Legend Would’ve Had a FINAL #1 HIT but Mainstream Radio SCREWED HIM OVER! | Professor of Rock
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- Struggling to stay faithful to his wife while on the road, the Man in Black, Johnny Cash wrote her a mournful love ballad backstage at one of his concerts to clarify his feelings he called it Because You’re Mine but it later turned into I Walk The Line. However, when he got the song to the studio, his producer increased its tempo, turning it completely on its head. And Cash hated it. Well, that is until he saw how audiences reacted to it. His fans went crazy for it. And with his deep baritone voice rumbling like a train down the tracks, it’s no surprise this song shot to #1. Today we’re not only giving the story behind this legendary hit but also interviewing another Icon who teamed up with this Johnny Cash to record an entirely new version of this track and we get a historic account of that recording that was a guaranteed #1 Mainstream Radio screwed him over. This untold story will blow your mind. It’s all coming up… NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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So it’s time for another edition of our series The New Standards. This show takes an in-depth look into songs that transcend genre, decade, and fads - songs that are monumental touchstones in our culture and society. On previous episodes we have covered Something by The Beatles, Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley, and The Gambler by Kenny Rogers.
Today is an absolute no-brainer… As we walk in the footsteps of The Man in Black… the great one… the incomparable Johnny Cash… and give you the story behind one of his most beloved songs ‘I Walk the Line. Stick around for an exclusive interview that will blow your mind on a story not well-known about this legend… So after being honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1954, Johnny Cash married his sweetheart Vivian Liberto. The two settled in Memphis, Tennessee where Johnny enrolled at the Keegan School of Broadcasting… aiming for a career in radio. While going to school, Cash also got a job selling appliances door-to-door. But it wasn’t a good match. Johnny was no slick salesman… and he didn’t have the heart to pressure clients into buying his wares.
Johnny would soon discover his calling thanks to his brother Roy. Roy worked at an Automotive Sales Garage and two of the mechanics there were novice musicians. Their names were Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant. Roy made some introductions and the three hit it off, deciding to put together a band… all of them playing acoustic guitar. But Cash soon realized that if they wanted to get anywhere, they had to diversify. So Luther took up the electric guitar and Marshall upright bass. And Cash stuck with rhythm guitar since he did most of the singing. After a few humble public performances, Cash set his mind on recording a record with Sam Phillips of Sun Records. - Zábava
Poll: What is your pick for the greatest early rock songs from the 50s or 60s?
Buddy Holly - Everyday
“Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets
Runaway by Dell Shannon
I'll nominate "Houng Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley.
Everyday, Buddy Holly
Johnny Be Good, Chuck Berry
Jail House Rock, Elvis Presley
I Want To Hold Your Hand, The Beatles
I’m just want to say that Cash capped off his career spectacularly with his “American Recordings” with Rick Rubin. His version of
“Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails prompted Trent Reznor to say, “It’s just not my song anymore. It’s Johnny Cash’s now.”
Have you seen our piece on Hurt?
@@ProfessorofRock I always think that Depeche Mode are lucky that Johnny covered "Personal Jesus" rather than "Walking in my shoes". He'd have stolen that song from them as effectively as he did Hurt from Nin.
I think just about everyone loves Cash's Hurt. It is just so beautiful. Especially with the music video.
Well I don’t agree. That cover album was one of the worst albums in history for me. But, to each his own.
@@ProfessorofRock Absolutely loved that episode. So powerful.
I never appreciated Johnny Cash until I got older. He really did have some truly amazing songs. And nobody sounds like him then or now and probably never will. He was a true pioneer of music. ♥️
I agree with you. Like a lot of music, I appreciate it more now than I did when I was a kid.
I like when Johnny Cash covered "Hurt" from NIN.
Cash was a one of a kind - broke the mold after he was born. Always was cool to the country folks and the rockers.
Johnny Cash and OneBadPig
Man in Black
One never knows what he/she has until it's gone from their life.
