Lucinda Williams' planned double live CD has apparently been delayed due to unhappiness with the original mastering job. Read something she wrote here.

Authorized Cash Biography Due Sept. 13

A new Johnny Cash biography, authorized by his family, will arrive in bookstores on Sept. 13. The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend, written by Steve Turner, includes interviews with all of Cash's children and many of his close friends. Kris Kristofferson wrote the foreword. It will be published by W Publishing Group, a division of Thomas Nelson Inc.

Later this month, Sony is releasing another in its The Essential ... series: Merle Haggard. No playlist yet that I can find, but it covers the early Epic years and based on the others in the collection it should be great.