“She has a photographic memory, and she remembered where everything was and what it all looked like,” Rosanne said with a smile. I saw the state it was in, and I thought how are they going to do this? Do they have enough photographs for them to recreate it?” Luckily, they had a willing participant who also lived there, Johnny’s sister, Joanne Yates.

Upon seeing the condition of the house prior to work being started, Rosanne said “I was not hopeful. I think the musical importance of this area is not understood by a lot of Americans. “This part of the country needs the attention, frankly. “It’s not just about restoring the house, but also about establishing a heritage site in Arkansas and providing scholarships for kids to go to Arkansas State University,” she said. However, Rosanne Cash said that the show will go on long after the house project is complete.

The property has been acquired by ASU, and plans are for the home to be opened to the public in 2013. The mission of the show – at least initially – is to raise funds to help renovate the childhood home of the singer, which is located in nearby Dyess.

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