Rosanne Cash shares the list of music her dad, Johnny, insisted she know

NPR | By Terry Gross

Published September 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

Rosanne Cash was 18 when her famous dad gave her a list of 100 essential country songs he thought she needed to know. She's since worked across many musical genres. Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2009.

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