Music Review: Johnny Cash: Live at Montreux

This is a music video of a Johnny Cash concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and is the second largest jazz festival in the world.  This set presents Johnny Cash at his best, and also includes his wife June Carter as well as his son John Carter.  Of particular note and my favorites are "Get Rhythm" "Ring of Fire" "I Walk the Line" "Let the train Blow the Whistle" and "Jackson."  There is plenty of music here to keep you happy and the Man in Black is at his best.  You can read of the Johnny cash and June Carter story in the movie "I Walk the Line."

Movie Review: ****I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line I also found in our personal DVDs.  It is the story of Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) and June Carter (Reese Witherspoon).  I assume the actors are singing the songs in the movie, and do an admirable job.  I get carried away by the music, but more so by the characters of John Cash and June Carter.  John Cash was tormented by a poor relationship with his father, and by the death of his older brother in an accident with a saw. I guess this combined with the stress of his career lead to drug addiction.  Another consequence of his lifestyle was the dissolving of his marriage.  June is instrumental in helping overcome drugs for a period, and following his being sober for six months they become engaged.  Drug addiction was a lifelong struggle for Johnny Cash, and the movie portrays the consequences drugs can have.