First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

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I thought the sun rose in your eyes

Johnny Cash recorded The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face for his 2002 album American IV: The Man Comes Around, produced by Rick Rubin. This version emerged during a particularly significant period in Cash's life - it was recorded shortly after the death of June Carter Cash on May 15, 2003, adding a profound layer of emotional resonance to the performance. Cash's interpretation transforms what was originally a love song into a deeply moving elegy. His voice, weathered by age and illness, carries the weight of his 35-year marriage to June Carter. The recording took place at … read more
Johnny Cash recorded The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face for his 2002 album American IV: The Man Comes Around, produced by Rick Rubin. This version e… read more
Johnny Cash recorded The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face for his 2002 album American IV: The Man Comes Around, produced by Rick Rubin. This version emerged during a particularly signific… read more

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Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, guitarist, actor, songwriter, author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-sound guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increas… read more
Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, guitarist, actor, songwriter, author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, h… read more
Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, guitarist, actor, songwriter, author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldw… read more

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