Lyle Lovett Inducts Johnny Cash into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Lyle Lovett inducts Johnny Cash into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the 1992 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and Johnny Cash gives his acceptance speech. rockhall.com/in...

[@commanderjoj6426]

Mr. Cash, you most certainly belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Those rhythms, that voice, and all those records, and the black wardrobe... man, you WERE rock n roll. And also, you were such an amazing artist and man that my first born is named in your honor. Thank you and see you on the other side, Mr. Cash.

[@edwconr]

Agree.....safe, belong, loved, actualize and 're-create' ! (Maslow) .amen.

[@Cavallaro2376]

Damn straight, Johnny Cash deserved to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! With such classics as Cry, Cry, Cry, Big River, Folsom Prison Blues, Ballad of a Teenage Queen, A Boy Named Sue, Get Rhythm, The Man in Black, I Walk the Line, Luther's Boogie, One Piece at a Time, San Quentin, Tennessee Flat Top Box; Johnny Cash was as much a part of Rock & Roll as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Everly Brothers, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Sam Phillips, Bob Dylan, Dewey Phillips, Buddy Holly, Creedance Clearwater Revival, and Allman Brothers Band.

[@JenGomes]

I've always loved Lyle Lovett's thoughtful and genuine nature. You can tell he's very nervous and honoured to be inducting one of his heroes into the rock and roll hall of fame. Great job.

[@lindaclark9925]

He did a GREAT job, thank you lyle

[@liloldlady1]

I cannot thank you enough for posting this speech by Johnny Cash. I've been looking for videos of his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What a moving speech, and a great shot of Roseanne.

[@wasteofspace20]

Lyle gave a wonderful speech, very sincere.

[@Music-eq5le]

except he said detroit and not dyess!

[@corneliadenninger5395]

​@@Music-eq5lelyle said : " he went to Detroit in his late teens." There is nothing wrong .

[@anerdsmind4421]

Its a rare thing to see and hear a true legend speak. A lot of people will never appreciate just what this man did for music. They will never appreciate just how much he contributed to the music that they listen to today.

[@maireadpower6475]

Truth

[@annbugbee5623]

That is SSSOOO TRUE, and what is Even Sadder, Do they EVEN CARE,,OR UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MAN DID AND STOOD FOR,UUM,R.I.P.JOHNNY CASH, TRUE LEGEND!!!!!🎩😎🇺🇲💯

[@cappystrano1]

@@harrycohen2948 let’s review your life, what have you done?

[@michaelharrington75]

Yes! Lyle Lovett is a GIANT in the history of music!

[@rossmorebaz]

such amazing humility ... beautiful down to earth sincerity ... no celebrity nonsense .... an amazing man ...his music will live forever

[@cdr861532]

There is nobody on this planet that has a legitimate argument that Johnny Cash should not be in the RRHOF. This guys had more hits, over a larger time span than just about anyone. I didn't REALLY get into Johnny Cash until 4-5 years ago, but finding his music has been a blessing for my soul. RIP Johnny Cash. Legends never die!

[@evaveva7200]

"just ask God to guide you, and it'll be alright" johnny cash

[@matsorn1]

Quote by *June Cash

[@deborahrohl7690]

Rip johnny Cash you're music your voice will not b forgotten

[@alanyoung2]

Did you notice that John wasn't screaming while he talked about God? He was a mans man, and a true Christian. Rest in peace Mr. Cash.

[@glenndrexler1677]

CASH IN THE "ROCK" HALL OF FAME? COUNTRY MUSIC WAS HIS MOJO!

[@michaelharrington75]

@@glenndrexler1677 He was one of the pioneers of the sound that would evolve into Rock and Roll. His early stuff wasn't the traditional country music of the day. He was doing something new. He helped give birth to the sound Rock and Roll.

[@glenndrexler1677]

Good to know

[@brianmorris8045]

He is a legend that the audience should have shown more respect.

[@xelexpunx]

agree bro

[@shawnbruce8097]

Yes. They Should Have. Johnny NEVER Git The Respect He Was Due.

[@ellat2302]

i jus saw this! oh man, are These audience people ASLEEP?? the cheer shud have been deafening!! in recognizing one of country music's Original, oh well, maybe its just me! 😒 RIP oh Great One

[@annbugbee5623]

AGREED, The Audience must have been asleep or something,.Did they even Realiize WHO THIS Man is,.R.I.P.TO THE MAN IN BLACK.and W H.B.Q.is STILL GOING STRONG, THANK YOU JOHNNY CASH!!!!Walter B.Memphis. 🎩🇺🇲💯

[@JG-ef2cn]

Because the audience wasn't even born back then to appreciate a true pure musician like Johnny Cash.

