Johnny may never have had the vocal range of many but he made the most of what he had. He really was the embodiment of "three chords and the truth" . Rip Johnny.
Johnny speaks for prisoners, but he never went to prison himself, other than overnight for drunk & disorderly etc. Someone that did spend time in prison is Merle Haggard, who was influenced by one of Johnny's prison concerts. If you haven't checked out any of Merle Haggard, start with Working Man Blues, Fightin' Side of Me or Poncho & Lefty (Duet with Willie Nelson).
You guys picked the perfect version to react to. The Johnny Cash Show was an amazing program where Johnny had artists of every music genre perform. Everyone from Merle Haggard to Ray Charles to Bob Dylan came to the show to play in a crossover of their genres that pushed artistry to the forefront. Johnny was also a fan of some Rap music when it came along. He didn’t box himself into a genre. Plus you were right about Johnny coming from poverty and how it affected him for the rest of his life. His family were cotton pickers during the Great Depression. Johnny lost his big brother when he was 12 years old due to an accident with an unguarded table saw (his brother Jack was trying to earn the family a little bit of money cutting wood). Unfortunately Jack’s torturous death (I won’t get into the horrific details) sunk the family further into poverty and the traumatic events affected Johnny for the rest of his life. Those events did in part shape Cash as an artist and allowed him to empathize with the struggles of the common man even after his success as an artist. Great Reaction once again!!
you are correct! and i was one as well as my older brother to who had everything he put out up to around 1976 or so. we were black and grew up in the backwoods of North Carolina and i loved this song! i seriously wear a lot of black to this day because of him!
Had the joy of seeing him do this in concert in 1971 or so. Johnny, June Carter Cash, and the Carter Family were all there. I believe he had just released it so the crowd was basically stunned.!! Great review / reaction guys. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969, to March 31, 1971, on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Need to watch the movie “walk the line” with Reese Witherspoon and juiquine Phoenix great story about Johnny and June’s life. Makes you understand why he was the way he was. He was very down to Earth, met him and June at an airport in Tennessee one time everyone was on a layover and they just sat next to us and asked where we’re headed. We talked for about an hour was just like visiting with a neighbor or family member.
It's fun watching you guys discover Johnny Cash. He has such amazing stuff throughout his career. Just incredible. For some slightly earlier stuff that absolutely kills, check out Get Rhythm for an up-tempo romp, and then also check out his amazing ballad about a flood that he experienced has a very young boy, and so it is told through that point of view, and with each verse, the flood waters rise another foot higher. And so the name of the song is called, Five Feet High and Rising.
Johnny's TV show was filmed weekly in Nashville at the historic Ryman Auditorium so he had access to about any country artist as guests. The students in this audience were from Vanderbilt University, also in Nashville. He had toured the campus during that week and, as he said, spent some time speaking with many of them. Recall also this was written we were still losing men in Vietnam, so the lyric about "each week we lose a hundred fine young men" pointed to it. Campus protests happened often, as I started college in 1969 and experienced a few things. A "bad trip" back then was a drug overdose.
"We lose a hundred men every week"...refers to the Vietnam War [Police Action] dragging on as 58,000 soldiers [many drafted, not volunteered] died over period of at least a decade as the government tried to cover up and say we were "winning."
Totally need to check out "Oney", "One Piece At A Time" (people have made actual cars according to his descriptions), and "Ghost Riders In The Sky" (not to be confused with the crappy version from Ghost Rider soundtrack).
Johnny was never in prison, he had a tv show. Merle haggard was in Folsom prison and saw Johnny perform there. Do Johnny and Roy Clark doing Folsom prison blues it's funn
Here are two songs from Johnny Cash for your ears to enjoy. A cover of NO EXPECTATIONS by the Rolling Stones. And GOD'S GONNA CUT YOU DOWN first covered by The Golden Gate Quartet from back in the 194o's. This is a great man making great music. He is sorely missed. Enjoy
Johnny had his own TV showA - kind of a variety show. He handpicked the guests and integrated network TV, having guests like Mahalia Jackson, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, etc. The network cancelled it after only 2 years because Johnny would NOT compromise his beliefs - he wouldn't stop talking about God or having non- country music guests.
