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SOUND & VISION 2009 for CANCER RESEARCH UK
Classic music photographs sold for charity at a one night event at Abbey Road Studios.
I will be attending and have donated a David Bowie and a Johnny Cash photograph to the auction,
in honour of all the fallen heroes, those who have beaten cancer and those who will.
For ticket enquiries please email frances.rowlands@cancer.org.uk
Together we can beat cancer.
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CASH SITES

JohnnyCASH.com  official website

June Carter Cash.com  official website
Great website run by the family

Johnny Cash Fanzine UK site by Peter Lewry
a fun Tribute Site to Johnny by Eloine
John Carter Cash producer, songwriter, author, fisherman, adventurer,
father, husband, snow skier, gold panner, hiker, outdoorsman, early riser, hunter...

 Rosanne Cash can always be relied upon for her profound social, political and literary comments.
Visit her Mrs L's Monthly column. Take Rosanne's BLACK CADILLAC for a spin or see her on the road.

Kathy Cash Tittle  designed by her son, Dustin, Kathy's new site has
Lots of fun stuff to see, read, hear, watch and interact with
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Jimmy Tittle  has a new website and a new album, All The Pretty Rubble
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2008 Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festival: October 17-19
Johnny loved to pick flowers. I love to pick them too and photograph them.
I was at this Mississippi festival to exhibit my photographs

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JOHNNY CASH American Legend
The eagerly-anticipated book of my Johnny CASH photographs, to be published by the fabulous, Genesis 

is in it's final stages of editing.
Genesis Publications
are the leading publishers of "bespoke" limited edition (signed and numbered) collector books


(this image is a promotional, not the book)
JOHNNY CASH American Legend, will be limited to 2,000 copies, worldwide.
For publishing information, p
lease click here
Currently, we are editing the many photographs and contributors, such as Jerry Lee Lewis, are adding their memories.
David Carson, the "world's most distinctive designer", is to design the book.
Watch this space and Genesis-publications.com for updated info
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check out
Genesis LATEST NEWS

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david Carson is known for his groundbreaking design work.
"He changed the public face of graphic design" said Newsweek Magazine.
He was described by Creative Review magazine as "the most famous graphic designer on the planet".
Some of my images are reproduced in: End Of Print [the top selling graphic design book] / 2nd sight/ Ray Gun /Musician/ Beach Culture/ SNOWboarding.
Carson is to design my forthcoming book,  JOHNNY CASH American Legend

"David Carson continues to be one of the world's most distinctive typographic voices, much imitated, but never matched."

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I photographed and designed Lucinda Williams Essence CD (2002) on Lost Highway and photographed Lucinda for her highly acclaimed album, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. The Japanese release has my photograph as the cover. Car Wheels has been reissued (Nov 2006) as a DELUXE EDITION by Universal.

Lucinda's new critically acclaimed album is WEST.

View my recording studio documentary video for 'Are You Alright?'
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My brother Michael Messer current album is, LUCKY CHARMS, released on Cooking Vinyl
Cooking Vinyl has also reissued Michael's highly acclaimed albums 'King Guitar' & 'Second Mind'
  (photographs by me).
Michael is one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of shiny metal hand made guitars. His guitar discussion forum is well worth a visit if you want to talk guitars. Better still go to a show and groove to the Second Mind Band featuring the unique Louie Genis on "scratching" blues grooves.

Visit Michael's website for shows and CD release details
"Michael Messer is (probably) the best thing to happen to the blues since that sad day R.L. Burnside abandoned his guitar in his manager's office. Don't believe me? Go and see him live, acoustic or with his Second Mind Band." - Sue Cavendish /NetRhythms.co.uk
"Word pictures playing through my mind as I listen to the refreshing, 
earthy, panting sound of Rhythm Oil. I believe that Michael Messer and Terry Clarke didn't do a lot of vocal overdubbing. What I hear here is the real thing. Bare-bones blues gut-bucket rural rock. This record carried me away to a long time ago, down a delta dirt road  to a land of my musical good old-daysing.
.... PS…Don't squeeze the trigger, if you can't stand the recoil.".... Johnny CASH © December 1992

MICHAEL MESSER - My Space

 

MICHAEL MESSER RESONATOR GUITARS

Michael has over thirty years experience of playing, collecting and reviewing National style resonator guitars.
He has been working with a small guitar workshop and UK importer to create what he now considers to be the most
authentic and playable National style resonator guitars at an affordable and realistic price.
The body dimensions, neck profile, headstock, spun aluminium cone and set-up will give the player the classic tone,
volume and feel of a 1930s National guitar.

for more information or to place an order, click on photograph

Michael Messer playing the first prototype BLUES guitar
photograph by ME, Alan Messer, 2008

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Note Cannons is a website that sprouts and grows guitars regardless of the season. I did the original photography. This is is the only website on the Internet of its kind, offering a photographic history of the National guitar and has pictures of some very rare instruments.

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Fine Resophonic Guitars  (Based in Paris, France) Mike Lewis hand builds National and Dobro style resonator guitars. Mike has made guitars for, amongst others:  Eric Clapton, Louisiana Red and Michael Messer. Fine Resophonic  handmade resophonic instruments are Endorsed by Michael Messer.

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Rodney Crowell is more than a singer-songwriter, he is an artist.
Many moons ago I heard Rodney’s, “Ashes by Now.” It's still one of my favourite songs.
I've known Rodney for many years with Johnny and June Cash.

I photographed Rodney's latest CD, Sex & Gasoline
and directed the video,
Sex and Gasoline
Visit Rodney's web site or MySpace

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JOE ELY is the classic West Texas performer and jolly good fellow. I photographed his love and danger CD and co-designed the package with david Carson.

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Jesse "Guitar" Taylor was a classic West Texas guitar- slinger. I first met Jesse recording "Honky Tonk Masquerade" with Joe Ely (1977), in Nashville and later when I photographed and designed the Rhythm Oil cd (1993)
[ TERRY CLARKE, MICHAEL MESSER & JESSE "GUITAR" TAYLOR]
I photographed and designed Jesse's Texas Tattoo and Last Night albums.

Jesse is responsible for my meeting and working with Stubbs.

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Stubb's is the BEST Texas BBQ sauce. "STUBB'S LIFE IS IN THOSE BOTTLES!"
My photographs of Stubbs (C.B.Stubblefield) are printed on STUBB'S BBQ sauce labels and are on display at the Austin BBQ Restaurant and are featured on their web site, www.ilovestubbs.com
I also designed a set of T shirts.

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John Jorgenson   Gypsy jazz guitarist, extraordinaire!
Highly recommended cd Ultraspontane

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HAL Croatian guitarist, melding blues, jazz and Mediterranean sounds!
Also visit Hals's MySpace