[@2013tely]

Even his speech sounds like a great Cash song

[@Derekalwaysdelivers207]

Who else was listening to him speak and thought man I could listen to him talk for hours. I also found it odd that I was fighting back tears the whole time. I love this man and he's just an incredible act. God Bless JC

[@_artorical_]

Yes! Producer Nick Shaffran tells a story about what Johnny did when he couldn’t perform one night at no less than Carnegie Hall: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGTLiplte82Ga9U

[@austinteutsch]

Mentioning Sister Rosetta Tharpe made my day. I looked her up years ago and SHE was part of the foundation of rock and roll via gospel because her guitar playing and thumping the strings like Robert Johnson and others literally WAS the bass line of all of future rock and roll. Without those early black blues musicians, there would be no Chuck Berry and Little Richard and ultimately Elvis Presley. Johnny Cash blurred those lines from old blues, to Hank Sr. to his own style of rockabilly country like Carl Perkins Jerry Lee, The Big O and anyone who ever walked into that little studio in Memphis in the 1950's. God bless and keep them all . If you want to know a different side of how it all began, check out the documentary on Muscle Shoals recording studio which was the brother to Sam Phillips. What a legacy they have given us musicians from now on.

[@MrYossarianuk]

Her and Lead Belly ...

[@_artorical_]

By the deafening silence, you’d think everyone in the house had never heard of her!

[@adriangarza8849]

Johnny Cash was awesome and God bless the cash family 👍 RIP Johnny

[@cindywagner4623]

I just love his voice. Imagine listening to it everyday. Heaven is better for you, Mr. Cash.

[@lynnlobliner3933]

There are those of us who weren't in the audience who do believe he is part of the roots of rock n' roll. He belongs.

[@werewolflover8636]

Johnny Cash is one of the most influential and impactful artists in the history of Rock and Roll, without Johnny the history of music wouldn’t of been the same. Greatly love, forever admire, and greatly miss you Mr. Cash. God bless you sir.

[@maireadpower6475]

He,s my number 1 country singer..he,s songwriting,voice, and the deep emotional song's he wrote cannot be matched..I adore him.. he's my hero..the words he wrote are exceptional.. love you forever Johnny ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mpdalry1]

soft spoken man of great wisdom... and even better music.

[@JohnDoe-fc5xg]

THE prototype of class and musical excellence. An icon of the first order, none better. He was always gracious and giving, of his time, his spirit and a willingness to help new artists, including on his TV show. RIP, Mr. Johnny Cash, you are missed.

[@itswolfie27]

June looks so lovely!!

[@shawnbruce8097]

June Was Super Lovely. Why Johnny Was Smitten.

[@4orrcountry]

She takes a man's breath away.

[@randomperson2107]

Legendary pure talent he was. May Johnny and June rest in peace.💖💖💖

[@kieranorourke766]

The people should have thanked God that such a man as Johnny Cash lived and made great music

[@mjanovec]

The crowd gives Johnny a pretty tepid welcome here...and it seems like Johnny is reacting to the criticism from others that perhaps he doesn't belong in the RRHOF. At this point in his career, most viewed Johnny Cash as washed-up, with little left to give...and he was essentially without a record label to support him at this point. Little did people realize that the following year, Cash would re-invigorate his career with his partnership with Rick Rubin and release a string of fantastic albums that have come to make him a musical hero to a whole new generation of fans. Today, nobody would dare question whether Johnny belongs in the RRHOF.

[@alexf6886]

mjanovec I don't know if the crowd does. They're being respectful and this was before the inductions became media circus events. I think it was hypocritical of people to complain about him entering the HOF when his contemporaries who were just as much country-western as he was - Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc. - were already in. Cash impact on rock was immense and he had every right be in there, even if his career had ended in 1958 when he left Sun. I agree with the irony of the timing considering that only a year later he would begin recording with Rick Rubin and reinvent himself for the final act of his play.

[@Scottdrums]

I wouldnt say a tepid welcome, it looks to me like it was a very respectfull welcome. A calm applause and a standing ovation. after all, he is not a rock band with screaming fans. he is a classy artist. just my opinion

[@MamaT111]

I agree! He demeanor is very somber

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

"Johnny is reacting to the criticism from others that perhaps he doesn't belong in the RRHOF." He does more than some I could name.

