It was during the sessions for Wildflowers, his second solo album, that Tom Petty suggested to producer and American Recordings label owner Rick Rubin that he should try to sign Johnny Cash.

Now one of the most powerful and influential men in the music industry, once upon a time super-producer Rick Rubin was just ...

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So, here are three country acts Rick Rubin unexpectedly produced. The most notable song Rubin produced for Cash was the infamous track written by Nine Inch Nails, “Hurt.” Released in 2002 ...

Johnny Cash released the album American Recordings: he was 62 and had largely been written off by the music industry. The intense, no-frills, home-recorded album, produced by Rick Rubin ...

Johnny Cash has always been a staple of country music, but he could recognise when a rocker touched humanity on its wound.

Sony was very smart to hire Rick. Rubin has produced records from a huge list of artists including the Beastie Boys, Slayer, Danzig, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down, Rage Against the Machine, ...