NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The estate for music icon Johnny Cash has filed a lawsuit against the Coca-Cola Company, accusing the soda giant of pirating his distinctive voice for an advertising campaign.
The lawsuit states Cash, “has one of the most legendary and distinctive voices in the history of music” and claims Coca-Cola used a pirated version of his voice in a “nationwide advertising campaign to enrich itself.”
Cash’s trust believes Coca-Cola commissioned an advertising agency, which hired a Johnny Cash tribute singer to record the vocal track for the ad and trick consumers into believing it was Cash’s actual voice.
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According to the lawsuit, the tribute singer posted on social media the purpose of the ad was to “draw upon the goodwill associated with the Voice of Johnny Cash.”…