Press Release : Johnny Cash the Legend
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Press Release : Johnny Cash The Legend Superstar Johnny Cash was a the enduring love story between side slapping mix of great songs music industry legend for over Johnny Cash and June Carter. and stories. Johnny covered half a century, with an instantly A member of the iconic country songs by many of the greatest recognisable voice and style. music group The Carter Family, 20th Century songwriters such as The hit movie “I Walk the Line” June grew up in showbiz and Bob Dylan, Kris Kristopherson, introduced his dramatic life story became an accomplished and Willie Nelson and in later life and his unmistakeable, tough comedienne. singer, and song he brough his unique authority to music to a younger generation of writer - a true music professional. a later generation of song writers music lovers. Johnny Cash fans Together they were a towering such U2 and Tom Petty, so the now cover three generations. force in American Music. repertoire is extremely broad and Even people who might confess interesting, including some of the to hating Country Music are Vocalist and writer Barry Ferrier greatest popular songs written nevertheless enthusiastic about has brought together a team of over the past 60 years. his legendary up-tempo hits such talented musicians to create an as Folsom Prison Blues, Ring of immersive show based on the “I Hear That Train a-Comin’: Fire, Get Rhythm, I Walk the Line interaction between these two The Johny Cash Story”, - there are just so many great gifted and unique music artists. featuring Barry Ferrier & Ilona and unique songs in the Johnny Barry has the vocal depth to Harker with authentic rockabilly Cash repertoire. emulate the unique Johnny Cash backing by the Tennessee Two, sound and the vivacious Ilona is great entertainment that Those familiar with the highly Harker ‘hoots and hollers’ her appeals across the generations successful bio-pic will know of way through this toe-tapping, and is just plain fun! Barry Ferrier aka THE SHOW Dr Baz SONGS I WALK THE LINE a journey through FOLSOM PRISON BLUES the life & songs Barry’s gained wide expe- A BOY NAMED SUE rience in his early career COCAINE BLUES of Johnny Cash in music theatre, appear- RING OF FIRE ing in the original cast of 5 FEET HIGH & RISIN’ The contrasting voices of Barry “Dr. Baz” Ferrier and Jesus Christ Superstar and JACKSON vivacious songstress Ilona Harker combine to present Joseph & the Amazing 16 TONNES a musical tribute to the legendary country superstar Technicolour Dreamcoat Johnny Cash, his epic life story and love affair with GET RHYTHM and he has written and LONG LEGGED GTR PICKIN’ MAN partner June Carter, threaded through with a tongue in cheek look at Johnny Cash’s wild side and their stormy performed 3 stage musi- HOME OF THE BLUES off stage and on stage relationship. cals. He was a recording HELP ME MAKE IT THRU THE NIGHT HEY PORTER artist for RCA appearing The show captures Johnny looking back on his rise on the ABC’s Countdown HURT from humble conditions as a child on a poor cotton SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN farm soaking up gospel and country music, to tough and opening for Ry Cood- times on work gangs, enlistment during the Korean er at the Palais in Mel- CAST RECORDING CD AVAILABLE war as a US airman, which got him to the honky tonks bourne. He played bass of Germany where he began to hone his characteristic with chart topping pop style and began writing his unique songs, and on to his group The Ferrets. Later rise as a music sensation and a recording artist for the legenedary Sun records alongside Elvis and Jerry Lee he worked as music direc- Lewis. tor and composer at the Queensland Performing The show strings together all Johnny Cash’s great hits Arts Centre, Brisbane. He and signature tunes as the story unfolds, and woven has appeared as support through this rich musical journey is a fascinating glimpse into the darker side of his life, his outlaw for many eminent Aussie image and the Prison Concerts, and the epic love story music acts. He was also with lifetime soulmate June Carter, a child star and band leader and guitarist golden haired girl of the famous country music icons for legendary superstar ‘the Carter Family’. Eartha Kitt on her 1996 Looking back on his tough origins, his rise to fame, Australian national tour. and his drug addiction, they laugh, they joke, they He has performed in Eu- fight and they harmonise, as they bring so many great rope and the UK and at songs to life, accompanied by the rockabilly rhythm of the Byron Blues Festival, the Tennesse Two (with lush backing vocals from Slim Gympie Muster, and the Pickens on Bass and Neil McCann on twangy Fender guitar). It’s a polished and entertaining upbeat musical Tamworth Country Music show to get you ee-haa-ing and your toes a tapping. Festivals .