All these years later Country radio is still letting us down. Props to Rodney Crowell. RIP to the Man in Black.
You call that "country"?
Johnny Cash is the glue that brought my dad, myself and my son all together. He was a master storyteller, and could do so much with just 3 chords and the truth.
The worst kept secret about radio is how awful, petty and contemptuous the gatekeepers are about who and who doesn't get played, regardless of the quality of the song. Radio now dying a slow death with the internet, streaming and people's personal digital librares is now their payback for showing contempt to artists AND fans alike. Radio had it's heyday but they have brought about their own downfall with their hubris.
I miss all the great things about radio, but I have to agree -- it had it coming.
Beautifully said👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾….imagine if we had the internet of all musical genre’s during the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s & 80’s…..OMG
There are some negatives to our streaming culture. The new songs, not only have to compete with other new songs, but also all the songs from history. There have been classic radio stations and programming that includes older music, but now you create your own list that includes favorites and the new stuff gets left out.
And it's gotten worse over the decades --- pretty much killed creative rock n roll.
@tiffanysandmeier4753 good point, competing with new & artists of the past...never thought of it that way...
What an incredible story and interview. Such a shame that a single individual could have such animosity that he'd spitefully hurt artists by refusing to air what he knew would be a hit record. Thank you so much for another great episode, Adam. You are truly one of a kind. Have an excellent day!
No kidding. It's upsetting. thanks Jill!
I wanted to comment, but I can't say it better than you did. 👍🏻
What a monster.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980, indeed. I hope karma got him.
@@jillwklausen Instant karma’s gonna get you 🎶
I saw Cash at an outdoor fundraiser for the Nashville Symphony back about 1994. In a crowd of about 500, you felt like he was singing straight to you. His stage presence was like no one else I’ve ever seen. His legend is truly earned and well deserved.
Johnny Cash represented the heart and soul of America. He sang the country's praises and called out its faults with great sincerity and compassion. He is sorely missed. I wasnt aware of the shadow ban, thank you for the story.
I'm a metalhead and I absolutely LOVE Johnny Cash!
Not the greatest singer or guitar player, but the man had a style and presence like none other. With memorable songs Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Folsom Prison Blues and A Boy Named Sue, to name a few, he was instantly recognizable! Shame on that radio consultant, indeed. Thanks, Adam!
Thanks Robster. Always a pleasure my friend!
Johnny always sounded a bit raspy and slightly out of tune (part of what made him great) until he sang base in a gospel tune. He was a a low range baritone and did a base line very well, always on key and no raspy sound. ;-)
One of the greatest musicians ever.
One of the truly legendary artists of all time, and is woefully forgotten by today's music artists.
Have you never heard or watched Johnny in the 50s and early 60s? Not raspy at all. And he could pick a guitar great. You must be thinking of the older Johnny Cash. I grew up on him in the 60s.
Johnny Cash is my favorite!!
I am a baby boomer and was very fortunate that my parents took me to see Johnny at an unadvertised concert at Madison Square Garden in the early 70s.
Of course Johnny was a legend in country music. But thank you for including him for his contribution to Rock and Roll!!
John sang "I walk the line" at every one of his concerts...
Thank you for covering Johnny Cash!!! I’m 62 and grew up with parents and grandparents listening and dancing to him. I’m a huge lover of rock music 🎶 and thank goodness I had parents that also listened to my music with me ❤❤❤ my 87 year old mother can name off all kinds of rock bands, and I can name of all kinds of her era of music 🩷
Nothing can get to Johnny Cash as far as him cementing himself as a great. Truly one of a kind, someone who made the most of music and its storytelling
What's your favorite Cash song?
@@ProfessorofRock Maybe Walk the Line. His catalog is so immense and rich.
There will never be another like the Man in Black.
It has to be "Sunday morning comin' down."
