We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited

Overview

The story behind Johnny Cash's lost Native American-themed concept album and his unique collaboration with folk artist Peter Lafarge. The film also chronicles the reimagining of Cash's highly controversial 1964 record on its 50th anniversary, as recorded at Nashville's historic Sound Emporium Studios. Based on Antonino D'Ambrosio's book "A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears."

Cast

Johnny Cash

Self (archive footage)

Kris Kristofferson

Self

Steve Earle

Self

Emmylou Harris

Self

N/A

Norman Blake

Self

Rhiannon Giddens

Self

N/A

Gillian Welch

Self

Dave Rawlings

Self

N/A

Kenneth Pattengale

Self

N/A

Joey Ryan

Self

Rosanne Cash

Self