Episode 39 - Rainbow Quest by Pete Seeger: June Carter and Johnny Cash

For the thirty-ninth and final episode of Rainbow Quest, Pete Seeger hosts June Carter and Johnny Cash. Rainbow Quest was a television program produced for one series run in 1965 and 1966 by the Advertisers Broadcasting Company for UHF station WNJU-TV in the New York City market. Throughout the show’s 39-episode run, writer and curator of American folk songs Pete Seeger hosted many guest musicians. He also himself presented the histories of diverse American and international folk music traditions through spoken and musical segments.

[@markconnorsmusic]

Thank you for uploading this!!

[@russj.5296]

No problem! Please share the playlist with everyone! I do not make money from this, I only want to share the music of Pete Seeger and many other great musicians.

[@rayjr62]

@@russj.5296 Both Johnny and June would reciprocate a few years later when they invited Pete to co-host Johnny's ABC variety special, ca. 1970. There are a few video clips of them performing together that have been uploaded on KZbin.

[@christophermoon64]

Poor John was wired, God bless him. June's a lovely lady, and Pete's a Legend.

[@shapiroshort203]

I love this comment, it literally covers everything but with sense, I just know by your comment you know exactly what was happening here. June was holding it down, Pete was making sure it was OK and everyone was fine and poor Johnny was out of it. But it's a classical recording of history and I love all three of them, so glad Johnny beat he's addiction and they lived together to end

[@corneliadenninger5395]

All the three of them are legends!!!

[@ImprovEyes-fc9fo]

Yeah but Johnny was honestly pretty animated all along tbh I recall little Bob Dylan proudly describing Johnny Cash’s bizarre mannerisms and movements to John Lennon but I’m pretty sure Dylan was twice as spun as Johnny here lol These individuals will all be remembered and will be talked about for time to still come. Kinda like the most notable contributors in the baroque, romantic, classical modernist and all other movements of folk auditory activities across time in the western civilizations as far back as records have been preserved. Archetypes require flawed individuals. That’s art. Sometimes it’s Dark as a Dungeon. King David was a dark character and songwriter and he’s Old Testament so only God knows how old this tale has been coiled back.

[@chriskroll4166]

This is the real music Man. The episode where Donovan was on the show is also killer. Blind Gary Davis was also on the show. Now you can't beat that. 🙋

[@Janarnaud54]

And Mississippi John Hurt too

[@chriskroll4166]

@@Janarnaud54 Yes 😁

[@pena.3302]

Thats very True..Its Another gift to all that like to hear from they who went n forged the way 4'ward..So Glad ive come Across this as love Pete Seeger )+'others that he'd b aware of goodness bless them all.!❤

[@sh4312]

This is quite amazing to watch. Johnny is out of it, but regardless, it's like jumping into the 60s.

[@2112CO]

Pete was one of the greatest player's and singer of all time.

[@shapiroshort203]

100%

[@isaacj.elliott2137]

Him, Woody,, Hewey Ledbetter , Cisco, And Ramblin Jack are the giants that all newer musicians stand on

[@sparkcommunications2499]

Bless you for uploading and preserving these! Pete Seeger and Rainbow Quest is literally a US National Treasure, and so is Johnny and June

[@olenfersoi8887]

So sorry that this show only ran for less than 2 dozen episodes, as every one is a treasure of homespun music history. June Carter was so humble, respectful & sweet. And, if not for her, Johnny would probably have drank himself to death long before he actually died.

[@thejoshsings9280]

I never thought i’d see the day when pete Seeger and June Carter and Johnny cash would collaborate

[@Maranata_777]

Legends

[@corneliadenninger5395]

All of them!!! Gone but Not forgotten!

[@vintagemusicvideos1245]

Thanks this is very cool i will share it

[@russj.5296]

Glad you like it! I uploaded almost all his Rainbow Quest episodes to YT, so I hope you enjoy! If you happen to have any pete seeger recordings or film you would like to share, please let me know!

[@vintagemusicvideos1245]

@@russj.5296 Yeah of course i like pete seeger very much and i am happy that you upload this on yt

[@user-xm3gi5fz5i]

This is when Johnny Cash was at its most creative and his most greatest.

[@shapiroshort203]

I agree but he was also very very intoxicated which is kinda sad to watch but he made it out and June stuck with him

[@englishfrog]

I just shared this on my facebook page, and I think I will give it a shout out during one of my videos on my channel, this is priceless....you really get a sense of both Johnny and June....

[@jordanformo5395]

Mr cash is tweakin hard in this one lol

[@WW_Utah]

Thank you

[@NT-qj1sy]

Those 60s pep pills hit different.

[@adelszabo4284]

poor pete is a little confused about how the carter family are exactly related to each other

[@seelverado2492]

This is gold

[@mrbigghoss69]

public service

[@jasonbeard4713]

Pete stated that Johnny didn't want to be paid for this appearance.

[@shapiroshort203]

Probably cause he was so out of it, it's kinda hard to watch at times ( I used to be a heavy cocaine user) but it's also a good reminder of how he turned he's life around and went in to the sunset with that beautiful wife of hes

[@jasonbeard4713]

@shapiroshort203 I have the feeling that no one was paid, except for Pete and the technicianns.

[@Cosi91]

@@shapiroshort203 I think that is what probably johnny tell but is not the real truth. He continue to use amphetamines all his life expecially in the 80’ when his popularity as an artist went down. And I can suppose he also used when he was old.

[@loyddussaultsr4181]

Jonny looks to be just skin and bones.

[@mikebuzzard2926]

Pete seeger looks pretty uncomfortable on this episode when he saw how high johhny was

[@tinyavss]

My family holds the rights to this. The films are licensed through Historic Films . Shanachie Music distributes the full episodes. Rainbow Quest belongs to the Estate of Peter Seeger.

[@rebelscum7870]

Delete this comment rn.

[@nonpungent8609]

Neither Peter La Farge or Johnny Cash were actually of Native American decent.

[@deepblueseeds5563]

Pete Seeger is great he’s like the Mr rogers of music. Johnny is over rated though. I just feel his fakeness against Pete’s genuine love for everyone and the music. didn’t kill anyone didn’t go to Folsom prison told some lies left his wife and got rich playing 3 chords and moving around like Elvis. Over rated.

[@ledaswan5990]

He NEVER claimed he went to prison. And since the worst song he ever wrote is better than anything u could dream up u don’t have a lot of room to criticize.

[@deepblueseeds5563]

@@ledaswan5990 over rated and a liar

[@olenfersoi8887]

The Folsom Prison deal derived, as far as I know, from Cash having given a performance there. If you listen to the lyrics of various songs, plenty of them tell a story that would imply the singer was part of the theme, when that is not the case. It's not considered the telling of a lie but, rather, is often total fiction, or the extolling of someone else's story...or the collected experience of many others...just like the dozens of verses of "It takes a worried man" doesn't claim that someone performing it ever had shackles around his own legs, etc. You can't blame the lyricist or performer because others wrongly conclude that their songs reflect their own experiences.

[@mrdiesel6883]

Absolutely fantastic, watched 3 times already, how can i get all 39 shows?