America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song

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1972

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32:57

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America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song

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America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song is the culmination of all of Johnny Cash's Americana albums: an attempt to tell the entire history of America over the course of a 40-minute album. Of course, America's history is a bit too convoluted to be adequately told with one album, but there's no denying there's a certain kitsch value in hearing songs like "Come Take a Trip on My Airship" and "The Gettysburg Address." Cash doesn't just sing the history, he tells it with narratives that tie the tracks together. On the whole, the album doesn't amount to much more than a curiosity, but it is an entertaining -- if campy -- one. Just don't expect to learn anything from America.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
0:23 Amazon
2
Glenn Tubb
Johnny Cash
2:17 Amazon
3
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
0:26 Amazon
4
June Carter Cash
Johnny Cash
1:21 Amazon
5
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
0:48 Amazon
6
Jimmie Driftwood
Johnny Cash
2:21 Amazon
7
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
0:37 Amazon
8
Jane Bowers
Johnny Cash
2:26 Amazon
9
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
0:56 Amazon
10
Charlie Williams
Johnny Cash
1:50 Amazon
11
Abraham Lincoln
Johnny Cash
2:38 Amazon
12
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
0:57 Amazon
13
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
3:02 Amazon
14
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
0:38 Amazon
15
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Johnny Cash
3:53 Amazon
16
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
0:24 Amazon
17
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
3:05 Amazon
18
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
0:30 Amazon
19
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
1:05 Amazon
20
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
0:42 Amazon
21
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
2:38 Amazon
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