The songs of Johnny Cash crossed borders, classes and generations. The black clothes he never parted, the unique look, wrinkled face, behavior, insubordinate image and anti-authoritarian attitude fascinated everyone.
Tormented by demons, "the beast that must be kept in cage, as otherwise it would eat me", gave battles with alcohol, drugs, his difficult starting point, when 5 years old he started working in cotton fields. He has won the title of one of the greatest artists of all times (Rolling Stone magazine) and has left behind hundreds of songs. He has stated that "the battle with darkness, the search for the right, this is my life."
Dustbowl will present a tribute to the "man in black" with a representative selection of songs throughout the musical journey of the legendary American.
Australian Big George on vocals, T-Nick and John Hardy on guitars, Lydia on the double-bass and Showshine Boy on drums together with Irene Dimopoulou, Makis Dremetsikas, Chris Stress Symbol and Nicholas Sideridis, will board for a night on "long black train". They will follow the journey that Johnny Cash made from the cotton fields of the American South and rockabilly, to rock 'n' roll, country, alternative country and to many of the 1,500 songs he left behind, when he died in 2003.
Dustbowl were formed in Athens in 2006 and since then they appear frequently and consistently in Athens and several other cities in Greece. In their sound many influences are mixed: Americana, Country, Rock. They have released three albums: Going Down (2010), Trouble bound and Lonesome (2008), Ramblin 'Blues (2006).
The concert is part of the Bridges Series directed by Dimitris Maragopulos.
Date
21 March 2014Starting time
21:00Ticket Prices
- Admission: 6-25
Location
Megaron The Athens Concert Hall, Lounge BanquetReservations
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