Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City (Distributed for the Country Music Foundation Press) Paperback – June 13, 2023

This is an amazingly powerful book and an absolute MUST HAVE for anyone that has any interest in Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, the Nashville music scene in the 60's and 70's. It is a thoroughly enjoyable very well written book with excellent illustrations and photos and it is recommended highly.

If you can't get to Nashville in person to see this exhibit, then this book is the next best thing! Wonderful photos and information about the session players who made some of the best music ever recorded.

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The book Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City is a historical reminder that Music City has been what current Nashville natives call “New Music City” for decades. The book contributors (writers Pete Finney, Rosanne Cash, and Michael Streissguth, and artist Jon Langford) lead the reader through the original history of how Nashville became “New Music City” during the late 60’s and early 70’s… a perfect segue to how Nashville continues to forge artistic trails in Music City today. Nashville presently, as well as in the past, is an all-inclusive hub for music of all genres, from country to folk to rock & roll. In the pervasive, collaborative spirit of this city, residents come together and connect. In that fusion of different perspectives, new sounds emerge.Importantly, this book shines a unique light on a group of music artists often neglected in the media – writers and session players. Many people don’t often think beyond the front-person or recognize that there are numerous others involved in the process of creating and performing music. These unrecognized artists are relegated to the shadows on the stage and included in the barely visible, fine print on recording albums. Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats shines a bright spotlight on the multi-faceted artists who have been pivotal in creating, performing, and recording music - music that has shaped our memories and helped us to design our own, personal life soundtracks. This book brings the essential session players into a well-deserved limelight.Bravo to this wonderful tribute and recognition of these artists. This is a MUST read book and no one should miss the exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame as well.