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The Sun Collection Vol. 1-4

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Johnny Cash is one of the great American artists. These are the early classics. Cash is probably the only one is equally great as Elvis Presley. The collection is an event. My dad was a big fan of Johnny Cash and he introduced me to his music when I was a kid. I had many of his records when I was young. It was great to have that music around. I didn't realize how great Johnny Cash was until I was much older. There are a lot of the great early singles like "Hey, Porter" and "Folsom Prison Blues" and "I Walk The Line." There are other great tunes that you wouldn't get in a proper greatest collection like "Get Rhythm" and "Trail To Mexico." The greatness of Cash seems so effortless. These songs are so simple and so ingenious. There is a style of guitar picking that is essential to any Cash record. Some of the later stuff seems inspired by spiritual music. There are constant themes of respect for the land, and a sense of place, and being in jail. Johnny Cash is also known for love songs. Those are central to his work. There are many songs about being a loner like "I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow" and "Always Alone." One of Dad favorite's songs was "Hey, Good Lookin'." There are 61 gems in this collection. It is very fine. Johnny Cash is a poet and a great musician. He is a big influence on music.

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Track Listings:
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DISC 1
1. Wide Open Road
2. You're My Baby
3. Two Timin' Woman
4. Goodnight Irene
5. Port of Lonely Hearts
6. My Treasure
7. Cry, Cry, Cry
8. Hey, Porter
9. Folsom Prison Blues
10. So Doggone Lonesome
11. Luther Played the Boogie
12. Mean Eyed Cat
13. I Couldn't Keep from Crying
14. New Mexico
15. Get Rhythm

DISC 2
1. I Walk the Line
2. Goodbye Little Darling
3. There You Go
4. I Love You Because
5. Train of Love
6. Straight A's in Love
7. Don't Make Me Go
8. Next in Line
9. Home of the Blues
10. Give My Love to Rose
11. Ways of a Woman
12. Rock Island Line
13. Wreck of the Old 97
14. Belshazzar
15. Country Boyin Love

DISC 3
1. Doin' My Time
2. If the Good Lord's Willing
3. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
4. Remember Me
5. I Was There When It Happened
6. Come in Stranger
7. Big River
8. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
9. Guess Things Happen That Way
10. Oh, Lonesome Me
11. Sugartime
12. You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven
13. Born to Lose
14. Always Alone
15. Story of a Broken Heart

DISC 4
1. You Tell Me
2. Life Goes On
3. You Win Again
4. I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
5. Cold, Cold Heart
6. Hey Good Lookin'
7. I Can't Help It
8. Blue Train
9. Katy Too
10. Fool's Hall of Fame
11. Thanks a Lot
12. Just About Time
13. I Just Thought You'd Like to Know
14. Down the Street to 301
15. I Forgot to Remember to Forget