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Music Legend Marty Stuart Excited About JCHF Appearance
Marty Stuart has performed before four United States Presidents. He’s a winner of five Grammy awards, starred in 156 episodes of The Marty Stuart Show on RFD TV and has had a Fender Telecaster guitar named after him. When he was 14 years old, he became a member of the Nashville Grass, the backing band for country music legend Lester Flatt. Eight years later, at the age of 22, he joined the band that backed Johnny Cash.
07/19/2019
Ferris Excited About Special Presentation During Cash Festival
Much to his disappointment, Dr. William Ferris never got a chance to meet Johnny Cash, but believes the singer-songwriter, actor, author and multi-genre music icon helped to mold his life immeasurably.
07/11/2019
Cash Family Members, Cory Jackson Added to 2019 Lineup
Members of the Cash family, including Johnny Cash’s sister Joanne Cash and brother Tommy Cash, along with Cash nieces, nephews, and grandchildren, will be among the performers at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Oct. 17-19 in Dyess. They will be joined by Arkansan Cory Jackson, Arkansas Country Music Artist of the Year, and headliners Rosanne Cash and Marty Stuart, for the culminating concert Saturday afternoon, Oct. 19.
04/11/2019
Special Presentations to be Featured at 2019 Cash Heritage Festival
Three titans in the art of filmmaking will serve as featured presenters for a special event hosted by Rosanne Cash on Friday afternoon, Oct. 18, as part of the 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival in Dyess. They include Pam Baucom, co-producer of the Ken Burns’ documentary Country Music; Thom Zimny, director of The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash; and William Ferris, winner of two 2019 Grammy Awards for Voices of Mississippi.
04/11/2019
Cash, Stuart to Headline 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
Two Grammy Award winners will headline the benefit concert at the 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival in the cotton field adjacent to the Cash Boyhood Home in Dyess. The festival is Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 17-19.
03/04/2019
Proposals Invited for 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
A call for proposals has been announced by Arkansas State University Heritage Sites and The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home for presentations as part of the 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 17-19, in Dyess.
02/27/2019
Field Performances at Heritage Festival to Re-Create The Johnny Cash Show
When the lineup featuring Jamey Johnson and Alison Krauss was announced in July for the 2018 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, John Carter Cash, Grammy-winning son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, promised that this year’s festival would be like none other.
09/07/2018
John Carter Cash Continues Father’s Legacy Through Festival
It’s no accident that John Carter Cash invited acclaimed musical artists Jamey Johnson and Alison Krauss to perform at the 2018 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, Oct. 18-20, in Dyess.
06/12/2018
Author To Headline Symposium at Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
John Alexander, author of the recently released biography of Johnny Cash that explores the music legend’s life through his songs, will headline the list of symposium speakers at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 18-20, in Dyess.
06/12/2018
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Placed On National Register
The Johnny Cash Boyhood Home, an Arkansas State University Heritage Site, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s official list of historically significant properties.
05/04/2018
John Carter Cash to Host 2018 Heritage Festival in October
John Carter Cash, the only child from the marriage of Johnny and June Carter Cash, will serve as host for the 2018 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival. The dates for the festival are set for Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 18-20, in Dyess, with events in the cotton fields surrounding the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and in the Dyess Colony Circle.
03/02/2018
Final Plans Set for Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
When author and professor Bill McDowell presents “Resurrecting Images from the Great Depression,” at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, he will explore how images created in the 1930s and never intended for publication help America relate to its past.
10/17/2017
Tickets Remain on Sale for ‘Cash Cotton Field’ Concert
A limited amount of tickets remain for the “Cash cotton field” concert scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21, in Dyess as part of the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival.
10/16/2017
‘Resurrecting Images from the Great Depression’ One of Two Feature Presentations at Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
When author and professor Bill McDowell presents “Resurrecting Images from the Great Depression,” at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, he will explore how images created in the 1930s and never intended for publication help America relate to its past.
10/12/2017
‘Memories of a Lifetime’ Project Seeks Submissions from Dyess Colony Residents
As part of the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival scheduled for Oct. 19-21 in Dyess, organizers are seeking submissions from people who were part of the Dyess Colony for the new “Memories of a Lifetime” project.