[@lindaclark9925]

When his daughter was crying, I just ....I can't ... ❤️

[@canadianroot]

Two great speeches, both by Lyle and Johnny. Humility and class all the way.

[@bernadettebarry3099]

A beautiful man beautiful heart beautiful human thank you great rest in heaven with june

[@joe22589]

His collaboration after thiscinduction into the RRHOF with Rick Rubin was mind blowing. What a come back with one of the purest music ever been recorded.

[@HHH-ye1ro]

Great speech by Lyle. You can feel the emotion in every breath. So humbled by the honor to induct JS.

[@deborahward595]

Love June's dress its beautiful

[@katjamathes177]

He and his music always makellos me cry

[@jjs499]

There will never be another Johnny Cash....a true Renaissance man. He did it all. But every time he spoke i wanted to hear what he said ...he was so influential to me.. and a very spiritual and humble man. Really Really miss him.

[@Derekalwaysdelivers207]

jjs499 I knew I'd find someone saying exactly what I thought and than commented. Seriously could listen to him talk all day. He was so insightful and wise

[@jeffking4269]

he was the original punk rock star

[@mikewright782]

You don't know what you've got till it's gone & the world has lost a legend in Mr Ca$h!

[@adamyunos]

5:32 shout out to his one of his earliest heroes Sister Rosetta Tharpe

[@4orrcountry]

I urge all y'all to find Sister's performances on KZbin - you cannot possibly sit still while listening to her!

[@JG-ef2cn]

Amen!

[@thejourneyman123]

He's a legend!

[@sunflower196591]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE WHOLE CARTER FAMILY...THE LOVE AND DOWN HOMENESS THEY EXUME MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE PART OF THERE FAMILY

[@robmaynard5524]

What a lot of people don't understand is Johnny,Jerry Lee, and Elvis are the Forefathers of Rock. They were the first to do it they laid the groundwork for what Rock was then and is today and Sam Phillips gave them the platform to express their music.

[@Msflamingo-wl4qo]

That voice! There will never be another JOHNNY CASH. 💕🙏💕 He also gave thanks to God & finished with "God bless". Such Class, JOHNNY CASH. RIP💕

[@mitch1835]

Sunday Morning coming down will always touch me,it couldn't have come at a more crucial time in my life!!

[@KarlaElaine100]

Little Richard, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and the influence of the blues were all a part of creating rock and roll.

[@DrVen0mie55555555555]

Can't wait to meet u in heaven. ;) U lived a great and loving life. God bless you Johnny.

[@daveyhouston]

Me too and elvis and hank senior

[@williamlinington9166]

Finally Sister Rossetta Tharpe will Join Johnny Cash as a member.

[@frankthenose]

It breaks my heart to hear a man of his standards a true man's man feel and you can definitely tell that he feels like he didn't not belong or qualified to be in the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame I truly believe that through his hard life of ups and downs that there isn't any of these so called rock and rollers that could hold a candle to Mr. Cash today. Is early influences were just as much influences as the stones the who Springsteen U2 once again always going back to the blues in the early days as he said race music it's funny that the crowd really seems lukewarm. If this award was given next year the ticket prices would be 10,000 a piece and they would blow the doors off the place to get in.

[@score56]

All rose for the king of country RIP to the great Johnny Cash

[@maireadpower7487]

LEGEND..FULL STOP..HATERS GONNA BE HATERS..THATS LIFE..🤔..WHAT A SINGER AND SONGWRITER WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT JOHNNY CASH,S SONGS???..HISTORY..FULL STOP..😚😚.KISSES):

[@MsThebeMoon]

Johnny, you are in the category of RnR HOF artists, that ABSOLUTELY belong. Rockers loved and respected you as their own.

[@lcaffarena]

Johnny Cash what a great man you were.

[@duchampsrook]

Thank you Lyle

[@TennesseeMelanie]

Doesn't belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? He was part of the birth of Rock and Roll. He was brilliant and he left this world on top.

[@ThiagodMoraes]

Someone who says that has no clue how much impact Cash still has on rock n roll world..His lyrics are legendary and his voice is unmatched, legend!!

[@bhagyeshjoshi3627]

He should have been inducted a long ago

[@annbugbee5623]

@@ThiagodMoraes EXACTLY RIGHT!!Walter B.Memphis. 🎸🌠💯

[@doneestoner9945]

I never thought of Johnny Cash as a country singer. I loved him very much 💜

[@nikiluvlee]

Best acceptance speech ♥️♥️♥️

[@dannyguillory8941]

This is so beautiful and poignant. Music is the color of the rainbow and it doesn't know 'race', it knows the human condition that we all share. Thank you, Johnny!