Cocaine Blues (Live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA - January 1968) Johnny Cash going gangster at Folsom Prison in front of all the inmates. This is another great story telling song you've got to hear! th-cam.com/video/0VZuA7iJY4Y/w-d-xo.html
Was meant to be. Love your guy’s content. Sitting here in Seattle, I say more grunge! Everyone here hated that label. Every band was different, but loved each other.
Hi, Might I suggest doing some classical music. Like for instance Toccata and fugue in d minor organ from Bach (th-cam.com/video/ho9rZjlsyYY/w-d-xo.html) and linked to that the version of Sky (th-cam.com/video/QgbgUrp1a70/w-d-xo.html) from the 70's. Or doing some synthesizer music from artists like Jean Michel Jarre (son of film music composer Maurice Jarre), Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Tomita. Tomita has done a nice rendition of the Star Wars Theme (th-cam.com/video/FKzmQnJHLto/w-d-xo.html). Or listen to Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells and some other songs of him.
In Classic Country Music, when a singer starts talking, it's known as a recitation, not rap. There are so many of these songs. My two favorites are Donna Fargo "That was yesterday," Red Sovine "The Teddy Bear song" Another one that was very popular C. W. McCall "Convoy." A truck driving/c.b. radio song. Have you listened to Jimmy Dean or Tennessee Ernie Ford? Jimmy sings "Big Bad John" T E Ford "16 tons" l'm going to get myself in trouble now. Sorry, but IMO, Rap didn't mess up Country Music till the late 80s into the 90s. Now, to me, it's not Country anymore. It's pop/rock & l don't listen to it. And l love the storytelling songs. I don't need or want loud music to drown out the voice of a singer that can't sing & needs auto tune.
Johnny Cash was very religious .. His last song that he wrote before he died was made up out of lines and verses from both the bible and the book of revelations .. Most of the song is about the second coming (end of the world) the start and finish of the song refers to the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse .. The song is "man comes around"
Johnny's "The ballad of Ira Hayes" has always been a favorite of we U.S. Marines and should be heard by all Americans. Maybe you can give it a try. Tom Boyte GySgt. USMC, retired Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71 Bronze Star, Purple Heart
I am a white guy who grew up on this music, my wife is Black/Latina mix from Central America who didn't speak English when we met (I was a combat Medic in the US Army when we met) needless to say she didn't know who he was and she never really cared much for my music, she was always reggaetón lol but any time Johnny Cash came on she would start singing along lol we have been married 20 years now and she still gets into it whenever he comes on, just always thought it was cool how some thing connect regardless of language. She laughs at me because I don't listen to much of her music but i always liked a song called Amor divino by Leo Dan which is an oldies Latino song.
Late 60's early 70's Johnny had a TV variety show that was heavy on country music acts. Each week they would go to a college campus and meet students, then at the end of the week they would record the show for tv. This show was performed at one of the southern California colleges, he had talked with students earlier about social issues and came up with this song. This was the first ever performance of Man in Black, so it is the perfect version for a reaction video.
You should do the last song from American Recordings, that they made video for shortly after he died. It's called "God's gonna cut you down." It was an instant classic when it came out. It was one of the best songs he ever did and just about as Johnny Cash as you can get. The song you're doing today is a perfect transition into that song.
This was from a variety show Johnny had on TV for a while. This audience was filled with students from a college where he had visited. Those were the people he said he had spoken to. This was also at a time when we were still involved in Viet Nam, thus the reference to losing 100 young men every week. John is known for his country and rockabilly music, but he also had many friends in folk music, including his friendship with Bob Dylan. Classic country and folk have always been very closely tied and related. I am leaving you guys a link to a live performance by a wonderful female vocalist. This song is a blend as well, of country, bluegrass and Americana. Her name is Patty Loveless. The song is called You'll never leave Harlan alive. Hope you enjoy. th-cam.com/video/1n57WBtvtC4/w-d-xo.html
Very poor farmers family during the depression, thre was a massive flood . Ruined the farm , and he lost his older brother in childhood when he was a boy . That haunted him.. The hundred fine young men. Was a Vietnam reference. 100 casualties a week at that point.
