Johnny Cash Goes Punk

10/06/08 11:23am

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

A week after Johnny Cash Remixed hits stores, an album of Cash covers by punk acts will be released.

All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash is out on Oct. 21 on CD and vinyl through Anchorless Records. It features covers of Cash songs by the likes of Bouncing Souls, MxPx, The Dresden Dolls, The Flatliners and The Sainte Catherines. The songs range from Cash's first single, "Cry, Cry, Cry," to his final single, "God's Gonna Cut You Down," from 2006's posthumous release, American V: A Hundred Highways.

The compilation's goal is to introduce younger music fans to Cash's music through well-known punk artists. The liner notes feature quotes from every artist talking about what Cash's music means to them. All profits from sales of All Aboard will be donated to The Syrentha Savio Endowment, a non-profit group that provides underprivileged breast cancer patients with financial assistance.

Here are the artists and songs on All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash:

Bouncing Souls — "Man In Black"
Fallen From The Sky — "Country Boy"
Chuck Regan of Hot Water Music — "Wreck Of The Old '97"
Joe McMahon of Smoke Or Fire — "Let The Train Whistle Blow"
Ben Nichols of Lucero — "Delia's Gone"
The Gaslight Anthem — "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
The Loved Ones — "Cocaine Blues"
OnGuard featuring Jason Shevchuk of Kid Dynamite and None More Black — "Give My Love To Rose"
Casey James Prestwood of Hot Rod Circuit — "I Still Miss Someone"
MxPx — "Hey Porter"
The Flatliners — "Cry, Cry, Cry"
The Dresden Dolls featuring The Hold Steady's Franz Nicolay — "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen"
Chon Travis of Love Equals Death — "Folsom Prison Blues"
The Sainte Catherines — "There You Go"
Russ Rankin of Only Crime — "I Walk The Line"
Ben Nichols of Lucero — "Delia's Gone" (alternate version, bonus track on vinyl only)