His best known songs include I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Ring of Fire and Man in Black among many, many others, all of which were, at the time of recording, or have been since huge hits.

His tumultuous love affair with June Carter was well documented in the 2005 film Walk The Line starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon and the pair often performed a duet of their crowd-pleasing number - Jackson. A live version of this song appears on the DVD.

Track list
DVD
1. I Walk The Line
2. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
3. Get Rhythm
4. A Boy Named Sue (live)
5. Big River
6. Ring Of Fire
7. Me And Bobby McGee
8. I'll Go Somewhere Sing My Songs Again
9. Orange Blossom
10. Folsom Prison Blues
11. Let Him Roll
12. San Quentin (live)
13. The Man In Black
14. Ballad Of Barbaba
15. Jackson (live)
16. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
17. Sam Stone
18. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
19. Guess Things Happen That Wat
20. Dark End Of The Line

CD Disc 1:
1. Folsom prison blues
2. Get rhythm
3. Ballad of a teenage Queen
4. Big River
5. Country boy
6. Doin' my time
7. Don't make me go
8. Give my love to rose
9. Home of the blues
10. I heard that lonesome whistle blow
11. I was there when it happened 2'11
12. If the good Lord's willing
13. (and the creeks don't rise)
14. Rock island line

CD Disc 2
1. Walk the line
2. The wreck of the old '97
3. Next in line
4. Remember me
5. (I'm the one who loves you)
6. You win again
7. Cry! Cry! Cry!
8. Hey Porter
9. I couldn't keep from crying
10. My treasure
11. So doggone lonesome
12. There you go
13. Train of love

Johnny Cash fans may well already have much of this material already in their personal collections, however this set is worth purchasing for the footage from San Quentin prison that had not been seen previously (as far as I'm aware). It's a real treat and well worth watching.

Personally I only really began to enjoy the work of Cash after seeing the 2005 film biopic of his life and career, so I'm fairly new to his work and songs. And for a new fan of The Man in Black there is certainly plenty to keep me listening and watching this set over and over again. It's also, certainly considering that this is footage from several decades ago, very good quality sound and images.

Johnny Cash: An American Legend is a fitting tribute to this well-known and well-loved singer/songwriter, who despite troubles in his life, clearly always gave everything to his songs, his performances and his fans.

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