RAPPER First REACTION to JOHNNY CASH a BOY NAMED SUE!!

[@Fed-Up_Hallelujah]

Merle Haggard was in prison and Johnny Cash came to sing, and Merle said "I am going to do that" And he did when he got out, and the rest is history. A friend of mine named his son Cash.

[@lloyd4301]

I dont care what type of music you're into, theres always room for some Johnny Cash. Legend.

[@xytronitro9429]

That's an EPIC thought. I like rap, rock, heavy metal, hard rock, this and that. I am versatile. there's always room for some Johnny Cash. Legend. Yeah,

[@MrGreensweightHist]

His performance, but a bit of trivia, it was written by Shel Silverstein. Yeah the "Where the Sidewalk Ends" guy

[@asaabrahamagulnik574]

Johnny Cash - original name = J.R.

[@asaabrahamagulnik574]

when he enlisted in the air force they told him he had to have a full name so he used JOHN R. and when he went to sun they dubbed him as JOHNNY

[@SaintJoi]

He's rock, he's country, he's punk as hell. Johnny Cash is the GOAT.

[@elizabethshow5105]

There was a young man in this audience named Merle Haggard. When he got out of prison, he changed his ways, and became a Great country songwriter and singer…. And he credited Johnny Cash’s performance with his life change! Check Merle out too!

[@aneilson9456]

My son has played Merle's childhood guitar.

[@kaykayjagger181]

Look up official video of Johnny singing Hurt..it'll blow ya a way..

[@anndennis7163]

Wasn't Johnny Paycheck also influenced by Johnny Cash?

[@redbirdjazzz]

I'm pretty sure that the San Quentin show Merle Haggard attended was in 1958. Hag was already a big star by 1969.

[@TintagelEmrys]

​@granitestater1029 The song Nixon asked Johnny to play at the Whitehouse. Johnny refused and wrote "What is Truth" just for that performance.

[@paveltolz6601]

"A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by humorist, children's author, and poet Shel Silverstein and made famous by Johnny Cash.

[@threekidzmom04]

omg! I love Shel Silverstein but didn't know this

[@mommatanya1]

Also, Shell Silverstien wrote stuff for Playboy magazine. So when I was a teacher and asked for books by Shel Siversteen for my class library, my brother thought I was nuts. He didn't know about Shel's kids poetry and I didn't know about his Playboy writings.

[@audreymuzingo933]

Wait, WHAT? 'The Giving Tree' guy? No effing wayyyyyy!!!!

[@caseydanzeisen3407]

The great smoke off .

[@Normel-man]

I was gonna post that but thank you for saying it.

[@joshlivingston2828]

“One Piece at a Time” should be your next Johnny Cash song. It has great story telling, and is another humorous song. It’s classic Johnny.

[@donnaewe3692]

Love "One Piece at a Time", one of my favs ❤

[@deanosaur808]

Johnny could afford to buy a Cadillac showroom everyday, but he preferred to build one, one piece at a time 😅 humble man 😎

[@dchall8]

And after that, go directly to "Hurt."

[@jeanjones7396]

I Drove her out of my Mind is another good humorous song by Johnny Cash.

[@mattlecroix7650]

I second this!

[@scottymoore9121]

The guitar player standing beside Johnny Cash is another legend that has many great songs and is from my neck of the woods. The great Carl Perkins. He could sing and one hell of a guitar player. Matchbox is one of my favorite songs by him

[@ChuckChuckBoBuck]

I have an uncle that's a life long musician playing multiple instruments and he contends that "A Boy Named Sue" is the first "rap" song to become popular.

[@tahliasgoddaddy]

What about Red Sovine? He did a lot of "talkies." That's what they were called back in that day. Red was before Johnny.

[@tahliasgoddaddy]

Check out Phantom 309.

[@xheralt]

Wasn't rap back then, it was "talking blues".

[@brheinfeldt]

​@@tahliasgoddaddyAnd TEDDY BEAR.

