Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash (2002)

About this title: 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 ... read more

Tracks:

1. Understand Your Man [Cash]
2. I Still Miss Someone [Cash/Cash]
3. Train of Love [Cash]
4. Get Rhythm [Cash]
5. Folsom Pirson Blues [Cash]
6. I Walk the Line [Cash]
7. Big River [Cash]
8. Give My Love to Rose [Cash]
9. Don't Take Your Guns to Town [Cash]
10. Flesh and Blood [Cash]
11. Hardin Wouldn't Run [Cash]
12. Hey Porter [Cash]
13. Meet Me in Heaven [Cash]
14. For Luther (I Walk the Line Reprise) [Cash]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.