 1. I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone 2. The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago 3. Far Side Banks Of Jordan 4. Farther Along 5. Mathew 24 (Is Knocking At The Door) 6. Ragged Old Flag 7. Where You There (When They Crucified My Lord) 8. It Is No Secret 9. Angle Band 10. My Children Walk In Truth 11. In The Sweet By And By 12. God's Hands