American Recordings

by Tony Tost

When Johnny Cash signed to Rick Rubin's record label in 1993, he was already in the wax museum of memory, a fondly regarded but totally marginalized legend, unheard on the radio and unseen on the charts. His odyssey from oldies act to folk hero depended entirely on his first American Recordings album, a record of uncompromising directness.

Tony Tost digs into the worlds of American Recordings, showing it to be the crossroads...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441174613
• ISBN13: 9781441174611
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.7" x 6.4"