[@onespeedjimmy]

Rap and rack were allready around in the 40's😂 you guys need to listen more to older music... Also the moonwalk was allready invented around the 30's 😂😅

[@billybradley7711]

Was down in Cornwall in 2004 with my wife and we ended up in a pub, there was this band playing their original music,lots of booze flowing all in all a good night and at the end they asked for any requests, I straight away called out a boy named sue and then the fun started. They played Johnny Cash songs for an hour after closing time,one of the best lock ins I ever had.

[@jealousjelly]

Another superhit written by the multitalented Shel Silverstein, who started out producing racy cartoons for Playboy magazine, spent many years writing music for superstars like Johnny Cash and Dr. Hook, and ended up writing some of the best children's books ever written. The guy was a genius. Thanks for the cool reaction, guys.

[@chipchop8070]

So is the song by the Irish rovers "the unicorn" also a Shel Silverstein poem.

[@mikeball6182]

"The Smokeoff"

[@DanJohnson-fw2qx1975]

I recommend dr hook for more classic shel songs

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

Also "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" @@mikeball6182

[@harryishatless]

Just scrolled down the comments for the first Shel Silverstein mention and gave it a like.

[@138NastyNate]

Now you get why Johnny is beloved by Metal Heads, Hip Hop heads...He is beloved by everyone across all spectrums of life. He has had Legend status for a long time and his story telling is why.

[@firefighterchick]

Johhny ALWAYS stood up for the underdog. He looked at prisoners as people who had mistakes but weren't necessarily bad people. You should absolutely check out his cover of The Ballad of Ira Hayes. It's about one of the Marines that raised the flag after the Battle of Iwa Jima in WWII.

[@RhesusPieces1]

I suggested "I've been working on the Railroad", sorta a mythical homage to rail-workers. Ira Hayes really hits home for me. My dad is a Vietnam vet and he's American Indian.

[@MrGhosta5]

Johnny Cash was punk rook decades before punk rock was invented.

[@mikewiseman1853]

The poet Shel Silverstein (where the sidewalk ends)wrote the lyrics. But Johnny Cash tells the story like no one else. He has the ability to make the lyrics his, sincere and believable, and relatable.

[@MarkPatrie]

One of the best!!

[@sandigrace2271]

Shel Silverstein had an amazing gift. 😊

[@MoreKellBellPlease]

Johnny Cash was a gangster from a young age. If you like movies, watch Walk The Line, with Joquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, which is what made me decide to start to listen to Johnny. Very crazy life he led!

[@malicepriest]

Great movie, but the movie name is Walk the line just so he isn't confused.

[@MoreKellBellPlease]

@@malicepriest thank you. I will edit it!

[@malicepriest]

@@MoreKellBellPlease They done such a great job in the movie. I think it's a great introduction to him and his life, glad you brought it up.

[@donnaewe3692]

Agreed ❤

[@OkiePeg411]

The song Johnny and June makes me cry, it's so beautiful!!!

[@thegamingironman]

All the Johnny Cash and not a single reaction yet to Ring of Fire. Omg thats one of his greatest songs. Keep up the great work

[@GotWag]

Wait till you hear "When the Man Comes Around". It makes "God's Gonna Cut You Down" feel lighthearted. Great reaction, thanks. His first public performance of his song "The Man In Black" should not be missed. It sums up what Cash stood for. I hope you'll do both. Thanks!

[@Dr.Atomic]

THIS................

[@andreacalkins5189]

Hurt is another of Johnny's greatest song. Very sad - it was his last song I believe he sang, and it became an instant hit.

[@SmeagolTheGreat]

@@andreacalkins5189 They already did Hurt twice :)

[@andreacalkins5189]

@@SmeagolTheGreat Guess I missed it. Several people/groups commenting on the same person/songs.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

This was the first time he ever performed this song, and you can see him trying not to laugh as he reads the lyrics. They even left out a verse that went: Well, he must have thought it was quite a joke and it got a lot of laughs from a lot of folks - it seemed I had to fight my whole life through. Some girl would giggle and I'd get red - some guy would laugh and I'd bust his head. I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named Sue. You guys talking about how your dads helped you become realistic and get tougher - that is great. That's what we're missing with the younger people - they believe they have to try to eliminate everything in the world that bothers them rather than learning to stick up for themselves and adjust.

