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| Premiere of Johnny Cash Video 'God's Gonna Cut You Down' In a multi-brand, multi-screen event, CMT, MTV and VH1 will host the video world premiere of Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down" on Thursday, November 9. An all-star list of 36 artists and icons joined to pay tribute to the late Johnny Cash in the black and white video, including Iggy Pop, Bono, Kris Kristofferson, Justin Timberlake, Jay Z, Keith Richards, Johnny Depp, Dixie Chicks, Terrence Howard, Patti Smith, Dennis Hopper and Chris Rock. Dressed in black, the artists own unique emotions are showcased throughout the intense video. The video will premiere first during CMT TOP 20 COUNTDOWN Thursday, November 9. VH1 and MTV will simultaneously premiere the video later. In addition, CMT will re-telecast Johnny Cash In San Quentin Thursday. Filmed in 1969, the show captured The Man In Black at one of his most famous and controversial performances of the time, performing hits like "Folsom Prison Blues", "I Walk The Line", and "San Quentin!" "God's Gonna Cut You Down" is the first video from Cash's gold-certified album American V: A Hundred Highways, which was released July 4 on American Recordings/Lost Highway. Directed by Tony Kaye, the video concept was created by Kaye, Justin Timberlake, Rick Rubin and Mark Romanek, who directed Cash's award-winning video "Hurt." write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |