Always Been There: Rosanne Cash, The List, and the Spirit of Southern Music - Softcover

Streissguth, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306819171 ISBN 13: 9780306819179

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2010

Synopsis

In 1973, Rosanne Cash's father gave her a list of 100 songs that he felt a young musician had to know. Always Been There tells the inside story of the album that, more than thirty-five years later, resulted from that list. Based on original interviews conducted in the studio, on tour, and at home, Always Been There paints an unforgettable portrait of Rosanne Cash confronting music-making in the aftermath of serious brain surgery, a lifelong search for her legacy, and her unique creative partnerships.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Streissguth is one of the world's foremost authorities on Johnny Cash. He is a professor at Le Moyne College and lives in Syracuse, New York.

From Publishers Weekly:

Starred Review. Author and music journalist Streissguth, having already written a biography of Johnny Cash (Johnny Cash: The Biography), joined Johnny's daughter Rosanne to document the creation of an album (and tour) that in many ways reflects the complicated relationship between daughter and legendary father. Having achieved musical success in her own right, Rosanne's project is based on a lost list of 100 songs that Johnny gave her at the beginning of her career, which he felt every young musician should know. In the process of reconstructing "the List," Rosanne and Streissguth explore Southern music, the family legacy, and Rosanne's memories of the Cashes and the Carters. Streissguth is a skillful biographer, investigating Rosanne's relationship with work and art as well as with her famous parents. Unfortunately for music enthusiasts, the actual "list" never materializes, but that doesn't stop it from giving this intimate, illuminating narrative a satisfying sense of history that should please any fan of modern American music.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0306819171
• ISBN 13: 9780306819179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240