[@adamreed6336]

Check out Folsom Prison Blues by him. One of his classics.

[@sharonburcham66]

Cocaine blues!!

[@kaynesheldon4905]

Facts Folsom Prison Blues is amazing

[@donnaewe3692]

❤

[@jannaromine5908]

It always makes me cry

[@steveshelton5036]

One nugget of information about this. Merle Haggard was serving a sentence at San Quentin when Johnny did this show. He decided to turn his life around and became a country singer, as well as friends with Johnny.

[@tobygardner7668]

Sorry, but Merle Haggard WAS NOT in the audience and prison to see Johnny Cash sing "A Boy Name Sue". Yes Merle Haggard did serve time at San Quentin from 1958 until 1960 convicted of burglary and attempted escape from a Bakersfield jail. This was a recorded session from 1969.

[@williamkeith8740]

The Ballard of Ira Hayes by Johnny Cash - tells the true story of indigenous American Ira Hayes who was one of the US Marines who raised the US Flag on Iwo Jima in WWII.

[@TheBeelzboss]

great song

[@g4joe]

Bob Dylan covered it too.👍

[@armusc757]

Is originally a poem written by Peter LaFarge.

[@darryldykes7269]

Ira Hayes was used the the Government as a model Marine to encourage people to buy US Bonds. After the war he was sent back to the reservation forgotten by the country he served.

[@g4joe]

@@darryldykes7269 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX25iHiPitZ6m9ksi=z6_bw-FvMia1Z2X0 Same old story.👎

[@vivienneclarke2421]

Man,I remember being a little girl in the car and this song on the radio,,and my dad laughing and laughing and laughing 😂It was so memorable especially bc my dad didn't laugh very often......

[@TheLowCountryRebel]

There's an entire album from performances at Folsom prison and San Quentin. There's video footage from both also. Merle Haggard got his inspiration to become a country singer from seeing Johnny perform while being an inmate in Folsom prison I believe. Johnny's early Sun recordings are excellent. He spent time in the studio there with Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis. They all used to tour together throughout the South performing at town halls,auditoriums, wherever they could setup and play. They were used by the production companies. Didn't get paid much.

[@AversaS2]

It’s amusing to me, the sounds they added after the recording in post. Cash said the prisoners were so scared to make any noise, that every song was just dead silence.

[@randywissler9923]

The Million Dollar Quartet. Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis and Carl Perkins!!

[@PapaFixit]

Merle was in San Quentin.

[@serenajunker8644]

My daughter, who is now 7, started listening to Johnny Cash when she was 3 and still goes to sleep listening to him every night.

[@tobhomott]

He recorded live albums at both Folsom Prison and San Quentin.

[@michellejackson6679]

Johnny ... country Legend... don't mess with a Legend... his music was great. Johnny Cash went through Hell and back with drugs.. came out of it thankfully because of the love of a great woman.. June Carter Cash.

[@donnaewe3692]

One of my personal favs. ❤️‍🔥 More Johnny pls, loving your Cash journey ❤ Something important to note, Merle Haggard was a prisoner at San Quinton & saw this performance. It changed his life. The rest is country music history. 🙏❤️‍🔥

[@mightyowl19bloodstone77]

Johnny Cash was an amazing story teller! I'm SO glad he gave his music to us. This was a different era.

[@BrotherPraetus]

Johnny Cash served in the Air Force, stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He was arrested oon seven separate occasions, mostly for being intoxicated in one manner or another, but never served more than a single night in jail.

[@BradLeroy]

Ring of Fire, For You, The Night Hank Williams came to Town, Man in Black, Wabash Cannonball, etc. So many great songs by Johnny Cash.

[@RobertBreedon-c3b]

One piece at a time is another classic

[@barbarafrazier3242]

Yes! Johnny Cash is a gem! I have an album suggestion (probably wouldn’t be a video reaction) in the 1990’s VH1 released an album called Story Tellers with Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. They basically are performing together and back and forth doing each others songs. And in between each of them tells the story of what inspired each song. It’s fantastic!

