This will be the first opportunity I will have had to devote an evening/night to listening/playing to Mr. Cash’s tunes one right after the other.
Got my little Takamine all tuned, and the CD player set to play all the tunes I know. The beer’s on ice and I’ve been practicing the words, so that I can get through them without choking up.
Y’all are heartily invited, of course, but if you can’t make it please post your favorite Cash tune in this thread, and it’ll be just like you’re here with me.
One of the first songs I learned on guitar was A Boy Named Sue and that’s the one I will lead off with. The first song I ever heard, however was I Walk The Line and me and my German Opa used to drive my mom crazy by playing it over and over when we lived in Germany!
Wonder how many other Johnny Cash listening parties are going on tonight?
I walk the line. First song I’ve heard. Sentimental value. I had it in my head all day when he died. Me and some of my friends sung it afterschool, when we were hanging out, and we all got a little misty.
Johnny Cash can make teenagers misty. That says something.
I’ve never really been into Cash until recently. Its so unfair that just as I’m starting to truly enjoy someone’s music they die. I really like ‘Hurt’ and ‘I Walk The Line’.
Duck, there’s whole world of Cash music for you to discover. I envy you the discovery of one of the most important voices/writers of our time! I remember when I first heard his voice. I was mesmerized, and he made me want to hang on to every word!
Thanks chique! There are many humorous songs that he did, aren’t there? One really early one I remember is called The One On The Right (Is In The Middle).
Also, I think he had a good relationship with Shel Silverstein, and who can forget the time Kris landed that damn helicopter on Johnny’s lawn and handed him Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down?
Hey! Do any of you “middle-aged” Dopers remember a movie from the 60’s called “Ring Of Fire”? I believe it was about a submarine involved in something “cold-warish”, maybe? I think they used Johnny’s song as the title track. Anybody?
I remember discussing the greatness of Johnny awhile back in another thread with you. You were actually one of the first guys I thought of when I heard the news. I am still recovering. The day I heard, when I came home, I sat down and played every tune I could on my guitar while listening to his music. It was an extremely somber occasion.