The Resurrection of Johnny Cash

In the 1980s, Johnny Cash was languishing on the cabaret circuit, until a group of indie artists turned him from country star into cultural icon. By Graeme ThomsonOf all Johnny Cash's many and varied incarnations, that of 1980s indie connoisseur might just be the strangest. "Hearing Cash raving about Gaye Bykers on Acid was definitely one of the highlights of my life," says Marc Riley, laughing. "He was really on it, reeling off the names. I remember him talking about That Petrol Emotion. It was...

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