Johnny Cash's life is a testament to overcoming pain and adversity...Over and Over Again...In his faith and in his Music it shows...A great man with a humble spirit...The One and Only....Johnny Cash.
I grew up listening to Johnny Cash, I've always been more of a Rock and pop fan but certain country greats have been favorites too! Great story Professor! Thanks for sharing it with us and thanks for keeping the music alive!👍
It’s unfortunate that an executives grudge against an artist would lead to the suppression of a song that might have otherwise been a hit. I didn’t even know this version of walk the line existed, and I was listening to country radio at the time the song would’ve been released. It makes me wonder how many other great songs we’ve missed out on hearing because somebody decided not to give them the exposure.
Cash was always a favorite in our household. Phoenix was wonderful in the film. But I remember at the end of the movie we actually hear Johnny Cash's vocal and I said to myself "yes...the difference betweena singer singing and an actor singing."
I grew up listening to Johnny Cash due to my dad listening to him. My parents were big, old time country music fans. While I became a hard rock and New Wave/ Punk fan, old time country, Cash, Williams, Flatt and Scuggs to name a few, shaped me and my love of good music.
Cash and Williams are unbeatable.
Fascinating story! I've been a Cash fan since I was a kid watching his musical variety TV show with my folks. But MUCH of this was news to me. Thanks Professor!
Very cool! What's your favorite Johnny song?
I enjoyed this story.
I grew up with country music musicians in my parents. My mother was a singer who could rival the likes of Patsy Cline, Kitty Wells & all the others. I loved Johnny Cash's music! My father who was tone deaf could tune his guitar, & sing (Yeah I know!) had a near Cash's strum. We would drive to Idaho Falls, Pocatello or Blackfoot & have our mother sing country songs the entire way & even our friends would enjoy the impromptu concerts. His version of "Hurt" still gets me in the feels...
I have always loved Rodney's music! He is still putting out new music and this was a great song that deserved to be on radio. Country music turned into country pop and it is dying fast! When Taylor Swift came along is when it was over and guys like Alan Jackson, George Strait and Rodney Crowell who had 5 #1's on one album could not get a song played on country radio!
..yeah, it's so bad now, even Shania Twain would be considered hardcore old school country....
Frack Taylor Swift and the 🐐she rode into town on.
I am hard pressed to listen to modern country period because of this. It has gone to far into pop and forgotten its roots.
click-pop and hip-hop/rap...I never could stand rap, and now every genre is infested with it...same with the clicky-clicky "pop" stuff..I don't even consider that stuff pop...pop to me was 70's-80's mainstream radio stuff, some of it wasn't too bad...@@Denozo88
Great Video, Adam. Thank you so much.
Wow, seriously awesome story. Great job as always, keep it up!!!
Incredible story. Thanks for sharing.
What an excellent episode. Thank you for this.
Thanks as always, Professor. You truly unearthed a gem of a story on this one. Good work.
WOW!!! What an incredible interview!!!
Thank You for Sharing this. JC is the Pinnacle of Music of His Era and is the Bar. Loved it Brother.
Fabulous Interview, Adam... wow. My dad took me to see Johnny Cash in '72 in Holmdel N.J.
I grew up with his music. Thank you for this story.
Rodney looks Great!!!
What a story! Thanks for sharing these insights. Cheers.
Really enjoy your channel and content. I have learned some amazing things from what you do. So happy to see this episode on the Man In Black. Would love see more content on country artists and the influence they had on Rock and Roll. I think there may be many Rock artists and bands these people have had an impact on. True musicians recognize true musicians no matter the genre. Thanks again, love your channel.
My mom used to play Johnny and his contemporaries all the time when I was a kid in the 70s. I always loved him and I'm grateful to have seen him and June in 97. Great video! Thanks!
Great story (and great channel!). Just listened to the song (for the first time … and second … and third ) and … umm … yeah …. Thanks for helping me start my day on a high.