1:08 there were 5 version before the live version, as he re-wrote it 4 times right before the show. There are many, many versions, the first 4 lost. This is a man who cared
I've never heard a Johnny Cash song I didn't like. Walk the Line with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon is excellent also. Just an idea if you want to start doing movie reactions (hint hint).
He lost some fans with his anti Vietnam stance. Most country artist and fans (older ones) supported the Vietnam War. Only Johnny could have made this a hit and found a younger audience and received praise from other musicians of every genre. RIP.
...a little fun fact: Elvis and Johnny Cash started their careers out of Sun Studios in Memphis, which is where they met....however, they didn't realize that they lived only about 45 miles from each other as teens growing up............Johnny in Dyess, AR and Elvis in housing projects near downtown Memphis!
These were college students, and he was speaking to them especially as it was the time of compulsory service for the Vietnam War. That was his reference to the '100 fine young men' lost every day.
This performance was on a College Campus, not his TV show. It was during a time when students were protesting over the Vietnam War, Civil rights and Women's equality. He was from the wrong generation for these kids, but he garnered tons of respect from them.
Great job on this video. I really enjoy them. “The Man in Black “ is one of Johnny Cashes’ best. Another great song with a powerful statement, but hasn’t been widely played, is his song “The Ballad of Ira Hayes”. This is a true story and will really make you think about the way things are. Please check it out.😎👍👍👍
Johnny’s show also had others performing you might check several of his shows had Roy Clark performing . Roy Clark was one of the greatest guitarist ever and he played anything with strings He and Johnny were great friends and they did several duets: The Orange Blossom Special, Rock Island Line and Roy did a spoof of Folsom Prison Blues on another TV show them the did a duet of it together , Roy not only was great musician but a great fun entertainer!
A nice reaction. Johnny did many songs with a message. As well as the fun songs. It is amazing to see him perform this for the first time and already be so polished. A couple of his other songs that I think you would enjoy are: "Jackson" a duet with him and June Carter Cash, and "Folsom Prison Blues". I think there is a live performance of this from his first time recording it, but I am not certain.
Opinion: sorry, I know this is music blasphemy but "the man in black" never did it for me. Been to Sun Studios and seen the homage paid to him but I just never liked his music. I'm not discounting his talent, just commenting!
That's OK not to like someones music, or a particular song, but as I listened to this reaction, I see the songwriting skill and depth of heart of Johnny Cash. I don't like Bob Dylan's voice.....but he can sure write some meaningful lyrics
@@rubrokenI don’t think I have ever said it out loud because I have family that are diehard Bob Dylan fans and I was afraid of what they might do to me 😂 but I don’t care for his voice at all 🤫🫣🤣 I do think that he is one of the best songwriters ever.
yep; that's why I start my comment with that "Opinion"; it's my disclaimer that I'm not commenting as an expert music critic and not trying to argue Johnny Cash's virtue or lack thereof. It was just a personal opinion about how he NEVER did it for my musical tastes!!
Johnny did win the heart of June Carter and you really need to check her and him singing together. She's a pistol and kept him on his toes. Check out "Jackson" by the two of them
Try Ray Stevens Everything Is Beautiful. He was a country favorite but in 1970 country fans didn't want to hear about brotherhood and harmony among the races. The song made it to only 39 on the country charts but worldwide went to #1 as well as Billboards Hot 100.
Johnny may never have had the vocal range of many but he made the most of what he had. He really was the embodiment of "three chords and the truth" . Rip Johnny.
Agreed! 💯
"Every week we lose 100 fine young men." Vietnam. 😥 Johnny was a brilliant musician.
Welcome to Johnny, the champion of the downtrodden. This is a huge aspect of his life and music.
Great song by the" man in black"!! Hope you guys get to react to more of his songs!! R.I.P. Johnny Cash and thank you for the music!!
Johnny Cash always stood up for the underdogs. He always spoke his truth.
Johnny speaks for prisoners, but he never went to prison himself, other than overnight for drunk & disorderly etc. Someone that did spend time in prison is Merle Haggard, who was influenced by one of Johnny's prison concerts. If you haven't checked out any of Merle Haggard, start with Working Man Blues, Fightin' Side of Me or Poncho & Lefty (Duet with Willie Nelson).
