You Wonder Why I Always Dress In Black…

Today my wonderful wife gave me the Johnny Cash “Unearthed” box set as a birthday gift. It contains four discs of previously unreleased material from the years of Cash’s collaboration with producer Rick Rubin.

After just one listen I think I can safely say that the jewel of this collection is disc four: My Mother’s Hymnbook which offers the Man In Black’s take on some of his momma’s favorite spirituals.

Also not to be missed: the Cash/Joe Strummer duet on Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” Great stuff.

(And yes, I share a birthday with Martin Luther)