AMERICAN RECORDINGS (RECORDS)
American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. Formerly known as Def American Recordings, the label has been home to Slayer, the Black Crowes, ZZ Top, Danzig, Trouble, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, The Mother Hips, and System of a Down, among others. (More from Wikipedia)
When one of Johnny Cash’s later albums, Unchained (1996) won a Grammy for Best Country Album, he and his record company ran an ad in Billboard magazine saying the following: “American Recordings and Johnny Cash would like to acknowledge the Nashville music establishment and country radio for your support.” The ad was accompanied by a truly fierce photograph of Cash flashing the middle finger.
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