You guys picked the perfect version to react to. The Johnny Cash Show was an amazing program where Johnny had artists of every music genre perform. Everyone from Merle Haggard to Ray Charles to Bob Dylan came to the show to play in a crossover of their genres that pushed artistry to the forefront. Johnny was also a fan of some Rap music when it came along. He didn’t box himself into a genre.
Plus you were right about Johnny coming from poverty and how it affected him for the rest of his life. His family were cotton pickers during the Great Depression. Johnny lost his big brother when he was 12 years old due to an accident with an unguarded table saw (his brother Jack was trying to earn the family a little bit of money cutting wood). Unfortunately Jack’s torturous death (I won’t get into the horrific details) sunk the family further into poverty and the traumatic events affected Johnny for the rest of his life. Those events did in part shape Cash as an artist and allowed him to empathize with the struggles of the common man even after his success as an artist. Great Reaction once again!!
Thx Renee! Great insights!
@@barsandbarbells2022 You welcome! I appreciate your comment!
Afaik Mr Cash didnt just talk the talk he also walked the walk. R.I.P Johny Cash
This song won over young people. People that never thought they would listen to country music loved Johnny Cash after hearing him sing this song.
you are correct! and i was one as well as my older brother to who had everything he put out up to around 1976 or so. we were black and grew up in the backwoods of North Carolina and i loved this song! i seriously wear a lot of black to this day because of him!
Had the joy of seeing him do this in concert in 1971 or so. Johnny, June Carter Cash, and the Carter Family were all there. I believe he had just released it so the crowd was basically stunned.!!
Great review / reaction guys.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969, to March 31, 1971, on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Need to watch the movie “walk the line” with Reese Witherspoon and juiquine Phoenix great story about Johnny and June’s life. Makes you understand why he was the way he was. He was very down to Earth, met him and June at an airport in Tennessee one time everyone was on a layover and they just sat next to us and asked where we’re headed. We talked for about an hour was just like visiting with a neighbor or family member.
HERE YA GO GUYS! 😊COCAINE BLUES, ONE PIECE AT A TIME, SUNDAY MORNIN COMING DOWN, GOD'S GONNA CUT YOU DOWN, WELL THERE'S JUST SOME 😊ENJOYYYY!
It's fun watching you guys discover Johnny Cash. He has such amazing stuff throughout his career. Just incredible. For some slightly earlier stuff that absolutely kills, check out Get Rhythm for an up-tempo romp, and then also check out his amazing ballad about a flood that he experienced has a very young boy, and so it is told through that point of view, and with each verse, the flood waters rise another foot higher. And so the name of the song is called, Five Feet High and Rising.
My dad has got to be Cash’s number one fan hands down. Oliver Anthony gives strong Johnny Cash vibes.
❤ RIP … You will always be the Man ! …. 🙏🏻
Johnny's TV show was filmed weekly in Nashville at the historic Ryman Auditorium so he had access to about any country artist as guests. The students in this audience were from Vanderbilt University, also in Nashville. He had toured the campus during that week and, as he said, spent some time speaking with many of them. Recall also this was written we were still losing men in Vietnam, so the lyric about "each week we lose a hundred fine young men" pointed to it. Campus protests happened often, as I started college in 1969 and experienced a few things. A "bad trip" back then was a drug overdose.
He got a standing ovation from these students. This video, which most reactors use, cuts off the end.
Rock fans embraced Johnny because of his outlaw vibe, and his politics, which were very progressive for the time. RING OF FIRE is, forgive me, FIRE.
He had it rough when he was younger, especially when his father said that he was the wrong son to have died (his brother Jack died from a saw injury)
no cell phones or selfies ( to early for that) no cameras no jumping around just listening to the singer and letting the word sink in as it should be
I luv how you are both dressed in Black!!
Accidental by worked great! 😂
"We lose a hundred men every week"...refers to the Vietnam War [Police Action] dragging on as 58,000 soldiers [many drafted, not volunteered] died over period of at least a decade as the government tried to cover up and say we were "winning."
