The second of two Johnny Cash tribute discs released in September 2002 (the other is Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash) brings out the big guns in terms of marquee talent. As the album's coordinator, musician Marty Stuart has the background and contacts to pull this project off. Any collection with previously unreleased tracks from Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, and Steve Earle has built in credibility. All the participants are enthusiastic and dedicated, but the most stirring tracks inject a different spin to the originals. Dylan's spoken intro to "Train of Love" thanks Cash for standing up for him "way back when" before launching into one of the most emotionally stirring performances on this album. Little Richard does his best "Long Tall Sally" with a rock'em sock'em "Get Rhythm," but his voice isn't what it used to be and the song ends up sounding more like a Richard tune than a Cash one. Much better is Keb' Mo', who slows down "Folsom Prison Blues" to an ominous, swamp/bluesy crawl. Travis Tritt successfully rearranges "I Walk the Line" into a slow but menacing honky tonk ballad similar to how George Jones might approach it. ~ Hal Horowitz, All Music Guide
Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash
09/24/2002 | Sbme Special Mkts.
All Music Guide Review
Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash Track Listing
Credits of Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash
- Reggie McBride
- Bass
- Chris McDonald
- Trombone
- Greg Morrow
- Drums
- Justin Niebank
- Mixing
- Shawn Pelton
- Drums
- Eberhard Ramm
- Copyist
- Michael Rhodes
- Bass
- Charlie Robison
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Pamela Sixfin
- Violin
- George Tidwell
- Trumpet
- Robby Turner
- Guitar (Steel)
- Brian Vibberts
- Assistant
- Biff Watson
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Cheryl White
- Vocals (Background)
- Kris Wilkinson
- Viola, Orchestration
- Hank Williams, Jr.
- Vocals
- Reese Wynans
- Organ (Hammond)
- Aubrey Haynie
- Fiddle
- W.S. Holland
- Drums
- Dave Roe Rorick
- Bass
- Darrin Vincent
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Janette Carter
- Vocals
- Ron Wall
- Autoharp
- Rollow Welch
- Art Direction
- David Gahr
- Photography
- Hank Nirider
- Assistant
- JoAnn Tominaga
- Production Assistant
- Tom Schick
- Engineer
- Pamela Springsteen
- Photography
- Claude "Swifty" Achille
- Engineer
- Les Falconer
- Drums
- Steve Arnold
- Bass
- Jeb Brien
- Producer
- Tony Castle
- Engineer, Assistant
- Glen Rose
- Photography
- John Carter Cash
- Engineer
- Lesley Bohm
- Photography
- Chris Scherbak
- Assistant
- Kay Smith
- A&R
- Karen Williams Johnston
- Photography
- Michael Hiatt
- A&R
- Marvin Koner
- Cover Photo
- Sang Park
- Assistant
- Jim Monti
- Assistant
- Dale Jett
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Deb Haus
- Creative Director
- Mark Johnson
- Engineer
- Vickie Russell
- Creative Producer
- John Mark Harris
- Engineer
- Tracy Basette Fleaner
- Art Direction
- Jeff Paris
- Harmonica, Organ (Hammond)
- Sheryl Crow
- Accordion, Vocals
- David Angell
- Violin
- Barry Beckett
- Organ (Hammond)
- Jesse Boyce
- Organ, Bass
- Pat Buchanan
- Guitar (Acoustic), Slide Guitar, Harmonica
- Thom Cadley
- Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Vocals
- June Carter Cash
- Vocals
- Blake Chancey
- A&R
- Chad Cromwell
- Drums
- Jim DeMain
- Mastering
- Connie Ellisor
- Violin
- Tony Garnier
- Bass
- Vince Gill
- Vocals (Background)
- Carl Gorodetzky
- Violin
- Kevin Grantt
- Bass
- Chad Hailey
- Engineer
- Michael Haynes
- Trumpet
- John Hobbs
- Piano
- Kelvin Holly
- Guitar
- John Jarvis
- Organ (Hammond)
- John Jennings
- Engineer
- Rosanne Cash
- Vocals
- Emmylou Harris
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Travis Tritt
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Dwight Yoakam
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Connie Smith
- Vocals
- Bob Dylan
- Engineer
- Steve Earle
- Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica, Vocals
- Bruce Springsteen
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Producer
- Plas Johnson
- Saxophone
- Earl Scruggs
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Marty Stuart
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Mandolin, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer











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