Yes yes yes! The man in Black! The great Johnny Cash! I've been waiting for this one bro!! It's about time!!💯❤👍👍😎
Thanks, Adam! This story really torques me off! If there ever was an artist that transcends music genres, it’s Johnny Cash! Rock and roll, country, gospel, punk, all music owes a debt to Cash! I remember watching that whole story play out. A local Americana/Red Dirt Radio station played the h*ll out of Cash, Crowell, and “Revisited”. Never heard it anywhere else.
What I love about your channel, is that I am constantly learning new things about subjects I had no idea there was more to be learned! This was a remarkable segment, thank you for sharing it with us!❤
I'm so glad! Thanks William... Any requests?
@@ProfessorofRock I haven't seen you cover The Who, or The Carpenters. Then there are The Pretenders. These are a few groups I haven't seen you cover, but I may have missed those segments.
As I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate far more about the music and genres that preceded me. Johnny Cash holds a large spot in that space of appreciation. He definitely blazed a trail that few have repeated or ever will. Walk The Line and Ring Of Fire are two of the greatest songs of all time . . . and THIS is coming from a person who never listened to country music and grew up with rock-n-roll in my veins!
One of the best and true vocal stylist that ever breathed in a breath of air. RIP John Cash.
Cash has such a unique place in music history that few are able to share. The Beatles, Stones, Bowie, Cash, Prince, Willie and even Ozzy to an extent. And that place is that those artists are able to cross genre lines and have success and acceptance. To a lesser extent, Lady Gaga has done it but it's such a rare thing in these times.
Well said. Few can do what he did and take rock songs and make them in a way all their own and both versions are loved.
one of your best videos .. and that's saying a lot!!
Great video about one of the greatest artist's that ever lived. I was blessed enough to see him live when I was about 12 in a theatre in the round. If I remember right June came out and did the last two songs with him. It was quite a memorable experience
Great video! Great song! And great Rodney song and story!
I have been playing guitar for 55 years. I toured in a club band for several years. We never hit the big time, but we paid the bills and had lots of fun. The very first song I ever played on my guitar was "I Walk the Line" Thanks for sharing this story
I'm thankful that I saw him live in San Francisco. He played a song, then came "Hello. I'm Johnny Cash." Gave me chills.
Great job, Adam.
Great story! He was a such an amazing artist his entire life and remained true to himself and his fans no matter the content, collaboration, or genre. He is the OG
Amazing story !! Good to hear from Rodney , another musical genius who has never gotten his due . Thanks POR
So true!
What a story -- THANKS Professor
I love your podcast as I learn more about the music and the people behind it. ❤❤❤❤
❤❤ I meet him and June in an elevator at a hospital. Gal was with me wanted autographs. I told her to leave them alone, he sick! June mouthed thank you to me! It's important to me to have respect as human 1st, then the fame last! Hope all a blessed and beautiful day!
What? So cool.
Amazing! Such a nice lady.
Fabulous story and interview. It is now 2023 and I had never heard I Walk The Line Revisited until watching this video.
Great history lesson. Thanks again Prof.
It's amazing to me how JC transcends country music. People who don't even like Country like Cash. I wonder why.
Great story POR! I couldn’t figure out why I had never heard about Rodney Crowell’s Walk the Line Revisited. I knew about the Rick Rubin ad, but not the Rodney Crowell part. Thank you for that info!
Love what you do. More country legends please. This was great.
In many ways,, when experiencing one of your Master Classes, I get so much more than expected- and this is a good example. The history of the songs featured, the pettiness of the industry to which Mr, Cash contributed so much... Honored profesor: Thank you again so very much. My curiosity is peeked now my MR Crowel''s days as (wht was it?) a pipe manufacturer or something... What were his days an dnights like in the piney woods when his mind and soul were captivated for those momths is took him find then build his dream...- Your grateful student - Gordon
Like most kids growing up in the early 1970s, my first exposure to music was listening to my parents records. My dad had Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and Roy Acuff. My mom had Elvis and the Beatles. I still listen to Johnny Cash and the Beatles on a regular basis 50 years later. Thanks for the memories and this great segment.