[@jcee6886]

What a humble legend

[@jacobblackburn1379]

A true legend

[@haroldsteinblatt2567]

I was lucky enough to see him and the Tenn.Two perform up close at a music industry event. He had a face that belongs on Mount Rushmore. "Not rock and roll?" Who could believe such a thing? More than anyone else in American music, he was all American music.

[@katherinebosse5706]

What a nice, unassuming, kind and celestially talented man! Most of these people didn’t deserve to be here. They should have invited all his fans and friends…it would have been standing room only and the standing ovation would have gone on for so long they would have had to shut the place down!! If that night did nothing else, it should have sent him home with his heart bursting with pride and thankfulness. If it didn’t, then shame on those people there!.! I thank God that he was here in my lifetime. Bless you Johnny, and your loved ones.

[@mariethurber6691]

He was one of the best. Better then some of them that are in the music industry today.

[@4orrcountry]

Hell, Johnny's SO much better than ALL of 'em in today's formulaic, pathetic C&W "sing with a southern accent" scene. Smh. The Beatles music naturally erased their British accents most of the time - there's no need for it in C&W, just sing like an American - like the great Johnny Cash!

[@jay68869]

JOHNNY CASH IS ROCK N ROLL

[@Maridun50]

Isn't it kind of amazing - that most of the R&R - Blues - Gospel - country legends of USA are from the south? They are all southern boys and girls : Elvis, Johnny Cash June carter Roy orbison Jerry Lee Lewis and more......

[@darinjames3313]

She loved him very much....and Johnny belongs wherever hes at, even comin down on Sunday mornin.....from the cocaine blues....Music.......

[@diegopimentel7313]

Rest in peace man in black

[@mertozelmusic]

Johnny Cash a true American Legend.

[@DarkSkies72]

The Man In Black, he’s a link to my own daddy, love you dad and Johnny! #RIP 🙏🏼

[@kapelahumbuk8498]

Great moment. Thanks for sharing.

[@taprice24]

wow!!! johnny cash and little richard having a conversation,my oh my only in your dreams can u even began 2 think of that

[@rickwenthe9502]

It is like this guy when my dad took me to see him live and when he plays cocaine blues and a boy named sue he became my hero for a while all back suits what took me Then the Beatles and Stones and Zeppelin and I forgot about this guy but every time My dad put it on I was so not into moments yet but I wont forget it ever again.

[@Matt-d7p]

His voice is so smooth he seems really nice

[@darinjames3313]

I can smell bacon n eggs when I hear Johnys music......Those were the good ole days.....He did it his way like Franky.....

[@Allagi22]

You all have to remember this was before his resurgence with Rick Rubin and The American Recordings this was 1992. He was in many ways a long forgotten washed up old country star in the eyes of many young people, many of which had no idea why he would EVER be inducted into the Rock hall. I'm a HUGE Cash fan and I know his greatness, I'm just trying to give context to all the people saying "The Audience should do better!" For a long while there from the 80's into the mid 90's Johnny Cash was an old timer and a has been. People forget. Rick Rubin and the American Recordings revived him, but this was before that. People unfortunately have short memories in general.

[@katc2354]

TRUE EARTH LEGEND

[@elvez1231]

Awesome!!! Makes me sad he felt he had to justify his induction! Will someone please explain how RICK HALL, who started the great FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, AL and had a hand in literally hundreds of historic Rock 'N Roll recordings, is not in the RRHOF? AND - how is it that JOE COCKER isn't in the RRHOF?

[@jtm9945]

Dont forget Johnny was the first to come up for the idea for blue suede shoes which is one of the first as we know it big rock n roll songs ever he deserves it.

[@4orrcountry]

Carl Perkins wrote "Blue Suede Shoes".

[@msuddie1237]

Yes Carl Perkins wrote Blue Suede Shoes but the idea and subject for the song were given to Carl by Johnny Cash - Carl publicly admitted this and gave credit to Johnny during the 1977 TV tribute performance hosted by Johnny Cash (where Johnny, Carl, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis sang a tribute to Elvis, who had died earlier that year).

[@The_Races_Are_On...3...2...1]

If John Cash isn’t in the HOF. Just close the place. Of course he belongs. Took too long as it was.

[@WilliamCooper2005]

He should’ve mentioned John was the first American to hear of Stalin’s death in the speech.

