Hey R&P, Would You Spend a Moment With Me to Remember Johnny Cash?
Question by Punch: Hey R&P, would you spend a moment with me to remember Johnny Cash?
Hello dear friends and gentle R&P. Punch here to say a couple of things about the late Johnny Cash on the anniversary of his birth February 26 1932. Born J. R. Cash, he was an American singer-songwriter, actor,author, and Biblical scholar,who was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, among them the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails.
Hurt
Much of Cash’s music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption. His signature songs include “I Walk the Line”, “Folsom Prison Blues”, “Ring of Fire”, “Get Rhythm” and “Man in Black”. He also recorded humorous numbers, such as “One Piee at a Time” and “A Boy Named Sue”, as well as railroad songs including “Hey Porter” and “Rock Island Line” and a duet with his wife June Carter Cash called Jackson.
Jackson
As his career was taking off in the early 1960s, Cash started drinking heavily and became addicted to amphetamines and barbiturates. For a brief time, he shared an apartment in Nashville with Waylon Jennings, who was heavily addicted to amphetamines. Cash used the uppers to stay awake during tours. Friends joked about his “nervousness” and erratic behavior, many ignoring the warning signs of his worsening drug addiction. In a behind-the-scenes look at The Johnny Cash Show, Cash claims to have “tried every drug there was to try.”
Although in many ways spiraling out of control, Cash’s frenetic creativity was still delivering hits. His rendition of “Ring of Fire” was a crossover hit, reaching No. 1 on the country charts and entering the Top 20 on the pop charts. The song was written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore. The song was originally performed by Carter’s sister, but the signature mariachi-style horn arrangement was provided by Cash, who said that it had come to him in a dream!
Ring Of Fire
His support of contemporary Pop and Rock artists was something that never changed throughout his long career. From 1969 to 1971, Cash starred in his own television show, The Johnny Cash Show, on the ABC network. Cash enjoyed booking more contemporary performers as guests; such notables included Neil Young, Louis Armstrong, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition (who appeared a record four times on his show), James Taylor, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton (then leading Derek and the Dominoes), and Bob Dylan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRx-5RCImAM
Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan – Girl From The North Country
Cash had met with Dylan in the mid 1960s and became closer friends when they were neighbors in the late 1960s in Woodstock, New York. Cash was enthusiastic about reintroducing the reclusive Dylan to his audience. Cash sang a duet with Dylan on Dylan’s country album Nashville Skyline and also wrote the album’s Grammy-winning liner notes.
Johnny Cash’s late period recordings with Rick Rubin, provided Cash with some of his biggest critical successes and releases from these sessions continue til this day!
this is a remarkable video!
Gonna Cut You Down
anyways, this leads us to the tribute question of the day
Would you care to leave a favorite song or words of tribute to this remarkable man?
in honor of Johnny I posted this deep in the black of night, please feel free to star this tribute to keep it going if you would be so kind
Many thanks
Best answer:
Answer by Liz
“Ghost riders in the sky….”
You’re obviously a big Johnny Cash fan; good onya!
And happy birthday to Johnny 😀
Add your own answer in the comments!