[@keithrenaud3380]

Yes! Storytellers has to be one of my favorite albums. And probably the best version of "Folsom Prison Blues" ever. Willie picking the lead can't be beat. Those guys are legends. Never be another Johnny or Willie when he goes.

[@nyknick821]

Great reaction. I had never truly listened to the words either. Glad I got to experience this gem with you fellas!!!

[@SickGirlRocks]

This was written by Shel Silverstein. Another great one from Shel is the great smoke off

[@DocHogan]

Even better, almost anything from Freakin at the Freakers Ball

[@DocHogan]

Or anything from Dr Hook, or from Old Dogs, both of which he wrote all of their music

[@patdonnelly9392]

Such a great reaction!! Johnny Cash was a 'one of a kind' guy . That man had a very tough life from the get-go, and wrestled more than his share of personal demons. But, I suppose that's what made him the great Legend he is!

[@cliffgraham9892]

Johnny Cash has recorded so much great music you can listen to his recordings for 7/24 for 12 straight months and never hear the same song twice. duets, super groups or solo you just can't go wrong.

[@marywilson3157]

Johnny Cash was actually an inmate in San Quentin around this time. That is why he did a concert there. These were his mates. Johnny was the real OG!!

[@suzanneritter8001]

I love when young artists discover Johnny Cash. I know you’ve reacted to a couple other songs, so not your first. I’ll go through your playlist to see if you’ve reacted to Hurt. Fun reaction guys! You two together always make me smile. Thank you.

[@SuzanneO707]

Same here. Hurt. Its jaw droppingly brilliant. The original artist said he couldn't have performed it better.👍Agree about this channel too.

[@joshuatmanion8010]

Omg Hurt, Rick Rubin, yes THE Rick Rubin approached him for an album, which Johnny was leary and Rick said you can sing whatever you want, I just want to record you. But hee insisted that he do a cover of hurt. The video is amazing and a must with the song.

[@nathanlawson313]

"I've been Everywhere Man" is probably my favorite Johnny Cash song. It's def one of my go-to for karaoke.

[@vaudreelavallee3757]

Have you heard the Stompin Tom version of that song?

[@jwarrior852]

Walk the Line( the movie ) was what made me dive further into JC. Great movie. They didn't use Johnny's voice but Juaquin Phoenix does an amazing interpretation. Johnny was definitely a voice for the voiceless I'd recommend Man in Black and The Wanderer by U2. Johnny's sings the whole song but, it's on a U2 album. You would definitely connect with those 2 songs. Oh, also, When the Man Comes Around. Those are deep and relevant to this current timeline

[@Web3gainz]

Man in black for sure, one of my faves

[@DocHogan]

Boy Named Sue written by children's poet Shel Silverstein (A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends). In return, Johnny performed on Shel's "Front Row Ticket To Hear Old Johnny Sing" Shel also wrote 99% of Dr Hook's music, and the country super-group "Old Dogs"

[@grinmaul]

Johnny Cash is hands down my favourite musician of all time! I listen to all the metal genres, some rap, dance, trance, classical and old country, but Johnny tops them all.

[@joeldecotis8986]

That was written by Shel Silverstein. Great song that always puts a smile on my face.

[@tommywoodfin1332]

If you want to hear him spit..."I've been Everywhere"

[@user-blob]

Seconded.

[@danduntz2539]

Listening to this at a quiet level is like listening to a Curtis Mayfield concert. It’s the same emphasis, the same heavy hit, the same quiet impact.

[@SuzanneO707]

This is one of my faves. And "Jackson". The Man in Black is well loved in the UK. It was played too me as a child, and of course my name is involved lol, you should hear the last album he did. "Hurt", hits hard. ❤❤

[@jenuwinedisneyphiles4927]

Johnny was a genius and a national treasure. Interestingly, the guy playing the uber-slick electric guitar licks and fills behind Johnny on this track is rockabilly legend Carl Perkins! Give Johnny's humanistic anthem "The Man in Black" a listen; it will bring tears to your eyes.

