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U2 and Foo Fighters pay tribute to Johnny Cash

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Foo Fighters

It's for an American TV special

U2 and Foo Fighters are amongst the stars who will perform at a tribute to Johnny Cash next month.

The bands will be joined by stars including Norah Jones and Jerry Lee Lewis at ’I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash’, which is being recorded for TV station CBS.

The show will air in the US on November 16, and other musicians already signed up to do covers include Sheryl Crow, Alison Krauss and Kris Kristofferson.

The special coincides with the release of the long-awaited Cash film, ‘Walk The Line’.

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