re: #317 Belafon
Ken Burn’s piece on country music actually talked about that. The guy who helped Cash do that album and a previous one had been known for doing albums for some rock musicians, and so people on the country side thought it was a goofy thing for someone like Cash to do. And the first album didn’t really get much attention. But, as was stated, Hurt just blew everyone away.
Rick Rubin is who I think you’re talking about.