Lol i'm not usually a country music fan but i like his songs and his voice sometimes it hypnotize me lol. anyone one else like Johnny Ca$h on here?
The man in black
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I don't care for country music either, but I can listen to Johnny Cash any time! He was a bit country/rock to me.
Agreed! And he kept experimenting all his life. Not many "country" singers would even consider remaking a Nine Inch Nails song, much less do such a wonderful job!
My first experience with Johnny Cash was hearing him do the cover version of Nine Inch Nails "Hurt" back about 10 years ago. I was impressed by it, so I looked further into his material and became a fan instantly. I never would have taken the time to listen otherwise because I just don't listen to Country Music on general principle. He's one of the artists who was a talented enough writer to transcend his genre.
I was introduced to him at an early age; my parents were big fans. I became a fan too. I liked his deep, warm, gravelly voice. I've seen quite a few "God Bless Johnny Cash" bumper stickers lately. There are lots of us who miss him.
Big country fan. Love all the older country. George jones, johnny Cash,Patsy Cline and kitty Wells.
I dig only small amounts of country because I grew up surrounded by it. Cash's stuff is interesting, though. Wouldn't call myself a die-hard fan of his, but I can handle some Cash tunes.
Funny for you re the Man in Black:
A girlfriend of mine went with her boyfriend to their favorite local dive. They sat at the bar and ordered beer and hot wings. He excused himself to go put some money into the jukebox, and when he returned, their order had arrived. In the middle of eating (and probably after a few beers), he pulled out a ring and proposed to her.
She wasn't expecting it at all, and burst into tears. When she went to wipe away the tears, she hadn't wiped her fingers well enough and got hot sauce in her eye, which made her cry even harder...and that cracked them both up, so after a minute or two they were both howling (along with the bartender and the rest of the bar)...the entire time this was going on, Cash's "Ring of Fire" was playing in the background.
It was their First Dance song at the wedding.
Funny for you re the Man in Black:
A girlfriend of mine went with her boyfriend to their favorite local dive. They sat at the bar and ordered beer and hot wings. He excused himself to go put some money into the jukebox, and when he returned, their order had arrived. In the middle of eating (and probably after a few beers), he pulled out a ring and proposed to her.
She wasn't expecting it at all, and burst into tears. When she went to wipe away the tears, she hadn't wiped her fingers well enough and got hot sauce in her eye, which made her cry even harder...and that cracked them both up, so after a minute or two they were both howling (along with the bartender and the rest of the bar)...the entire time this was going on, Cash's "Ring of Fire" was playing in the background.
It was their First Dance song at the wedding.
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Henry Dean sure liked him... 
I remember being a bit afraid of him. My parents watched. He went to prison shows and all...
I remember being a bit afraid of him. My parents watched. He went to prison shows and all...
Brave, brave Adam. Unexpected twist on "Ring of Fire".
He also did the Soundgarden song of Rusty Cage. The band was so thrilled that Johnny wanted to do one of their songs.
Yeah, it's got to be wild to see a guy who was making records when you were a baby cover your music.
Like others here not a major country fan, but Johnny Cash seems to go just a step past that. IMO an all round musician instead of a country singer.
Yes...up front there ought to be a man in black. Till things are brighter [Johnny is] the man in black.
I've enjoyed listening to Cash...the Carter Family, When The Roses Bloom Again. Johnny Cash, Old Hank...some songs had a special and speculative meaning to me...Tammy, Loretta...more so for when the songs came on some had a meaning clear enough so you skedaddled...some...Ole Kawliga...A Boy Named Sue...I've Been Down That Road Before...you stuck around for that velvet-covered steel that at other times shined like the Dickens. Boy howdy.
I've enjoyed listening to Cash...the Carter Family, When The Roses Bloom Again. Johnny Cash, Old Hank...some songs had a special and speculative meaning to me...Tammy, Loretta...more so for when the songs came on some had a meaning clear enough so you skedaddled...some...Ole Kawliga...A Boy Named Sue...I've Been Down That Road Before...you stuck around for that velvet-covered steel that at other times shined like the Dickens. Boy howdy.
I was impressed when I was the rock'n'roll kid in the late '60s, early '70s, and he did the song, "What is truth," or something like that. I knew him as a country singer, and this was just such non-C&W in its theme for that time that I had to take notice.
I saw him later in concert, quite by accident. Here again, he was country, counter to my then-bias, so I didn't pay much mind. When he got to, "What is truth, there was grumbling and walking out, at least for that song. He didn't seem to care. He kept at it.
The video of "Hurt" is a tough one to watch. It's powerful, moving, and tear-jerking, really.
I saw him later in concert, quite by accident. Here again, he was country, counter to my then-bias, so I didn't pay much mind. When he got to, "What is truth, there was grumbling and walking out, at least for that song. He didn't seem to care. He kept at it.
The video of "Hurt" is a tough one to watch. It's powerful, moving, and tear-jerking, really.
Great topic. Love Country music, up to early-1980s. Johnny Cash gets regular play in my house and at work, same with Johnny Paycheck, Loretta Lynn, Lynn Anderson, George Jones, Ernest Tubb, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Tammy Wynette, Hank Williams, Slim Whitman... but Merle Haggard takes the top spot for most-played.
Not a huge fan of country music, but it seems like if you're raised around it you have an ear for certain singers for the rest of your life. Johnny Cash is one of those for me.