Johnny Cash makes 'Rock Band' debut

By Hector Cortez Jan 4, 2011, 4:00 GMT

Johnny Cash makes his Rock Band debut today with an eight pack of his greatest hits.

The man in black, Johnny Cash makes his Rock Band debut today with an eight pack of his greatest hits available in the Rock Band 3 Music Store for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii.

Johnny Cash Pack 01 will feature classics like “Cry, Cry, Cry” and “Folsom Prison Blues”, as well as “I Walk the Line” and “Tennessee Flat Top Box”, both of which feature Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrades.

Additionally, a nine pack of songs from bands representing across punk, rock, metal and indie genres will also be available for free on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Rock Band Free Pack 01 features songs that were on previous Rock Band titles, including Abnormality, Anarchy Club, Bang Camaro and The Main Drag.

As always, songs available as downloadable content for Rock Band 3 feature five-button guitar and bass parts, drums, Pro Drums, and keys, Pro Keys and harmonies, where applicable. Some songs also feature Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrades available for an additional $0.99 upgrade download.

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3:

Johnny Cash Pack 01

“Cry, Cry, Cry”
“Don’t Take Your Guns to Town”
“Five Feet High and Rising”
“Folsom Prison Blues”
“I Got Stripes”
“I Walk the Line” X
“Tennessee Flat Top Box” X
“The Ballad of Ira Hayes”

Available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3:

Rock BandFree Pack 01

Abnormality – “Visions”
Anarchy Club – “Get Clean”
Bang Camaro – “Night Lies”
Breaking Wheel – “Shoulder to the Plow”
Libyans – “Welcome to the Neighborhood”
The Main Drag – “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter”
Speck – “Conventional Lover”
The Sterns – “Supreme Girl”
That Handsome Devil – “Rob the Prez-O-Dent”

All tracks are original master recordings and will be available for purchase as individual tracks and as “Johnny Cash Pack 01” on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii, and as “Rock Band Free Pack 01” on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Price for Johnny Cash songs:

-- $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song

-- $2.00 USD (200 Wii Points) per song

-- $0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

-- $13.49, £6.69 UK, €9.99 EU (1080 Microsoft Points, 1,350 Wii Points) for Johnny Cash Pack 01