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1.StopWreck of the Old '97 – Hank Williams III 02:58
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2.StopCry Cry Cry – Robbie Fulks 02:39
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3.StopBallad of a Teenage Queen – Rodney Crowell 03:11
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4.StopI Guess Things Happen That Way – Raul Malo 03:07
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5.StopThere You Go – Chuck Mead 02:18
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6.StopGet Rhythm – Reverend Horton Heat 02:29
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7.StopPack up Your Sorrows – Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis 02:27
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8.StopRing of Fire – Billy Burnette 03:49
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9.StopLuther Played the Boogie – Redd Volkaert 02:16
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10.StopBig River – Rosie Flores 02:36
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11.StopFolsom Prison Blues – James Intveld 03:09
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12.StopI Still Miss Someone – Earl Poole Ball 02:51
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13.StopI'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar – Damon Bramblett 02:43
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14.StopI Walk the Line – Dale Watson 02:54
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15.StopTrain of Love – Kenny Vaughan 03:38
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16.StopStraight A's in Love – Eddie Angel 02:08
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17.StopJackson – Mandy Barnett, Chuck Mead 02:51
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18.StopFlesh and Blood – Chris Knight 03:07
Few artists deserve tribute more than Johnny Cash, and none pose a greater challenge to those who would offer their homage. The problem is that his sound has been pounded so deep into America's soul that it's almost impossible to play his music without lapsing into imitation -- and those who try to avoid that trap can sound a little misguided. Examples of both approaches abound throughout Dressed in Black, though even the bravest performers generally sing to a tack bass rhythm accompanied by those menacing low guitar licks that Cash patented long ago. Some do a pretty good job of evoking Cash, especially James Intveld, whose rendition of "Folsom Prison Blues" comes darn close to the original, and Chuck Mead on "There You Go." Damon Bramblett also has Cash's phrasing down; the fact that his voice is pitched about an octave higher, along with his Maybelle Carter style on guitar, makes "I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick On My Old Guitar" a special treat. Then there's Billy Burnette, whose playing comes closest to the essence of Cash but whose vocals completely miss the squint-eyed macho quality that "Ring of Fire" requires. Rarest of all are those artists who have found their own voice yet use this format to acknowledge their forebears; none does this more persuasively than Dale Watson, who turns "I Walk the Line" into something both powerful and original -- the ultimate tribute that anyone can pay to the real icons in this business. Robert L. Doerschuk, Rovi
- Genre: Country, Rock
- Category Progressive Country, Country-Folk, Americana, New Traditionalist, Alternative Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Country-Rock, Honky Tonk, Contemporary Country
- Label: DUALTONE MUSIC GROUP
- Release Date: September 17, 2002
- Artist: Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
- Additional Artist: Robbie Fulks (Vocals), David Roe (Vocals), Chris Knight (Vocals), Various artists collection, James Intveld (Vocals), Raul Malo (Vocals), Bruce Robison (Vocals), Redd Volkaert (Vocals), Dale Watson (Vocals), Eddie Angel (Vocals), Mandy Barnett (Vocals), Kelly Willis (Vocals), Billy Burnette (Vocals), Earl Poole Ball (Vocals), Billy Block (Vocals), Rodney Crowell (Vocals), Rosie Flores (Vocals), Chuck Mead (Vocals), Hank Williams III (Vocals)