Cash on Delivery: Tribute to Johnny Cash

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Amazon.com This outstanding 1999 tribute to the Man in Black bypasses, by necessity or design, big-name artists but doesn't seem to suffer one bit because of it. Bluegrass stalwart Laurie Lewis is as close as we come to star power; her "Train of Love" (featuring Roy Rogers on slide guitar) kicks things off correctly. Styles range from blistering rockabilly (DiMaggio Brothers) to sisterly harmonies (Schankman Twins) to punk (ADZ) to honky-tonk (Faye Pierce) to virtuoso guitar (COD Express) to jangly country-rock (Phil Lee). Oddly enough, it's Wayne Kramer, one of the better-known artists on the record, who delivers one of its weaker cuts, although Kramer redeems himself with his stark production work behind Native American activist Russell Means on "Ballad of Ira Hayes." With a portion of proceeds earmarked for Shy-Drager (the neurological disease from which Cash suffers) research, Cash on Delivery serves a worthy cause and provides a worthwhile listen. --Marc Greilsamer Product Description CMH's Cash on Delivery: An Alternative Country Tribute to Johnny Cash may not consist entirely of alt-country stalwarts -- Wayne Kramer isn't alt-country, even if he's performing alt-country -- but it does feature a strong lineup (Laurie Lewis, the Dimaggio Bros., the Schankman Twins, COD Express, Phil Lee, Lone Prairie) delivering interesting, unexpected twists to familiar songs ("Hey Porter," "I Got Stripes," "Tennessee Flat Top Box," "Jackson," "Don't Take Your Guns to Town," "Ballad of Ira Hayes"). It may not be a record that you play more than once or twice, but it's one of the more enjoyable tribute albums of 1999. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide