The life of June Carter Cash will soon be put to print and an album released featuring today's stars as a tribute to the late, great country singer June Carter Cash.
The project has been driven by her son John Carter Cash.Cash has written his mother's biography and tabled her memoirs for the book 'Anchored In Love: A Tribute To June Carter Cash'.
Dulatone Music Group will release the accompanying tribute album featuring performances from Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello and Billy Bob Thornton.
The album was mostly recorded at the Cash Cabin Stduio in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
About the book, John says, "I hope through these pages people may come to know my mother in some of the ways I have known her, that though they may read of her pain, they will see her strength and beauty most of all."
Of the album, he says, "Almost all of the people who participated in the album were family or friends who knew her personally. Everyone who appears on the record, whether they knew her or not, respected her and loved her dearly. Emmylou Harris was a close friend for years and years. Mom was a close friend with Billy Bob Thornton, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn and Willie Nelson. It's just a gathering of loved ones, really, t pay homage to her music. She wrote some of the songs, like 'Ring of Fire,' and the very personal 'Song to John,' which Emmylou sings; most of the rest are songs that she perpetuated or made famous like 'Wildwood Flower' [sung by Loretta Lynn] and 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken.'"
The book and CD will be released on June 19, just days before her birthday on June 23.
The complete listing for the June Carter Cash tribute album, "Anchored In Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash," is as follows (not in final sequence):
"If I Were a Carpenter" - Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson
"Jackson" - Carlene Carter and Ronnie Dunn
"Wildwood Flower" - Loretta Lynn
"Far Side Banks of Jordan" - Patty Loveless and Kris Kristofferson
"Keep On the Sunny Side" - Brad Paisley
"Wings of Angels" - Roseanne Cash
"Ring of Fire" - Elvis Costello
"Road to Kaintuck" - Billy Bob Thornton and the Peasall Sisters
"Big Yellow Peaches" - Grey De Lisle
"Kneeling Drunkard Plea" - Billy Joe Shaver
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken" - Ralph Stanley
"Song to John" - Emmylou Harris