Mr Crowell, a class act. Amazing story/video. Thank you for what you do sir ❤
The first time I heard Rodney Crowell sing 'I Walk The Line", I was riding around with my girlfriend promoting a small music festival in Dallas. I went and bought the CD right away at Tower Records in uptown Dallas, the whole album is great! Best episode yet!!
I learned about Johnny Cash from the movie Walk The Line. I cried twice in this movie. First, when Vivian was angry about the pictures on the wall. Second, when the tractor was in the pond, and June pulled him out.
It's great to hear the stories of the legendary artists in the 50s.
I agree. We're losing most of them. Who's your favorite from the decade?
@@ProfessorofRockBuddy Holly.
I haven’t seen the movie yet, but now feel compelled to watch it.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 It's a good movie. 👍
@@catherine6653 I’ll take your word for it.
Just watching this now a day late, but I couldn’t wait. Until the ‘90s, I knew Johnny Cash only by name, that distinctive voice, and maybe some TV appearances I’d seen in the ‘70s. Yet I never thought of him as being country; the best, most memorable artists defy genres. Along w/Ray the year before, I loved the movie Walk the Line. Both films gave me an even greater appreciation for their music and understanding of their lives, such that I still think of them now and again. Anyway, “I Walk the Line”, “Ring of Fire”, and his version of “Hurt” are resonant, thanks to RR for bringing The Man in Black back to the forefront. And thanks to you, Prof, for another amazing interview. As w/most of your subjects, Rodney seemed to enjoy sharing this story w/you - and us. Namedrop Bonnie Raitt all he wants, I love her, too!
*Wow, “payback, brother”? Fact: No one remembers that pissant country radio guy on his little power trip, but everyone who loves American music knows “I Walk the Line”.
Somehow, I had never heard this song before. After watching The Professor's video, I searched for it and listened beginning to end. Now it will be on my playlists for a long time to come. What a cool song and story. Thanks, Professor!
Man, you gotta watch the movie!! Its one of the best movies that represent the true story of Johnny and June!! If you like love stories, of two people who loved each other so much that they went throughHell, and stayed together till they died. If it was made up fiction, i would have never watched it. But knowing them, (AS a fan, of course, ), i was totally engrossed! Great performances by Reese witherspoon, and Joachim Phoenix. Ive always been a sucker for true love, REAL,true love!
Great story/interview. Thank you. The first version of "I walk the line" has been released on several boxed sets (Sun). Cash has been one of the guiding musical spirits in my life since I can remember. I remember his TV show - remember seeing Linda Ronstadt on stage with no shoes! Rodney is a great songwriter/singer and I appreciate his insights.
Thanks for sharing!
He had a fun show.
I remember the 'finger' ad, and humorously, I remember the local country stations kissing the Man in Black's backside after his death, playing 'Hurt'. A day late and a dollar short, Country music. He's a Rock hero now- you had your chance and blew it!
How generous of him to participate in an alteration of his great homage of his love for June. How unfortunate to hear of the behind the scenes and literally a story and song I've never heard before. Evoked a range of emotions, but Thank You. Might be your best.
Cash is King and always has been for me since I was a kid. Now my son loves him too and that says it all!
I grew up listening to Johnny Cash, due to my father and grandfather both being fans. When our youngest daughter got married, her dance with her Dad was "Remember Me". I think we raised her right. 😊
Brilliant story! I'm a huge Jkhnny fan, and I've learned something new today! Will definitely be checking out Walk The Line Revisited 😁👍
Thanks Professor 👍🏼
Listening to him singing "Hurt" and then the original writer and singer stating how blown away he was hearing Johnny Cash singing his song was amazing.
Been a Cash fan for years. Love his voice and music
It's the shows like this , that have me LOOKING forward to next1 THANK YOU proveser peeps and you expecialy you Adam ya-all have a nice day eh' : ))
That was excellent!! Nice job.