Johnny & June "Jackson" live is hotter than a pepper sprout
Another good song is 'Jackson' Johnny & June Carter Cash... 💛
Good content love you love Johnny
We sure could use a Man in Black today. Goat. RIP Hope ya'll will do his Kyle Carpenter/Superbowl "Ragged Old Flag".
Folsom Prison is where he debuted it.
Walk The Line. Folsom Prison Blues.
You have to check out live from Folsom Prison. The whole album is solid gold.
Totally need to check out "Oney", "One Piece At A Time" (people have made actual cars according to his descriptions), and "Ghost Riders In The Sky" (not to be confused with the crappy version from Ghost Rider soundtrack).
Johnny was never in prison, he had a tv show. Merle haggard was in Folsom prison and saw Johnny perform there. Do Johnny and Roy Clark doing Folsom prison blues it's funn
If more HIp Hop artists spoke this way upon leaving jail instead of using it to give them Cred.
His childhood was very hard. I could not have endured it.
Do hank williams jr that is a great rabbit hole!!!! Respect to you muscle couple you two. Look Great!!!❤😊
I love your reaction options; But Not as much as you love to hear yourselves talk! ;)
Here are two songs from Johnny Cash for your ears to enjoy. A cover of NO EXPECTATIONS by the Rolling Stones. And GOD'S GONNA CUT YOU DOWN first covered by The Golden Gate Quartet from back in the 194o's. This is a great man making great music. He is sorely missed. Enjoy
His reference to the hundreds that died, and the thousands that died, were about the Vietnam war that was raging at the time.
#HANGoverGANG
Johnny had his own TV showA - kind of a variety show. He handpicked the guests and integrated network TV, having guests like Mahalia Jackson, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, etc. The network cancelled it after only 2 years because Johnny would NOT compromise his beliefs - he wouldn't stop talking about God or having non- country music guests.
He was at a College/University
Y'all should hear the band green jelly and the song three little pigs you'll laugh your ass off
check out Jennefer Nettles bridge over trouble water on memorial day
may i suggest his song flesh and blood. a super beautiful but very sad song about natures beauty but in the end he need a womans love
A totally integrated faith....
please do the song Delia's gone by Johnny cash
Cocaine Blues (Live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA - January 1968) Johnny Cash going gangster at Folsom Prison in front of all the inmates. This is another great story telling song you've got to hear!
th-cam.com/video/0VZuA7iJY4Y/w-d-xo.html
He was always an advocate for Native Americans and people in prison
I don't know if it's been said here, but this song was written at the height of the Vietnam War. Hence the line about losing men.
hope you do Delia's gone by Johnny cash it great song he has a lot great song
If God had a voice it would sound like Johnny Cash's...
You should check out One Piece At A Time by Johnny. Always over if my favorites of his
Perfect. Did you guys wear black shirts on purpose?
Totally accidental 😂
Was meant to be. Love your guy’s content. Sitting here in Seattle, I say more grunge! Everyone here hated that label. Every band was different, but loved each other.
Hi, Might I suggest doing some classical music. Like for instance Toccata and fugue in d minor organ from Bach (th-cam.com/video/ho9rZjlsyYY/w-d-xo.html) and linked to that the version of Sky (th-cam.com/video/QgbgUrp1a70/w-d-xo.html) from the 70's.
Or doing some synthesizer music from artists like Jean Michel Jarre (son of film music composer Maurice Jarre), Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Tomita. Tomita has done a nice rendition of the Star Wars Theme (th-cam.com/video/FKzmQnJHLto/w-d-xo.html).
Or listen to Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells and some other songs of him.
Its a TV show?
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Have you done One Piece at a Time or Hurt by Johnny?
In Classic Country Music, when a singer starts talking, it's known as a recitation, not rap. There are so many of these songs. My two favorites are
Donna Fargo
"That was yesterday,"
Red Sovine
"The Teddy Bear song"
Another one that was very popular
C. W. McCall
"Convoy." A truck driving/c.b. radio song.
Have you listened to Jimmy Dean or Tennessee Ernie Ford?
