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United States of Americana remembers Johnny Cash's bassman, Marshall Grant

Posted at 11:51 AM on August 14, 2011 by Bill DeVille
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For today's show we remembered Marshall Grant, Johnny Cash's bass player for several decades. He suffered an aneurysm 1 1/2 weeks ago and died at the age of 83. Grant on bass, and Luther Perkins on guitar were the original Tennesee Two, who backed cash on his earliest recordings on the famed Sun Records label. Grant toured with Cash for more than twenty years and later managed The Statler Brothers.

We also listened to a bunch of new americana from Frank Turner, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Guy Clark and the Australian artist know as Wagons. We also listened to a Dan Penn classic recorded by the Flying Burrito Brothers and one of his own. Dan Penn plays The Dakota in Minneapolis tonight.

Below is the audio and playlist and concert calender...

United States of Americana
8/14/11
8AM

Waylon Jennings - Luckenbach, TX (Back to the Basics)
Frank Turner - Rivers [album: England Keep My Bones]
Steve Earle - Rivers of Babylon [Train A Comin']
Johnny Cash - Big River
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three - Mississippi Girl [Middle of Everywhere]
Handsome Family - Little Sparrows [Honey Moon]
Conway Twitty - Lonely Boy Blue
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - I'm Still Loving You [Kings and Queens]
Tift Merritt - Stray Paper [Tambourine]
Amanda Shires - When You Need A Train It Never Comes [Carrying Lightning]
Wagons - Willie Nelson [Rumble, Shake and Tumble]
Willie Nelson - All Of Me [Stardust]
Guy Clark - If I Needed You [Songs And Stories]
Lyle Lovett - Wallisville Road [My Baby Don't Tolerate]

United States of Americana
8/14/11
9:00 a.m.

Justin Townes Earle - Who Am I To Say [The Good Life]
Avett Brothers - The Once and Future Carpenter
Flying Burrito Brothers - Do Right Woman [Gram Parson Anthology]
Dan Penn - The Dark End of the Street [Do Right Man]
Jeff Bridges - What A Little Bit Of Love Can Do [Jeff Bridges]
Ryan Adams - Nuclear [Demolition]
Kasey Chambers - Devil On Your Back [Little Bird]
Jonny Corndawg - Chevy Beretta [Down On the Bikini Line]
Buck Owens - Foolin' Around
Trailer Trash - Swizzle Stick [Nearer My Bar To Thee]
Vetiver - Worse For Wear [The Errant Charm]
John Doe - Giant Step Backward [Keeper]
Drive-By Truckers - Carl Perkins Cadillac [Greatest Hits 1998-2009]
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
Alejandro Escovedo - Castanets [No One Got Hurt]

Americana shows:

Dan Penn/Bobby Emmons - show added Monday night at The Dakota
Lyle Lovett - Burnsville Performing Arts Center - Thursday
Trailer Trash - Minneapolis Institute of Art - Thursday
Loudon Wainwright - 8/25, Cedar
Haley Bonar - Mears Park 8/25
Goodbye Sun - Lee's 8/25 (CD at Home)
Elephant Revival - 8/26, Cabooze
Junior Brown - 9/2 & 9/3 MN State Fair
Janie Miller - Patsy Cline Birthday show - Lee's 9/8 Thursday
Gear Daddies - 9/16, Fine Line
The Jayhawks and Martin Zellar and the Hardways - 9/17, Riverfront Park, Mankato
Ivan and Alyosha - 9/26 Cedar
Pieta Brown - 9/29 Cedar
Doug Paisley/Megafaun - Cedar 9/30
Drive-By Truckers 10/25 First Ave
Hayes Carll/Caitlin Rose - Varsity, 10/27/11
The Blind Boys of Alabama/Sara and Sean Watkins - 11/3, Cedar
Dawes/Blitzen Trapper - 11/4 - 1st Ave
A.A. Bondy - 11/5 - 7th St.Entry
Imelda May - 11/5 - Fine Line
th' legendary Shack Shakers/Split Lip Rayfield - 11/17, 400 Bar

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