Thank you kindly!
I'm always learning something new on your channel. You are phenomenal!👍😉
Happy to hear that! Any requests?
That ad is gold! And earnt! Johnny Cash deserved more respect!
I loved JC ! I have a picture of him giving the finger and the thank you note , hanging from my music cabinet! Love it !
I love your show and watch everyday. Look forward to it actually. I never comment though but I actually want to ask you Professor if you could or would one day do a video on Dr. Hook. They truly were an amazing band and highly underrated. It certainly would mean the world to at least this ol' boy from Tennessee. Either way thank you for your AMAZING videos and thank you for keeping this music alive in a time where music is less than sub-par.
I'm 41 years old and I would get made fun of for the fact that I liked country music as well as other types of music I could go from listening to Johnny Cash and George Jones all the way to Metallica Pantera Marilyn Manson & Korn. One of the greatest concerts that I ever got to see was the Man in Black himself. It just proves that music is music & it will all remain timeless to someone. I didn't discover I Walk the Line revisited until about 12 years ago & when I first heard the song it was one of those moments that stuck with me because it had taken something that was already iconic & did the impossible of elevating it further. Great episode & awesome story!
Johnny Cash is a freakin' legend. Anyone recall the song Chicken In Black from the early 1980s? That song was written intentionally to be a bad song and was Cash's response to his record label wanting him to cut another album for them, while he actually wanted to get out of his contract with them. To his chagrin and surprise, that song became a hit and got considerable airplay on the radio. Just goes to show that he could write an absolute crap tune and it would still be a hit.
That tends to happen doesn't it. Artists time and again have said they made a song/album to get out of a contract and it becomes a hit anyway.
Yeah, that song is hilarious!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
JOHNNY CASH!!!
Can never get enough of the Man In Black!
I Walk the Line.
Folsom Prison Blues.
Thank Goodness Rick Rubin helped resurrect his career in the 90s.
And wonderful interview with Rodney Crowl! Great find Professor!
Thanks for another great one today, Professor! And I slayed the Matrix today. Have a great Wednesday.
Thanks for watching my friend! How do you get done so quick?
@@ProfessorofRock
I take my vitamins and say my prayers! 😂
We hear the train a-comin!
My parents were big music enthusiasts. Dad listed to Country and Blues. Mom listed to 50's and 60's Pop and Rock. Car trips on weekends and in the Summer, were standard. This was the early 70's to the mid 80's. Dad loved Johnny Cash and always brought along some of 8 tracks. This is where my insatiable thirst for music came from. Thanks Mom and Dad.
14:52 what?? 😂 San Quentin maybe 😅 just picking on you GREAT video as always
Johnny Cash was one of my two favourite country artists(the other one being Marty Robbins) while growing up in Jamaica. I enjoyed his music for decades but was never fortunate to see him live in concert. (I did see his daughter Rosanne many times in various concert settings.) I still enjoy his work and still listen to his last albums.
(I believe he occasionally lived in Jamaica.) R.I.P. Johnny Cash and R.I.P. Marty Robbins, two country guys that broke the country mold.
POR
Great story, in 1970 I turned 14, parents gave me the Best of Johnny Cash album. Exams a fan early, parents listened to him, I grew up with him. Still listening, he was an Icon. Saw him twice in concert and one more time with the Highwaymen.
If you live in the Midwest, go see Terry Lee Goffee, does a tribute to Mr Cash, he is the consummate Johnny Cash tribute artist! Thanks again professor, another great segment.
I’m going to go listen to the “Wreck of the Ol’ 97”
Great episode! Such a shame that the song didn't get the backing it deserved. I don't know if there has ever been a true Country Great that wasn't on the outs with the Country Music machine at some point. Cash is eternal. His art has been respected for decades and will be for centuries. Anyone who has pushed down on him has only made that reputation stronger.
