VH1 Storytellers | 
| Artist: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 66801
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 074646941621
EAN: 0074646941621
ASIN: B000007NBH
Release Date: June 9, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | (Ghost) Riders in the Sky | | • | Worried Man | | • | Family Bible | | • | Don't Take Your Guns to Town | | • | Funny How Time Slips Away | | • | Flesh and Blood | | • | Crazy | | • | Unchained Melody | | • | Night Life | | • | Drive On | | • | Me and Paul | | • | I Still Miss Someone | | • | Always on My Mind | | • | Folsom Prison Blues | | • | On the Road Again |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com's Best of 1998
Two of the greatest artists in country music history swapping stories and songs! How could anything go wrong? The truth is, meetings of legends often fail to meet expectations. Perhaps this one works because the concept is so simple: two men exchanging their signature songs and stories behind them. Johnny checks in with "Don't Take Your Guns to Town," Willie retorts with "Funny How Time Slips Away," and so on. Nothing wrong with that. --Steven Stolder
Amazon.com
Taken from the VH1 special Storytellers, this album is, as Cash explains in the notes, "two guitars, two stools and (me) and Willie." That perfect concept doesn't disappoint--the Man in Black and the Redheaded Stranger deliver moving guitar-and-voice performances of their best-known compositions and a few of their finer covers, Cash's deep rumble taking turns with Willie's fragile tenor over 15 songs. Both legends provide beautiful moments throughout, though the edge might have to go to Cash, since, in line with the show's concept, he frequently recounts the stories that inspired his art. Nelson, however, mainly limits himself to revealing that he wrote his three greatest songs ("Funny How Time Slips Away," "Crazy," and "Night Life") all in one week. The stories behind why he wrote them remain untold. --David Cantwell
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Brilliant April 2, 2001
polynesiancr (Riverside, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
That Sums It Up, Because The Whole CD Is Brilliant.Johhny & Willie's Stories, Their Voices, And Most Notably Willie's Excellent Guitar Playing On Some Of The Breakdowns; What More Could You Want. But There Is One Semi-Complaint is That "Ring Of Fire" Which Was On The Show Is Not On This CD, But Still The CD Is Quality In Every Aspect.
 Masters At Play October 1, 2001
Timothy P. Young (Rawlins, WY, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album is essentially a best-of for both Johnny and Willie. Musically, it's slightly less than stunning, but it does reveal the fact that Willie could have been one hell of a jazz guitarist. The vocals are what you'd expect.No, the real prize here is hearing the songs stripped down, without production...we get to hear Cash classics like "Don't Take Your Guns To Town" without the intrusion of a producer or a "perfect take." Nelson also benefits with renditions of songs like "Crazy" and "Night Life." And then there's the banter...two old friends bs'ing in front of a studio audience. Wonderful stuff...it'll leave you with a glow in your heart. (We even hear June Carter offstage.) Music fans should look into this. Really. It does get slow once in awhile, but that's my fault, not theirs. Enjoy.
And I don't like country music! January 26, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Definately one of the best alblums from the MTV Unplugged/VH1 Storytellers series. Cash and Nelson not only perform some of their greatest songs, but their informal, humorous banter throughout the album make for a truly enjoyable disk.
an amazing combination of two legends March 30, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album is extrordinary, a perfect meeting between two of the most talented and entertaining artist ever.
review March 18, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Impossibly beautiful acoustic tone achieved by Nelson especially on "Crazy" (inexplicably and unfortunately cut short to only a minute) and on "Always on My Mind". These two tracks are worth the cost of the CD.
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