The story behind Johnny Cash's lost Native American-themed concept album and his unique collaboration with folk artist Peter Lafarge. The film also chronicles the reimagining of Cash's highly controversial 1964 record on its 50th anniversary, as recorded at Nashville's historic Sound Emporium Studios. Based on Antonino D'Ambrosio's book "A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears."
Johnny Cash
as Self (archive footage)
Kris Kristofferson
as Self
Steve Earle
as Self
Emmylou Harris
as Self
Norman Blake
as Self
Rhiannon Giddens
as Self
Gillian Welch
as Self
Dave Rawlings
as Self
Kenneth Pattengale
as Self
Joey Ryan
as Self
Rosanne Cash
as Self
