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She done me right

January 29th, 2010 Liz C. - Alicia Ashman

I admit to having a love/hate relationship with country music. This dates back to my parents playing 24/7 what was then known as country/western music and there is a limit to how much I can listen to he/she/it has done me wrong and I am going to cry/get my revenge/move on.  However, I have to admit to liking some members of the fraternity, determined by vocals and an their ability to either write or interpret good songs or at least find someone who can—for example, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, Emmylou Harris.

To these you can add Rosanne Cash whose most recent album is The List. I admit to having a hard time taking this off the player as every time I listen I get something else out of a song.  Even more compelling is listening again after reading sections of a companion book entitled Always Been There: Rosanne Cash, The List, and the Spirit of Southern Music. This book follows the genesis of the album, based on recommendations to Rosanne by her father, and the year spent in the recording studio and what she and her producer/husband were trying to convey with each song.

This is just a fascinating look behind the scenes of the music business along with a look into the personal life of a singer who has spent the majority of her career fighting against being identified only as Johnny Cash’s daughter.

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