[@karlweir3198]

My mom was a prison minister and we use to go to all the jails singing together as a family then mom would preach. So I've been in many jails starting at 3 years old but never for any other reasons but to sing with my parents lol

[@Ph4n_t0m]

This song was a fixture of my childhood. My father used to play it in the car on road trips. Thanks for the memories :)

[@RoarinRoots]

For me it was Mom that put me on to Cash. In my mom's young years she got to met him, as her mom had him and Vivian(1st wife) over when they came to islands to visit and have a Vaca. Running Fam joke awesome rumor is they conceived while there as Roseanne was born 9mths later😊

[@Bluenosegrows]

Man I wanna experience Johnny Cash for the first time again..... I am legit jealous!

[@themojoslide]

This brings back memories of my Dad. He wasn't a country fan but he loved this song! ❤ People keep telling me to cover it 😅 have you heard Johnny cash doing cocaine blues? Now that's probably my favourite 👌😎

[@donnaewe3692]

Love "Cocaine Blues" ;-) ❤

[@aberration3869]

I’ve probably heard a Boy Named Sue a hundred times since I was a kid and Im entertained every time. Great reaction guys.

[@amberinthebox4462]

BOY NAMED SUE AND RING OF FIRE he also did a song that nine inch nails did thats just heart wrenching

[@MaryChandler-w4z]

I am a 74 year old Military Brat. Army, two times in Germany. My Father went to the NCO club before we were given on base housing and could join him. He saw 2 Country Legends, Gentleman Jim Reeves and Johnny Cash. Reeves complained about the soldiers for being to loud with their enthusiasm. Johnny walked on stage, turned a chair around, sat down backwards and asked the audience of all enlisted men what they wanted to hear. He sang for 2 hours straight singing his songs and other performers songs. No band just him and his wonderful voice. He only stopped when his voice was giving in to the stress. He did this at bases all over the world. By the way AFN stood for Armed Forces Network.

[@adrianhartley4268]

JC is timeless. Great reaction. Folsom Prison Blues is another you should listen to. Something else while I'm here, Chinchilla "One Time" would be a killer for you and Don. Love your reactions man.

[@walkingWV304]

When I was little my dad used to play this song on the guitar and sing it for me. He could play and sing just like Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash was born in extreme poverty so yes, he was very close to the regular people of America.

[@bobbymimms]

Played this at the end of my father's funeral a couple of months ago. That was his style! 😁

[@CodyCloudWalker]

Calling the songs I grew up on " Bangers " puts joy in my heart.

[@donnamoskowitz4978]

Great reaction! Does my heart good to see young people appreciate true talent that I grew up on! You should check out the greatest guitarist that ever lived, Roy Clark, doing JC's Folsom Prison Blues! It's hilarious! A reporter once asked Eddie Van Halen what it felt like to be the best guitarist of all time and he replied "I don't know, you will have to ask Roy Clark!

[@brasstacks7181]

Johnny is well respected across all genres of music. My parents were hard core country music listeners and I loved my rock and blues BUT because of my parents I developed a vast appreciation for all kinds of music. If it came from the heart and soul, I was in. Johnny was never in prison. Spent a night in jail for misdemeanors here and there but never prison. Who happened to be in San Quentin was a guy named Merle Haggard, for armed robbery. He was so inspired by Johnny that after leaving prison he pursued his own music career and became a legend in his own right as well. I appreciate his music as well. There's greats in all genres of music and I LOVE when people are able to open to all musical experiences. It's an education unlike any other. Love your reactions and your openness to these "new" experiences!

[@donnabost4445]

If you like Johnny, you will love the "highway men"-----just a little group of Johnny, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Merle haggard......also known as the Million Dollar Quartet......

[@coletedeux]

Not Merle Haggard Waylon Jennings.

[@TrojanRabbit521]

Johnny Cash always has been accepted by metal heads. Folsom Prison Blue is hard core. The Man in Black didn’t give a sh!t what was proper he lived his way and F the mainstream. I loved he kicked out thousands of dollars of light at Grand Ole Opera! The most prestigious country venue.

