JCF, right after I posted the video, I went over to TA, and I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when I read the post about changing the wording of the baptismal rite, because the folks over there don't know about the Jordan River. I almost left a comment with a link to the video, but I thought better of it.
Johnny and June (and all the Carters) are among my favorite singers. I especially like the songs he sang in San Quentin prison. He had lived that life.
Ormonde, Johnny, June and the Carter family came to the Civic Center in Thibodaux a good many years ago and played and sang their hearts out for those of us in the audience. I will never forget that experience.
Although Cash carefully cultivated a romantic outlaw image, he never served a prison sentence. Despite landing in jail seven times for misdemeanors, each stay lasted only a single night. His most infamous run-in with the law occurred while on tour in 1965, when he was arrested by a narcotics squad in El Paso, Texas. The officers suspected that he was smuggling heroin from Mexico, but it was prescription narcotics and amphetamines that the singer had hidden inside his guitar case. Because they were prescription drugs rather than illegal narcotics, he received a suspended sentence.
Merle Haggard was a true ex-con. . . from Wikipedia " After hearing Haggard sing along to his first two songs Lefty Frizzell allowed Haggard to sing at the concert. The audience enjoyed Haggard and he began working on a full-time music career. After he had earned a local reputation, Haggard's money problems caught up with him. He was arrested for attempting to rob a Bakersfield tavern in 1957[3] and was sent to the San Quentin state prison for three years. While in prison, Haggard ran a gambling and brewing racket from his cell. During a time of solitary confinement, he encountered an alcoholic mathematician and death row inmate named Drunk Adam. Haggard had the opportunity to escape with a fellow inmate nicknamed "Rabbit" but passed on it. The inmate successfully escaped, only to shoot a police officer and return to San Quentin for execution. Drunk Adam's predicament along with Rabbit's inspired Haggard to turn his life around."
susan, you're right. Haggard was the real convict. Still, Johnny led a troubled enough life, and I believe he had genuine compassion for those in prison and felt called to serve them by entertaining them. June was certainly a steadying influence on him.
Hello Grandmere Mimi--I too am a Johnny Cash fan. If you haven't seen Walk The Line, starring Jaoquin Phoenix in the Cash role, it's worth a look-see.
The last valentine I bought Ed (at Barnes and Noble) was one that played "Walk The Line." Sigh, he loved it. I almost didn't buy it and now I am so glad that I did. Little did I know at that time that there wouldn't be another time.
Is for those uncatechized Brits who don't know what the Jordan is, when they get their sprogs baptized? ;-p
ReplyDeleteJCF, right after I posted the video, I went over to TA, and I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when I read the post about changing the wording of the baptismal rite, because the folks over there don't know about the Jordan River. I almost left a comment with a link to the video, but I thought better of it.
ReplyDeleteJohnny and June (and all the Carters) are among my favorite singers. I especially like the songs he sang in San Quentin prison. He had lived that life.
ReplyDeleteOrmonde, Johnny, June and the Carter family came to the Civic Center in Thibodaux a good many years ago and played and sang their hearts out for those of us in the audience. I will never forget that experience.
ReplyDeleteaccording to m.s.n.,Johnny cash's only time in prison, was when he was a performer, and not an inmate.
ReplyDeleteFrom Wikipedia:
ReplyDeleteAlthough Cash carefully cultivated a romantic outlaw image, he never served a prison sentence. Despite landing in jail seven times for misdemeanors, each stay lasted only a single night. His most infamous run-in with the law occurred while on tour in 1965, when he was arrested by a narcotics squad in El Paso, Texas. The officers suspected that he was smuggling heroin from Mexico, but it was prescription narcotics and amphetamines that the singer had hidden inside his guitar case. Because they were prescription drugs rather than illegal narcotics, he received a suspended sentence.
Merle Haggard was a true ex-con. . . from Wikipedia " After hearing Haggard sing along to his first two songs Lefty Frizzell allowed Haggard to sing at the concert. The audience enjoyed Haggard and he began working on a full-time music career. After he had earned a local reputation, Haggard's money problems caught up with him. He was arrested for attempting to rob a Bakersfield tavern in 1957[3] and was sent to the San Quentin state prison for three years.
ReplyDeleteWhile in prison, Haggard ran a gambling and brewing racket from his cell. During a time of solitary confinement, he encountered an alcoholic mathematician and death row inmate named Drunk Adam. Haggard had the opportunity to escape with a fellow inmate nicknamed "Rabbit" but passed on it. The inmate successfully escaped, only to shoot a police officer and return to San Quentin for execution. Drunk Adam's predicament along with Rabbit's inspired Haggard to turn his life around."
susan, you're right. Haggard was the real convict. Still, Johnny led a troubled enough life, and I believe he had genuine compassion for those in prison and felt called to serve them by entertaining them. June was certainly a steadying influence on him.
ReplyDeleteHello Grandmere Mimi--I too am a Johnny Cash fan. If you haven't seen Walk The Line, starring Jaoquin Phoenix in the Cash role, it's worth a look-see.
ReplyDeleteThe last valentine I bought Ed (at Barnes and Noble) was one that played "Walk The Line." Sigh, he loved it. I almost didn't buy it and now I am so glad that I did. Little did I know at that time that there wouldn't be another time.
Hi Bonnie. Welcome. I saw the movie, and I agree. The film was well-worth seeing.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry about Ed, but I'm glad you bought the valentine, too.