I can remember when I was a child of about 3 or 4 being absolutely mesmerized by Johnny's voice when I first heard this song.
I think this was the best one yet.
I remember first hearing the song when I got a bunch of cassettes from one of those Columbia House deals as a kid - you send a penny you get 12 tapes or records and you're obligated to buy so many for the rest of your life.
Well, the one tape was Dick Clark's 20 Years of Rock 'n Roll and had You Saw Me Crying In The Chapel up to Nice To Be With You by Gallery.
One of the early songs was Walk The Line.
I then got my first guitar for Christmas and this was the first song I learned on guitar.
Many people don't understand the draw of JC and I guess I get that but, the man transcended genres, helped other artists outside of country music, and supported causes that benefited the forgotten and downtrodden.
Rather than classifying him as Country, I believe the better classification, if he has to be pigeonholed would be Americana.
Professor, thank you for this wonderful video.
I'm sitting on my back porch, with the birds & bullfrogs enjoying this video.
✌️👍🙏
Thanks for watching!
Americana is a great way to put it.
thank you for doing this one. just shared this with my dad because Johnny Cash was, is and always will be a huge influence on his music. dad is in his late 70s and still rocking all thanks to the man in black.
Johnny once told Larry King that after the release of Walk the Line he went on tour hearing the song on radios. On tour he actually called Sam Phillips asking him to pull the song off radios because he didn't think it was successful. That was when Phillips told him how the song shot up the charts.
I loved the Johnny Cash show back in the day, even though I didn’t care for country music. He was an entertainer that transcended the country genre.
Nicely done!!! Love Johnny
My grandfather introduced me to music both through his own guitar playing and the Johnny Cash albums he would play. Johnny Cash was my starting point for my most cherished form of art. I branched out to so many genres over my life and love music as a whole. But Johnny Cash will always be such a huge figure in my lifelong enjoyment of music and one I always listen to until the day I die. The country music establishment and radio didn't make Johnny Cash. Artists like Johnny Cash made country radio.
Thanks for sharing!
Johnny Cash BECAME country music.
I've listened to country music growing up then got into pop in high school but landed on hard rock and metal (and some contemporary Christian) after high school and it stuck but I always loved johnny cash no matter what. He was the Man in Black!
Great show..Love most all Cash songs
I’ve always loved Jonny Cash’s music! What a class act when Rodney there at the end said shame on you instead of stopping to the hatefulness of that programmer!! I thought for sure he was gonna fly the bird at him!! Lol!!! Of course doing so is a class act also because it lets everyone know one will never take what someone is negatively dishing out by simply lying down and allowing it to happen!!!
Great interview!!!
Johnny Cash was the first concert I ever went to. My Dad took me when I was a kid. It was awesome.
I saw him play in November 1991, and it's the gig I'm most happy I saw.
Johnny Cash was the first concert I ever remember going to. Dad took us to see him at the Kentucky State Fair back in the late 70s when I was in Middle School. I didn't want to go and see this old country music guy. Now it is one of my fondest memories. Especially since earning the nickname "Johnny Cash" when I was stationed in Korea as a young LT. I love his old stuff, but his version of Hurt just kills me.
Johnny Cash is one of my favorite legendary artists probably my favorite songs by him are one piece at a time, I love his version of hurt I walk the line and highwaymen featuring The Highwaymen one of the best super groups ever created.
Wasn't a fan of his when I was a kid, but grew to appreciate his music later. A true original.
My favorite country song was courtesy of his daughter Roseanne:
Seven year Ache.
Carl Perkins is the great lost 50s legend. Everyone thought he would make it big.
Porter Wagoner was another country artist who took his music to dark places.
Thanks Peter!
Rosanne did a great version of Tennessee Flattop Box.
Carl Perkins had fans in the Beatles, and all 4 of them have performed his music either with or outside the band.
Seven Year Ache is superb.
I'm getting into Roseanne Cash's music, big time! She has the gift!