# Johnny Cash: A Hundred Highways **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 25, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-cash-a-hundred-highways/365929 "2006-07-25T04:34:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-cash-a-hundred-highways/365929/1 "2006-07-25T04:34:52Z")
It’s no secret that I love this man, and there have been many threads in which I participated and posted my respect for the “American”- produced Cash by Rick Rubin. I truly believe Rubin captured the spirit of Johnny Cash in his later years, and although I got to know him recorded on Columbia, I feel I now know him on a more intimate level, and I wish all those Columbia sessions had been Rubin’s to produce. Foolishly, I thought _The Man Comes Around_ was John’s last gift to us. “After all”, I said to myself, “he was sick and it was very evident in his voice how much he was hurting.” But I underestimated the greatness and the strength that is Johnny Cash, and so I was thrilled to learn of **this** cd and also the _Unearthed_ box set he compiled with Rick just prior to his passing. So tonight I am writing this as I am listening to _A Hundred Highways_ , and I am touched to the point of tears as I listen to the man singing _Help Me_ and _Rose of My Heart_. I know that soon (if not already) we will be inundated with commercials touting “The Complete Johnny Cash for three easy installments of $29.99, satisfaction guaranteed!!!” So for now I will immerse myself in the knowledge that I have “discovered” a little more of the love that was Johnny Cash, and pretend he’s still here and telling us he’ll see us a little “Further On Up The Road”. Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-cash-a-hundred-highways/365929/2 "2006-07-25T07:00:02Z")
Nothing to add, I just wanted to say “Thanks” **Quasimodem** , for the memories. I am, and have been, since 1965, a huge Johnny Cash fan. We will not see his like, or his wife’s (June Carter Cash) again. ---
**Author:** ![Hedonism\_Bot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hedonism\_Bot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedonism_Bot)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-cash-a-hundred-highways/365929/3 "2006-07-25T07:15:25Z")
I have yet to pick this up, but will definitely be doing so sometime this week. Glad to hear that it’s a fitting swan song (not that I had many doubts it wouldn’t be, mind you). And as for the “The Complete Johnny Cash for three easy installments of $29.99, satisfaction guaranteed!!!” well, he seems to already have at least a dozen greatest hits and collections out already. One collection I would recommend though, is Murder, which compiles some of his more popular and not so popular songs about death, prison and uh, well, murder. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-cash-a-hundred-highways/365929/4 "2006-07-25T14:40:50Z")
Really a fabulous record because of its simplicity.