"Cash sang about and for people on the margins. He famously played concerts in prisons, where he sang both murder ballads and gospel tunes in the same set. It's this juxtaposition between light and dark, writes Richard Beck, that makes Cash one of...
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"Cash sang about and for people on the margins. He famously played concerts in prisons, where he sang both murder ballads and gospel tunes in the same set. It's this juxtaposition between light and dark, writes Richard Beck, that makes Cash one of the most authentic theologians in memory. In reflecting of Cash's lyrics, and the passion with which he sang them, we gain a deeper understanding of the enduring faith of the Man in Black"--Back cover
Introduction : Trains, Jesus, and murder -- Part 1 : Family and faith. I am bound for the promised land ; I walk the line -- Part 2 : Sinners and solidarity. The man in black ; Folsom Prison blues ; Greystone Chapel ; San Quentin ; The ballad of Ira Hayes ; Give my love to Rose ; The legend of John Henry's hammer ; Sunday mornin' coming down -- Part 3 : Nation and nostalgia. Ragged old flag ; Drive on -- Part 4 : Suffering and salvation. Delia's gone ; Hurt ; The man comes around -- Epilogue : The gospel road
