Rosanne Cash

Most teens gripe when their dad gives them a to-do list. Of course, most teens don't have Johnny Cash for a father. So when The Man in Black handed his eldest daughter a list of 100 Essential Country Songs to learn back in 1973, the budding 18-year-old songwriter knew she had something special.  

"Join hosts Nick and Helen Forster at this 2-plus hour special recording of the nationally syndicated radio variety show "eTown." This "more-than-a-concert" experience will feature live performances PLUS up close and personal conversations with musical guests Tori Amos and Jesse Winchester as well as the presentation of this week's prestigious E-Chievement Award®." Tickets are on sale. Lady Gaga has added two more shows at Radio City Music Hall making the total four.  

Additional acts rounding out the program for the 33rd Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival — taking place January 29-30 at Hill Auditorium — as well as the host, have been announced. Besides headliners Iron and Wine and the duo of Ben Gibbard/Jay Farrar, Band of Heathens, Hoots & Hellmouth, Po' Girl, Jer Coons and Nervous But Excited comprise Friday night's bill. Saturday night's complete lineup includes Rosanne Cash, Doc Watson, Richie Havens, Raul Malo, Hot Club of Cowtown and Enter the Haggis.  

Cash's latest studio set, "The List," features her take on a variety of country standards, including works by The Carter Family ("Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow"), Hank Williams ("Take These Chains From My Heart") and Jimmie Rodgers ("Miss The Mississippi and You"), among others. "When I was 18, I was on the road with my dad," the singer said in her bio. "One day, we were sitting in the tour bus, talking about songs, and he mentioned a song, and I said, 'I don't know that one.' He mentioned another on  

Rosanne Cash is the daughter of legendary country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash. Rosanne is a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter and her 14 record albums have charted 11 number-one singles.  

Riding a wave of critical praise for her new album The List , singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash will make a series of upcoming television and radio appearances in the coming weeks.  

Country music is once again taking center stage at the Eccles Center. season.  

Rosanne Cash will make a series of upcoming television and radio appearances in the coming weeks.  

The title refers to a catalog of 100 essential country songs drawn up by the singer/songwriter's father, the late legend Johnny Cash, when she was 18 – a primer from a loving dad to a gifted young woman who still had a few songs to learn.