Very Best of Johnny Cash

Description by OLDIES.com:

Collectables proudly presents Johnny Cash's classic Sun Records recordings, packaged in a deluxe wooden box along with his highly acclaimed 1997 autobiography, "Cash". Cash's importance to popular music cannot be underestimated. He is the only musician in history to score a triple crown by being inducted into the Songwriter's, Country Music and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. These two compact discs, with thirty cuts, feature the songs that shaped Cash's career.

Product Description:

This box set includes the 1997 autobiography "CASH".

Johnny Cash's early years at Sun were among his most artistically productive, as evidenced by the quality of this compilation of 30 tracks released during and after his tenure at the label, which he left for Columbia in 1958. His first single, "Cry! Cry! Cry!," is an obvious inclusion, as is its hit follow-up, "Folsom Prison Blues." However, his self-penned gospel song, "Belshazah," is a rarity in that Cash's producer, label owner Sam Phillips, rarely let him record religious material. "Always Alone" harks back to the early influence of Hank Williams, but this overview of Cash's early output is perhaps best summed up by the chugging rockabilly of "Big River" and "Mean Eyed Cat." Partnered with this set is the country icon's autobiography, CASH, which revealingly and candidly charts his often tumultuous career.