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Post by DRL on Sept 12, 2003 19:59:20 GMT -5
Whenever I think of Johnny I think of a family story I hope y'all don't mind me sharing with you. My older brother is named after my Father with this a nickname came with it. Which everybody called him, when he was a teenager he decided that he didn't want to be called by his name or the nickname again. So my beloved Grandfather started calling him Sue this went on for weeks when we asked why he was calling my brother Sue. He played the song "A boy named Sue" thus I was introduced to Cash. We howled with laughter for weeks because of this song.
Dear John: Thank you for this wonderful memoire of my childhood and the gift of music you thought me that Country was cool. We Love you and June and we'll miss you dearly. We hope you are together and happy in the sweet bye and bye may you both rest in peace. With Love, DRL
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Post by tcb on Sept 12, 2003 20:12:07 GMT -5
I'm heading out for the weekend - but I did pull together a tribute show for johnny and june on TCB Radio It will air tonight and each night for a week at 10 EST (8 MST)
Ironically in the mail today came 2 albums -- Live Recordings from the Lousiana Hayride Shows -- one of June and one of Johnny - I've included some of those tracks as well as some familiar and obscure Cash tunes and some classic duets from June and Johnny -- I found comfort in listening to them - hope you do too -- see ya next week
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Post by DRL on Sept 12, 2003 20:15:13 GMT -5
"To hear that Johnny was interested in doing my song was a
defining moment in my life's work. To hear the result really reminded me how beautiful, touching and powerful music can be. The world has truly lost one of the greats."
--Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails. Cash's video of Reznor's "Hurt" recently won an award for best cinematography from MTV.
"[Cash] answered to no one but himself, what he
heard in his own heart and own mind and own soul. He was never dictated to by a trend or convention or by corporate powers that be. He did it his way."
--Marty Stuart, who was once in Cash's band and married to his daughter Cindy
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Post by tcb on Sept 12, 2003 20:36:49 GMT -5
Also meant to share this:
Music legend Johnny Cash, passed away Friday, September 12, 2003, in Nashville, Tennessee.
The following statement was issued today by manager of Johnny Cash, Lou Robin:
“In honor of the Cash families privacy during these times, the decision has been made to hold private - both the visitation and the funeral services. They wish to thank everyone for their prayers at this difficult time.”<br> The following statement was issued today by the family of Johnny Cash:
“The family of Johnny Cash, in this sad hour, is greatly comforted by the outpouring of love and respect for his remarkable life. We also take solace in the knowledge that he is again reunited with his dearest companion, June. Our lives, and indeed the entire planet, will forever feel the emptiness of his loss, but his music and the greatness of his spirit will endure.”<br> A public memorial is being planned and the date is yet to be announced.
Flowers may be sent to: Hendersonville Funeral Home 353 Johnny Cash Parkway Hendersonville, TN 37075 -or- Donations may be sent to: SOS Children Villages USA 1317 F Street NW #550 Washington, DC 20004
"He was the most patriotic Christian I've ever known. A true American he was." Billy Joe Shaver
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Post by johnnyger on Sept 12, 2003 23:58:33 GMT -5
When I was about 7 years old, my dad bought me a little guitar and wrote "Johnny Cash" on it. He was my first favorite singer. The first two singers I ever remember hearing were Hank Snow (my dad's favorite) and Johnny. I still think "Live at Folsom Prison" is the best album ever recorded. A couple years later, I heard Merle, and he's been my favorite ever since, but Johnny always has held a special place in my heart. I have since spent a lot of money buying much of his best work, and was thrilled when he "got up" again with Rick Rubin. I think it was one of the greatest "comebacks" in music history. With John, however, it's always been about more than music. Integrety, individuality, and an amazing balance between righteousness (sp.) and wildness. As Kristofferson wrote, "a walking contradiction". One of the true household names. As we experience another one of the few remaining legends pass, I feel an incredible sense of sadness, knowing we won't see their likes again. It pisses me off that our country has become so conservative and PC (I heard this new Toby song that's blazing up the charts, what ridiculous drivel!), and there's little chance that a man like Johnnny could possibly break through these days. On the other hand, I'm thrilled that I lived in a time to appreciate so many great artists, and I have been inspired by their individuality. I thought of a scene in "Donnie Brasco" when one of the guys is reading the paper, and says "John Wayne died. How could John Wayne die?!" That's how I feel today. How can Johnny Cash die? Thanks Johnny, and god bless you for what you gave to all of us..
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Post by Busgaljan on Sept 13, 2003 0:10:42 GMT -5
I must have been 5 or 6 when the Ring of Fire album was a christmas present. The jacket is long gone but I still have it scratches and all. Hard to think that at that age I was memorizing I Still Miss Someone.
Also back in 1996 I was active on a couple AOL boards and connected with his neice Kelly who ran his office. We did a lot of hype about the Unchained album and they cleared up a claim by a dance club owner that Johnny was booked there New Years Eve.
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Post by Wildrider on Sept 13, 2003 2:47:03 GMT -5
I said in one of my reviews that I couldn't remember a time when I didn't know his name and voice. "Live at Folsom Prison" was one of Dad's albums that vanished after Dad died and I never knew what happened to it, but I remember listening to it when I was growing up, and loving hearing everything he sang, even when the lyrics went over my head (as in "Sunday Morning Coming Down") because I was too young to understand them. Today I listened to "Essential Johnny Cash" and I burst into tears when "Ring of Fire" came on, but this time they were more happy tears because I knew he was back inside that ring with June. Still, I got misty several times in the listening, to songs I knew and loved since childhood, serious ones like "What Is Truth?" and "The Ballad of Ira Hayes." I understand all the lyrics now; they resonate in my head and touch my heart and my emotions from lovely memories of childhood and my Dad all the way to my fierce adult ideals.
I agree with Wallaby -- he can't be dead, someone like Johnny Cash can't die. And in a sense, he never will. Because we'll always remember him. I think in many ways he gave us more than any other artist could ever give.
I realized while driving to work -- they were playing clips of interviews given by Sam Phillips before HE passed -- that "The Million Dollar Quartet" has been mostly re-united in Heaven: Elvis and Carl Perkins were already there (along with Roy Orbison); now Johnny. Along with Sam Phillips, almost all of the origins of rock-n-roll are in Heaven now.
In the liner notes for "Wildwood Flower" Roseanne Cash tells a lovely story about how June went ahead of a canoeing party and set up a picnic, and how she stood on the shore waving and calling, "Yoo hoo!" I pictured her doing the same as Johnny crossed over to join her.
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