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Which producer oversaw Johnny Cash's stripped-down 2002 recording of 'Hurt' as part of the American Recordings series?
Answer
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin produced Johnny Cash's American Recordings sessions, including the sparse, piano-and-guitar version of 'Hurt' on 'American IV: The Man Comes Around,' which won acclaim praise Trent Reznor himself later echoed.
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Johnny Cash's 'Hurt' cover became so iconic that Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor said he felt the song now belonged to Cash.
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- Daniel Lanois
- T-Bone Burnett
- Steve Albini
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