Johnny Cash Album

I had the idea of, instead of doing a cd of my own songs, doing a cd of just Johnny Cash songs. I already know quite a few Johnny Cash songs so I need to decide which ones I would choose to record for it. I have an idea of which ones I would do but they aren't necessarily the final decision.

1. I Walk The Line

2. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky

3. Big River

4. A Boy Named Sue

5. Hey Porter!

Similar Artists Research

As I said in my previous post the artist I would really like to sound like is a Swedish folk singer called "The Tallest Man On Earth". He has a very distinctive sound and has been called a young Bob Dylan. The reason i'd like to write music similar to his is because he writes really good lyrics and chord sequences/guitar parts for his songs.

Although my favourite singer/songwriter is Johnny Cash, some of the songs i've written are a lot more acoustic/folk style as apposed to Country and Rock 'N' Roll like Johnny Cash. I would love to be able to write like Johnny Cash and i've tried but he truly was one of a kind.

Another artist that i'm a big fan of is Paolo Nutini. He released his first album "These Streets" in 2006. Fantastic Album. He has a very distinctive voice but his guitar style is quite simple compared to The Tallest Man On Earth who uses some very tricky guitar techniques. I've tried to learn some of The Tallest Man On Earth's songs and I couldn't play them. Too hard.

Extended Project Ideas

What I hope to do for my extended project is to create a short EP of 3-5 tracks that i've written myself. I need to continue writing so I can have a good amount of songs that are my own. However, if I decide to make an EP of 5 tracks one of the songs would most likely be a cover. I don't know what though yet. I have someone who is going to help me do the recordings who has recorded me in the past. 


The main person at the moment who I listen to who gives me ideas and inspiration to write is an artist called "The Tallest Man On Earth". Below is a link to his Myspace page.


http://www.myspace.com/thetallestmanonearth