Johnny Cash: Old, Gifted And Black
Steven Wells, NME, 27 April 1991
A C&W star for longer than most people have been alive, you'd expect JOHNNY CASH to be a down home, redneck good ol'boy. Hell no! This guy is the coolest dude to walk the earth, ever, and if you don't believe it STEVEN WELLS is going to whup your ass!
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