Even after his death in 2003, listeners continue to be fascinated with the songs of country music legend Johnny Cash. A new record featuring the “Man in Black” and his music is scheduled to be released on Oct. 14. But this record will probably make some Cash fans furious.

The record is called “Johnny Cash Remixed.” The album features 14 of Cash’s songs from his Sun Records years remixed by producers in hip-hop and dance music. The project is headed by Snoop Dogg (who makes a guest appearance) with the blessing of John Carter Cash, son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash and executive producer of the highly popular biopic “Walk the Line.”

Even as a casual fan of Cash’s music, I’m not sure if I dig the idea of remixing classics like “Get Rhythm” and “Big River” into something that you can find “in da club.” Then again, when legendary artists get remixed, it’s had different effects on me.

When “Elv1s 30 #1s” was released in 2002, it included a dance remix of the track “A Little Less Conversation,” one I definitely appreciated as a nice reinterpretation and modernization of the King’s tune for maximum Presley-like hip swiveling. But when Puff Daddy decided to put half-ass rhymes over Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” for the “Godzilla” movie soundtrack in 1998, I wanted to dig my eardrums out with a spork. Jimmy Page, exactly what were you thinking?

Remixes with mixed results make me wonder how “Johnny Cash Remixed” will turn out. It also made me wonder what people in the local hip-hop and country community would think about it.

DJ Krunk, who mans the turntables for St. Joe’s own hip-hop group Joe Mizzery Crew, thinks if “Mr. Cash” was around, he wouldn’t give his blessing to it. But considering Cash’s quality songs, he thinks a remix couldn’t hurt.

“I think all good music should be remastered and remade,” he says.

Teresa Hetz, program director and on-air talent for Q Country 92.7, thinks Cash’s old fans wouldn’t react kindly to the experimental project.

“I think traditionalists are probably just going to flip out and be like, ‘What in the world is going on?’” Hetz says.

But if you recall, Cash has done some “remixing” of his own. During the last years of his career, Cash spent his time Cash-ifying other people’s songs. The last hit he had was Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt.” On Rick Rubin’s label, American Recordings, he re-made songs by everyone from Bob Marley to Glen Danzig over the course of several albums.

Considering this, a remix album may be exactly what Johnny Cash would have wanted. Personally, I would rather hear the crackling energy of “Live at Folsom Prison” instead of Cash’s voice and chugga-chugga rhythms over a booming beat. But this album has the ability to expose an entirely new generation of fans to Johnny Cash’s music while potentially alienating tried-and-true ones. It’s a bold move. It’s slightly rebellious. Come to think of it, it’s very Cash-like. If this release doesn’t “walk the line,” I don’t know what does.