JUNE CARTER CASH
Wildwood Flower (Dualtone)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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Wildwood Flower is the last musical testament of one of the giants of American popular music, regardless of genre. Her contributions to that music are diverse and immeasurable, from carrying on the Carter family legacy from childhood, performing with Mother Maybelle and her sisters, keeping Johnny Cash alive and well long enough to become a legend in his own right, and ultimately assuming her role as the beloved matriarch of one of the greatest extended musical families in history.

She gets plenty of help from that extended family, with appearances here by a cast that includes Johnny, Norman Blake, Marty Stuart, Carlene Carter and many more - with more than a fair share of them being kin. Still, in the final analysis, it's all June, and it's all great. From anyone else, much of the sentiment would be mawkish, much of the humor cornpone. From June Carter Cash, it's just perfect.

Track List:

Keep On The Sunny Side * The Road To Kaintuck * (Carter Girls Intro) Kneeling Drunkard's Plea * Storms Are On The Ocean * (Little Junie Intro) Temptation * Big Yellow Peaches * Alcatraz * Sinking In The Lonesome Sea * Church In The Wildwood/Lonesome Valley * Cannonball Blues * Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?* Anchored In Love * Wildwood Flower

© 2003 - Shaun Dale