Intro
Contents
Acknowledgments
A Foreword from Larry Gatlin
Introduction
1. Five Feet High and Rising: Autobiographical, Geographical, and Societal Songs
2. I Walk the Line: The Sun Years
3. What Is Truth: Songs of Personal Conviction
4. The Ballad of Ira Hayes: The Concept Albums
5. Far Side Banks of Jordan: The Gospel According to Cash
6. I Got Stripes: The Legendary Prison Recordings
7. Ring of Fire: Songs for June
8. Sunday Morning Coming Down: Kris Kristofferson and the Great Singer-Songwriters
9. Heroes: Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, and Other Musical Influences
10. Highwayman: Jack Clement, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Other Collaborations
11. Delia's Gone: The Murder Ballads
12. Committed to Parkview: Drug Use and Abuse
13. One Piece at a Time: The Great Story-Songs
14. You Wild Colorado: Deep Cuts and Buried Treasures
15. I've Been Everywhere: Travelin' Cash
16. The Man Comes Around: The American Recordings
17. Ain't No Grave: The Songs Live On
18. September When It Comes: Final Reflections
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Names and Songs.