Jimmy sings
"Big Bad John"
T E Ford "16 tons" l'm going to get myself in trouble now. Sorry, but IMO, Rap didn't mess up Country Music till the late 80s into the 90s. Now, to me, it's not Country anymore. It's pop/rock & l don't listen to it. And l love the storytelling songs. I don't need or want loud music to drown out the voice of a singer that can't sing & needs auto tune.
In honor of Sinead O’Connor: Black Boys on Mopeds. th-cam.com/video/nabSNmR0oYg/w-d-xo.html
He was dirt poor.
Johnny Cash was very religious .. His last song that he wrote before he died was made up out of lines and verses from both the bible and the book of revelations .. Most of the song is about the second coming (end of the world) the start and finish of the song refers to the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse .. The song is "man comes around"
You don’t have to talk so much
Maybe that's why I dress in Black, must run in the family
JESUS SAVES
Johnny's a OG. Try. Cocaine blue's. A boy named Sue. and. 1 piece at a time 👍😎😆
Johnny's "The ballad of Ira Hayes" has always been a favorite of we U.S. Marines and should be heard by all Americans. Maybe you can give it a try.
Tom Boyte
GySgt. USMC, retired
Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Semper Fi
Thank you for your service ❤
I’d like to see that song catch on in the reaction scene.
It's so sad.
the ballad of ira hayes is one of my absolute favourites!!!!
"Til things are brighter, I'm the Man in Black". Always loved the very last line of this song...
He died in black :(
Well you wonder why I always dress in black? in 1971, they should know
I am a white guy who grew up on this music, my wife is Black/Latina mix from Central America who didn't speak English when we met (I was a combat Medic in the US Army when we met) needless to say she didn't know who he was and she never really cared much for my music, she was always reggaetón lol but any time Johnny Cash came on she would start singing along lol we have been married 20 years now and she still gets into it whenever he comes on, just always thought it was cool how some thing connect regardless of language. She laughs at me because I don't listen to much of her music but i always liked a song called Amor divino by Leo Dan which is an oldies Latino song.
Cool story 😎
Late 60's early 70's Johnny had a TV variety show that was heavy on country music acts. Each week they would go to a college campus and meet students, then at the end of the week they would record the show for tv. This show was performed at one of the southern California colleges, he had talked with students earlier about social issues and came up with this song. This was the first ever performance of Man in Black, so it is the perfect version for a reaction video.
His show featured many different musical artists like Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton to name a few.
The key line they applauded was about the loss of a hundred fine young men each week - a reference to the draft and the Vietnam war.
You should do the last song from American Recordings, that they made video for shortly after he died. It's called "God's gonna cut you down." It was an instant classic when it came out. It was one of the best songs he ever did and just about as Johnny Cash as you can get. The song you're doing today is a perfect transition into that song.
Ironically, you will learn about Johnny and his great success and contributions to music after starting with "Hurt".
My favorite artist of ALL TIME!! Thanks for reacting to Johnny!!! ♥️♥️♥️
Totally agree.
This was from a variety show Johnny had on TV for a while. This audience was filled with students from a college where he had visited. Those were the people he said he had spoken to. This was also at a time when we were still involved in Viet Nam, thus the reference to losing 100 young men every week. John is known for his country and rockabilly music, but he also had many friends in folk music, including his friendship with Bob Dylan. Classic country and folk have always been very closely tied and related. I am leaving you guys a link to a live performance by a wonderful female vocalist. This song is a blend as well, of country, bluegrass and Americana. Her name is Patty Loveless. The song is called You'll never leave Harlan alive. Hope you enjoy. th-cam.com/video/1n57WBtvtC4/w-d-xo.html
Very poor farmers family during the depression, thre was a massive flood . Ruined the farm , and he lost his older brother in childhood when he was a boy . That haunted him..
The hundred fine young men. Was a Vietnam reference. 100 casualties a week at that point.
1:08 there were 5 version before the live version, as he re-wrote it 4 times right before the show. There are many, many versions, the first 4 lost. This is a man who cared
Johnny Cash (25 mins to go)..... power of love over love of power..... HAKAD
I've never heard a Johnny Cash song I didn't like. Walk the Line with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon is excellent also. Just an idea if you want to start doing movie reactions (hint hint).
