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Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian

	List Price: $6.99 Our Price: $5.99 Your Save: $ 1.00 ( 14% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Publisher: Sbme Special Mkts.
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0886972384726 Label: Sbme Special Mkts. Manufacturer: Sbme Special Mkts. Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sbme Special Mkts. Release Date: 2008-02-01 Studio: Sbme Special Mkts.
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Editorial Review: With his highly personal early 1960s work, Johnny Cash had been trying the patience of the Columbia brass, who were less than thrilled with his commercial performance. When "Ring of Fire" topped the country charts in 1963, it allowed him to continue the many ambitious concept albums-history lessons close to his heart. The eight songs on 1964's Bitter Tears are sung from the point of view of the American Indian (still the accepted term in 1964), and together they form a potent work that is both deeply real and highly spiritual. With assistance from co-composer Peter LaFarge, Cash offers an earnest, solemn portrait of Native Americans that examines a variety of issues through a range of viewpoints and contained in unadorned musical settings. Cash actually took out full-page ads daring radio programmers to play "The Ballad of Ira Hayes," but all of the material hits home, from LaFarge's defiant "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow" to Johnny Horton's mournful, spooky "The Vanishing Race." --Marc Greilsamer
Reader Reviews for Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian: Customer Rating: Summary: Wow. A Must Listen. Comment: I discovered Johnny Cash in the mid-ninties when he sang lead on U2's "The Wanderer". I then bought each and every American Recordings album as they came out (All of them are brilliant). I'm now on a mission to immerse myself in each of his albums in order of release. I'm currently on this one, "Bitter Tears (Ballads of the American Indian). This record is blowing my mind. I can't believe it doesn't have a bigger following. It is eight perfect songs with a powerful message. This is another example of how ahead of his time time Cash was. Buy it now. It's a lost American classic. Customer Rating: Summary: johnny cash Comment: this is a great CD. and the supplier is very reliable, reasonably priced, and a fast shipper Customer Rating: Summary: Johnny Cash cross-culture classic Comment: When Johnny Cash decided to put out an album about the American Indians, his recording company at first refused, but finally relented. The outcome, "Bitter Tears," is a classic of Johnny Cash at his best. The songs are strong, sad, and compelling. It's among the best work he ever did and should be heard and appreciated by all. The hauntingly sorrowful "Ira Hays," about the Pima Apache Marine who helped raise the American Flag at the top of Iwo Jima's Mt. Suribachi (famous WWII photograph) was highly controversial when recorded and is unforgettable when heard. Customer Rating: Summary: Johnny Cash-Native American Roots Comment: Johnny Cash and his wonderfully gravelly voice brings a sense of understanding and pathos to this tribute to his Cherokee roots and to Native Americans. Customer Rating: Summary: Faboulous album Comment: This has to be one of Johnny Cash's most unique group of songs. A touching collection of ballads honoring the American Indian.

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