[@jodierichardson4308]

Thank you SOOOO MUCH Lyle!!!!😂

[@K6III450MHZ]

Hello I'm Johnny Cash... I cannot say how many times I've heard that and personally said it pretending to BE Johnny Cash. Love you Johnny Cash. See you on the other side of Jordan.

[@mrm2542]

I was blessed to he born in Baptists Hospital (even though I'm a religious Jew) which is now called Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital, while Johnny Cash was dying there. I love his music so so much, what a great guy

[@bengemeister]

AFWIW-I think LL is a great performer and trying to put what he does in a box is crazy.

[@exploretvpg889]

Johnny should of been the first person inducted in the HOF history

[@ratskid77]

A true Legend!

[@bertbinsbergen7549]

Great went to his concert in Rotterdam in 1977. Today a men opened a café in Arnhem called ""Cash Café "".

[@systemrevolt7309]

What a man.

[@esterreis3637]

Jhonny Cash é maravilhoso 👏😍

[@JoaoMASilva]

Ele merecia ser ovacionado de pé por muito mais tempo.

[@tdamtoft]

I like country and western, I love Johnny Cash.

[@JG-ef2cn]

Turn up the damn volume!

[@jackiejohnson8612]

Allen Lomax also recorded my grandfather in 1930's his fiddlung recordings are in the Library of Congress my grandfather Luther Strong a book also written cones with a CD described as A man before his time.The book is titled The Beautiful Music All Around Us.. love you Johnny Cash

[@jpraustin]

He was THE MAN!!!

[@moviemagg]

That's strange that Johnny did not mention any thanks to Luther Perkins or Marshal Grant. They made up a very large part of the Johnny Cash sound. People like them and Scotty Moore get very little praise when it was those guys who really made Rock and Roll come of age.

[@simoneriksson6489]

I reckon I read somewhere that during the early '90s Grant and Cash had some rough arguments, which led to Cash ultimately firing Grant. If you've seen other '90s performances, Marshall Grant is replaced by a man named Dave Roe. Before presenting the song I Walk the Line during a live show in 1994 (it's up on youtube), Cash says; "So it was Bob Wooten on lead guitar, Dave Roe upright base. Here's us in 1955". We all know that simply isn't true. It was of course Luther Perkins on lead guitar and Marshall Grant on upright base. They were part of the original band "The Tennessee Two". I think this is the very reason that Johnny never mentioned Luther Perkins or Marshall Grant here. However, there is a live Farewell Concert from 1999 up on KZbin, in which Marshall Grant is once again playing with Johnny, and at the end of the show he gets credit from Johnny. They ended as friends.

[@gordonilaoa1275]

moviemagg I think Carl Perkins should've been mentioned as well...

[@oggrease7720]

Your right it seems fame Fry's peoples brain no joke!

[@kylewoods1002]

Simon Eriksson I think he meant this is what we sounded like in 55

[@spurs19571]

GREAT GREAT GREAT

[@Danny-fs1hk]

Thank you Johnny for acknowledging Sister Rosetta Tharpe!

[@braedenkats2063]

Thanks

[@smilenbekyarov6682]

every artist that speak the truth about real life through his or her art of choice belong to rock and roll 😎

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

it's fitting that Johnny mentioned Sister Rosetta Tharp and other Black artists, since he knew where he based his music. Respect.

[@edwconr]

Mr. Sam Phillips had a'good ear' and we are thankful, even today in 2023.

[@HardRockMiner]

If you rolled all the singers of today into 1 giant person, they couldn't carry Johnny's boots.

[@lindaclark9925]

Crying;

[@mskitty238]

❤️❤️❤️

[@VigilanteVegan]

Is Johnny Cash the only artist to be inducted in both the Country AND Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

[@CashPresley32]

No Elvis was too, and there are several Country Stars inducted as early influences.

[@Alex16993]

+Johnny Matthew No, but Johnny Cash is the only artist who is inducted in the Rock 'n' Roll, Country, Songwriters and Gospel Hall of Fame.

[@seabears_hate_circles]

No, but there are very few. Technically Johnny Cash is the only regular inductee in both. All of the others who are in both are recognized as early influences to rock and roll.

[@AngryRantsAndStuff]

Hank Williams Sr., Floyd Cramer,.. a few others.

[@_artorical_]

Nobody could’ve predicted, not Rick nor Johnny himself, what would happen over the next, and ultimately final decade of his life.

[@MrDreamtim]

legend