For more information:
Teri L. Sullivan
WKNO Promotions Manager
(901) 325-6518
tlsullivan@wkno.org
November 28 , 2007
For Immediate Release
Rock and country music icon, Johnny Cash, waged a life-long struggle for salvation, and that spiritual odyssey is the subject of a new music documentary, The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash, premiering Wednesday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. on WKNO/Channel 10. The premiere will also feature a live appearance in the WKNO-TV studio by Cash’s son, John Carter Cash.
Filmed in cooperation with the estate of the late Rock ‘n’ Roll and Country Music Hall of Fame, The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash, features footage of vintage Cash performances from numerous Billy Graham Crusades as well as from Cash’s popular ABC television show. Personal interviews with family, friends and musical associates are punctuated with rarely-seen photos from family albums and the personal archives of close friend, former son-in-law and former band member, Marty Stuart.
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash is produced by Gaither Television Productions and directed by award-winning director Michael Merriman, the team responsible for such acclaimed documentaries as The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley, Billy Graham: God’s Ambassador and ELVIS LIVES: The 25th Anniversary Concert. The video is scripted by CMT editorial director and former Rolling Stones editor, Chet Flippo, and hosted by award-winning television journalist and former CBS-TV anchor, Dan Rather.
“Johnny Cash is one of the most towering and compelling personalities in modern music, but what is most touching is his honesty and never-ending quest for personal salvation” said Merriman. “We feel an enormous responsibility to do justice to his remarkable legacy, and our ultimate goal is to honestly portray a man of the people who struggled with his faith every day of his life and found redemption through the love of Jesus Christ.”
After the premiere of The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash, the program will be available to public television stations around the country as a presentation of WKNO-TV.
WKNO is a non-profit, private foundation serving the Mid-South for more than 50 years. An important community resource, WKNO uses the power of non-commercial public broadcasting to provide the Mid-South with quality educational and cultural programs that inform, entertain, and inspire.
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