Johnny Cash: The Life

People don't just listen to Johnny Cash, they believe in him. His influence spans genres and his fanbase spans generations. He is regarded as one of the most important country musicians of all time, but is also a seminal influence in rock, leaving his mark on the work of artists like Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and U2. He was a man of faith who nevertheless understood the allure of sins of the flesh, and his life was riddled with adultery, drugs, and violence. Although the biographical movie WALK THE LINE was met with immense critical and commercial success, there has never been a truly complete book written about this musical icon. Robert Hilburn aims to correct that with IN SEARCH OF JOHNNY CASH. A pop critic for the LA Times who knew Cash well — he was the only journalist in attendance at the legendary Folsom Prison concert, and conducted extensive interviews during Cash's last days alive — Hilburn will draw on his personal experience with Cash along with a trove of never before seen material that he has acquired from the Johnny Cash Estate, making him uniquely positioned to give readers and music lovers the unvarnished truth about this incredible life.