Johnny Cash: Amazing Grace

Summary:

One-hour radio documentary explores Johnny Cash's love for Gospel music, his roots in the church, and the stories behind his greatest Gospel recordings and performances.

Additional Credits and Funding:

Host: Rodney Crowell

Tones:

Authoritative, Engaging, NPR NewsMagazine-y

Description:

When a young man named Johnny Cash tried to get his first record deal, he told Sam Philips of Sun Records that he was a Gospel Singer. Philips said, ?No Thanks,? but that didn?t stop Cash from recording and playing gospel songs. In time, Cash took his faith a lot further. He became a biblical scholar, a religious writer and even an ordained minister.

In this one-hour radio special, we?re going to hear about the spiritual world of Johnny Cash from family and friends. Interview subjects include his son, John Carter Cash, musicians Marty Stuart and Larry Gatlin and biographers Patrick Carr and Dave Urbanski.

Johnny Cash: Amazing Grace also contains more than a dozen of Cash?s best known gospel songs, including both traditional and original compositions. ?Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,? ?Here Was a Man,? How Great Thou Art? and many more works are featured alongside stories of how Cash was inspired to record these timeless spirituals.

Length: 59:00 with two breaks for local spots. A 54:00 version with room for a news break is also available.
Broadcast Window: Begins May 2007
Terms: Available to all US-based radio broadcasters at no cost
Promotion: 0:30 promo spot included on CD

Contacts:
Andy Cahn, andy.cahn@sonybmg.com, 212-833-6279
Eric Molk, eric.molk@sonybmg.com, 212-833-5389

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