He lost some fans with his anti Vietnam stance. Most country artist and fans (older ones) supported the Vietnam War. Only Johnny could have made this a hit and found a younger audience and received praise from other musicians of every genre. RIP.
I was lucky enough to see him in concert, however, his wife June wasn’t there as her mother was ill…excellent concert regardless 🇨🇦🖖🏻
If you are into it the bio pic “I Walk the Line” is about Johnny Cash and June Carter it’s a great movie
TOM MACDONALD/ADAM CALHOUN , " AMERICAN FLAGS " @ 12:00 TODAY !!!
something you may not know about Johnny cash we was a ordained minister
Y'all should watch his bio movie "Walk the Line". His life has been tragic.
This performance was at Vanderbilt University in 1967.
...a little fun fact: Elvis and Johnny Cash started their careers out of Sun Studios in Memphis, which is where they met....however, they didn't realize that they lived only about 45 miles from each other as teens growing up............Johnny in Dyess, AR and Elvis in housing projects near downtown Memphis!
These were college students, and he was speaking to them especially as it was the time of compulsory service for the Vietnam War. That was his reference to the '100 fine young men' lost every day.
It was a University i think
This performance was on a College Campus, not his TV show. It was during a time when students were protesting over the Vietnam War, Civil rights and Women's equality. He was from the wrong generation for these kids, but he garnered tons of respect from them.
And he never did stop wearing black, so humanity sucks.
And always will, one group or another...
Great job on this video. I really enjoy them. “The Man in Black “ is one of Johnny Cashes’ best. Another great song with a powerful statement, but hasn’t been widely played, is his song “The Ballad of Ira Hayes”. This is a true story and will really make you think about the way things are. Please check it out.😎👍👍👍
Johnny’s show also had others performing you might check several of his shows had Roy Clark performing . Roy Clark was one of the greatest guitarist ever and he played anything with strings He and Johnny were great friends and they did several duets: The Orange
Blossom Special, Rock Island Line and Roy did a spoof of Folsom Prison Blues on another TV show them the did a duet of it together , Roy not only was great musician but a great fun entertainer!
You need to hear “Sunday Morning Coming Down”
A nice reaction. Johnny did many songs with a message. As well as the fun songs. It is amazing to see him perform this for the first time and already be so polished. A couple of his other songs that I think you would enjoy are: "Jackson" a duet with him and June Carter Cash, and "Folsom Prison Blues". I think there is a live performance of this from his first time recording it, but I am not certain.
songwriter, songwriter, rock, (and posthumously Gospel) hall of fame
Opinion: sorry, I know this is music blasphemy but "the man in black" never did it for me. Been to Sun Studios and seen the homage paid to him but I just never liked his music. I'm not discounting his talent, just commenting!
That's OK not to like someones music, or a particular song, but as I listened to this reaction, I see the songwriting skill and depth of heart of Johnny Cash. I don't like Bob Dylan's voice.....but he can sure write some meaningful lyrics
@@rubrokenI don’t think I have ever said it out loud because I have family that are diehard Bob Dylan fans and I was afraid of what they might do to me 😂 but I don’t care for his voice at all 🤫🫣🤣 I do think that he is one of the best songwriters ever.
yep; that's why I start my comment with that "Opinion"; it's my disclaimer that I'm not commenting as an expert music critic and not trying to argue Johnny Cash's virtue or lack thereof. It was just a personal opinion about how he NEVER did it for my musical tastes!!
Johnny did win the heart of June Carter and you really need to check her and him singing together. She's a pistol and kept him on his toes. Check out "Jackson" by the two of them
Try Ray Stevens Everything Is Beautiful. He was a country favorite but in 1970 country fans didn't want to hear about brotherhood and harmony among the races. The song made it to only 39 on the country charts but worldwide went to #1 as well as Billboards Hot 100.
Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson crossed all political and generational bounds.
This was performed at the grand oid opre which was the Catedral of country music
Sunday Morning Coming Down…A Kris Kristopherson penned song, is one of Cash’s best!!!