10/03/2017
‘American Culture and the Art of Johnny Cash’ One of Two Feature Presentations at Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
With his presentation “American Culture and the Art of Johnny Cash,” author and professor Michael Streissguth hopes to give a glimpse into the past and show how the memories of a Depression-era resettlement colony are kept alive because of the fame achieved by country music icon Johnny Cash.
09/08/2017
Limited Tickets Remain for ‘Cash Cotton Field’ Concert
A limited amount of tickets remain for the “Cash cotton field” concert scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21 in Dyess as part of the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival.
08/24/2017
Cash Historian Added to List of Presenters at Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
Mark Stielper, personal historian to country music icon Johnny Cash, has been added to the roster of presenters at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival scheduled for Oct. 19-21 in Dyess.
08/16/2017
Buddy Jewell to Open Saturday Show at Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
Northeast Arkansas native and award-winning country music artist Buddy Jewell will open the music at the “Cash Homecoming” concert scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival in Dyess.
08/04/2017
Lineup Announced for KASU Music Nights at Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
Nine regional acts will take the stage Thursday and Friday, Oct. 19 and 20 during KASU Music Nights at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival in Dyess. The performances are all free and will be held at the Dyess Colony Circle.
08/01/2017
Impact of Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Concert to be Far-Reaching
For Rosanne Cash, the impact of bringing music back to the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home will be multi-faceted.
07/03/2017
Kristofferson to Highlight Cash Heritage Festival Concert
Award-winning performer Kris Kristofferson will highlight the musical entertainment at the inaugural Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, scheduled for Oct. 19-21 in Dyess. The concert will be held in the former cotton field adjacent to the restored Johnny Cash Boyhood Home, and will take place Oct. 21.
06/14/2017
Great Seats Remain on Sale for ‘Cash Cotton Field’ Concert
Great seats remain on sale for the Cash cotton field concert scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21 in Dyess as part of the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival. The concert, which will be held in the former cotton field adjacent to the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home, will feature Grammy Award-winning artists Rosanne Cash and Kris Kristofferson, along with Joanne and Tommy Cash, and Buddy Jewell.
05/25/2017
Memories Abound for Siblings Ahead of ‘Cash Homecoming’
“They say you can’t go home again.” It’s an old adage that often holds true, but for Joanne and Tommy Cash, this year’s Johnny Cash Heritage Festival provides an opportunity to prove the old saying wrong.
05/09/2017
Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Committee Issues Invitations to Food, Arts and Crafts Vendors
Application materials are now available for food and arts and crafts vendors who are interested in setting up stations at the inaugural Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 19-21, in Dyess.
05/02/2017
Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Tickets Go On Sale Friday
Tickets for the Inaugural Benefit Concert at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival go on sale Friday, March 3, at 10 a.m. at the Arkansas State University Box Office, Convocation Center, 217 Olympic Drive. The festival will be held Oct. 19-21 (Thursday through Saturday) in Dyess, Ark.
02/28/2017
Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson to Headline Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Inaugural Concert
Two of America’s most renowned singer-songwriters will headline the first Johnny Cash Heritage Festival to be held Oct. 19-21 (Thursday through Saturday) in Dyess, Ark. Rosanne Cash and Kris Kristofferson, multiple Grammy Award winners and national treasures, are set to perform at the festival’s Inaugural Concert, which takes place on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 21, in the field adjacent to the restored Johnny Cash Boyhood Home.
02/14/2017
Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Announces Symposium Headliners
A pair of experts who have researched and authored publications about legendary singer Johnny Cash and the New Deal era will be the keynote speakers at the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Symposium, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 19-21, in Dyess. Michael Streissguth, a professor of communication and film studies at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y., and Bill McDowell, a professor of art and art history at the University of Vermont in Burlington, will be on hand to discuss topics pertaining to the symposium, “Johnny Cash: Arts and Artistry from the New Deal into the 21st Century.”
01/13/2017
Call for Presentations Issued for Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
A call for presentations for a public symposium in conjunction with the inaugural Johnny Cash Heritage Festival has been issued by Arkansas State University. The symposium, “Johnny Cash: Arts and Artistry from the New Deal into the 21st Century,” will be held in Dyess, Ark., Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 19-21.
01/09/2017
Johnny Cash Heritage Festival to Begin in 2017
After the immensely successful music events honoring international music icon Johnny Cash and benefitting restoration of his boyhood home, a new chapter begins in 2017 with the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival.
