European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Johnny Cash m band on stage in  wound. Sis photo by Uno dec auks still Walkin the line by Anita Gosch stall Wriler a  really 15johnny Cash standing 6-foof-2 in his Black Swallowtail Coal Coal Black eyes peering Over the crowd cuts a formidable even ominous figure on stage us nol just Iho country Singer s voice deep As 3 my Estial Yel Clear 3s a rippling Brook that makes some Lhing swell up inside Ike Iho sound of Waves crashing onto inc Shore. La s nol us1 lha Lami Lanly of his songs eng of fire. I walk lha Una. Long Black veil. Folsom prison blues and a Sloam of Olhorn dating Back some three decades songs he Rolls Oul As Smo Olti and deep and soulful As if they were written last night us got some Whitig to do Wilh the Lack dial Cash is such Force. In i he music scene one of those legends in his own time to nol Hae seen Cash in conceit is to have missed say Elvis Presley or Iho beatles ii Johnny Cash is indeed awesome so is his schedule. Cut to Back stage. Intermission at Frankfurt s  concert Hall word was thai Tho Man in Black would Only do one interview during his German tour. That was last week in Berlin. To preserve his voice see yes Taul could t tie spate ust a few minutes Wilh the stars and stripes Afler All. Cash once said that next to prisoners he liked performing Lor military audiences Best that was Back in the late 60s remember7 when Cash was touring tha military club circuit in Europe. Sure hell talk. Matter of fact he knows the paper Well used to read in when he was Wilh the air Force in Germany in the Early 50s Mailer of fact tie says i had a poem published in Tho stars and stripes in 1952 can t remember the month  As of press time the stripes archivist was still searching Lor the piece but. Remember jus a Lew minutes gotta preserve his voice see so. What do you ask a Man who s been to the business Lor some 32 years and has probably Beer asked just about every imaginable question and you be Gal Only a Low minutes to ask in some advice from Hugh Cash s fasl talking publicist keep away rom the personal Soufl. Ask him about Nis music. Three decades of music in just a few minutes " Here s something ask him about Brooke Shields suggests Hugh the last taking publicist who s been Wilh Cash Lor just a year and a Hall. Ask him about the Johnny Cash Paul Mccartney connection or about Stephen King or Frank  All right All right. We Wanna know about Brooke Shields. Quick Cut to an empty dressing room. Of Sago in person alone Cash presents a loss imposing figure. His shoulders Are hunched his mumbled answers arc Short one ear is cocked to the intercom that carries the sound of his wife june Carter and band from the stage he s a gentleman nol at att ominous. He wails until his guest takes a seat before he does. Then he sits on the Edge of his chair ready to jump at his Cue to rejoin the band so what s this about Paul Mccartney turns Oul the former Bealle along with country Singer Tom t Hall visited Cash at his House in Jamaica last Christmas and they came up with a song called Wei Moon Over Jamaica we Salon the porch and Sang All night there was a now Moon out. It just happened naturally Cash says. His Grin seems to indic Alc that he s just As proud about having written a song Wilh Paul Mccartney As Paul Mccartney probably is proud about having Willen Ono with Johnny Cash. Then there s that song Mccartney wrote for Cash actually Tor Cash. June Carter Mccartney and his Wile Linda. The Lour will be heading to tha studio when Cash gets to London in May. You Wanna know what it s called Man we was lonely la s a love song Capri grins again. This time it s a sly Grin. He knows something by he s not telling Cash says he s also about to release some new albums Tho first which will to out in Germany next week is called Ono million Dollar Cash. It s a collection of 20 of his greatest Hils including fling of fire Folsom prison blues cot rhythm. Cry. Cry cry and Tennessee Flat top Box. Which to recut Wilh his band and recorded live in the studio the album was a special request by Iho German division of poly ram records for German Cash ans. It will be released in the United Stales in about Throe months under Ihbe name classic Cash. Then there s an All new album coming out called water from the Wells of horns. Ii contains duets Wilh his family and friends including june Carler. His son John Carter Cash. Emmy Lou Harris. Hank Williams Waylon Jennings and Tom t. Hall. Suddenly lha few minutes Are up. Oops gotta  Cash leaps up. Heads to the door. Back to work Byo Bye Johnny now about Stephen King. Hugh the last talking publicist says the horror novelist got up on stage Wilh Cash at a concert in Bangor Maine and Sang Johnny b Goode with him. And Frank Zappa recently on tour in Germany had a Long Chat with Cash and did a Cash Medley during one of his shows. And Bono Lead Singer of Iho Rock group u2. Wants to gel together Wilh Cash and do a song with him. Loo of. And Brooke Shields. Brooke and her Molher of course Are big tans of Johnny and Brooke recently got up on Stags and Sang w la Cash s band minus Cash at the universities of Missouri and Illinois. It was a Tittle number the Tittle actress whole  Point is Hugh says the Point that s gotta come out in this article is Hal Cash is such Alores. In the music scene that All different kinds of people want to perform with him. Awesome. Simply awesome. Johnty a in Partonn Witti Jum Cirr 8 9 c Ortw f Turfy n int us a k no Ltd Monitor Wal my 3, Utoft Birru Mlej. Budi pull 0prl a 8. We a Apo cd of 7. 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