[@carltondunn7480]

This was originally written by Shel Silverstein. There is a clip of Shel Silverstein doing the same song but from the father's perspective. It's worth checking out

[@janareeves7482]

This popped up in my feed and I am glad that I watched. My late father had probably every Johnny Cash album and played them frequently while I was growing up. Even his Christmas album was in the stack of vinyl on the stereo for the season. I haven't heard this song in many years but was able to sing right along. My son grew up hearing his music, too. Johnny Cash isn't just for those appreciate classic country music.

[@mrsainsburys1]

Great song and reaction, thank you Gents 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍

[@1001Hobbies]

*THE MAN COMES AROUND* is another Johnny Cash must-hear song. It gets you concerned about yourself. His delivery of the song and the message is masterful, of course. That's why he's a legend.

[@anthonyv6962]

Shel Silverstein wrote this song. Some may know him from the children's poetry books, Where the Sidewalk Ends is one of them. He was also known for writing the cartoons in Playboy Magazine. Was actually a wild character.

[@carolynking5470]

And "The Unicorn" song.

[@jareddawson7239]

And Freakin' at the Freakers Ball

[@VivienneFinch]

Let the song play!! My dad was a Johnny Cash fan. My dad was born in 1919. Boy named Sue is Great!!

[@philipdickey6460]

This song was written by Shel Silverstein, who was actually a writer of poetry and children’s books, and wrote many other hits

[@SuzanneO707]

Didn't know that, thanks. I always thought the title was curious when I was a child, and I heard it played. I didn't even understand it. I just liked the singing and instrumentals.

[@philipdickey6460]

@@SuzanneO707 Shel Silverstein also wrote songs, The Unicorn, Boa Constrictor, he wrote many songs for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, including Sylvia’s Mother

[@SuzanneO707]

@@philipdickey6460 Okay, I like that those songs are witty but have a serious message too. Without being pompous.Thankyou.

[@philipdickey6460]

@@SuzanneO707 I know what you mean, because my favorite by him, that he sings himself is Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out

[@SuzanneO707]

@@philipdickey6460 Lol.👍

[@MrPaulMorris]

12:45 "What tears me up is that I'll never have a son in my life..." You're still young; my son was borm 4 days before my 50th birthday. Can't rush into these things!

[@ricksurratt9034]

Finally, I’ve been waiting for this kicking in the gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer

[@rebelwithoutaclue5693]

The song Hurt Myself was released by NIN (nine inch nail) and from what I’ve heard they gave him the song because of his version 🤘🤘🤙🤙🤔👍🏻🇺🇸🤠 1:03 also try him doing Ring of Fire and my favorite song from him is called Hell 🤙🤙🤘🤘👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🤠

[@mykelmontoya9311]

So this song was written by Shel Silverstein and he wrote a sequel called Father of a boy named Sue. But be warned! It's funny and it's twisted.

[@sally8704]

I love hearing you react to this artist. He was my dad‘s favorite. It brings back fond memories.

[@ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

For another song that will set you up for a twist and is just clever with the lyrics, check out Jim Stafford "My Girl Bill" I also argue that Jim Stafford's performance of "Mr. Bojangles" is the best version because of the conversation element he puts into it. Everyone knows the far more upbeat version, but Stafford's feels more world weary and true to the story.

[@sliceEhlife]

Love this song. Johnny Cash has some amazing tunes to just sit and enjoy.

[@rebeccaveasey1603]

You need to check out the rest of Johnny Cash's work, his songs and music are epic! "Fire in the Sky", and "Ghost Rider's", are just a few, but there are many more.

[@estellesmith57]

Love all genre of music but truth told, old country, Mas music, is my favorite. The story telling is something else.

[@andycopland3179]

I always loved "The Man Comes Around" by Cash and it's not usually my vibe.

[@donnaewe3692]

Great tune! ❤

[@RhesusPieces1]

"I've Been Working on the Railroad." Johnny just has so many story songs that are great.

[@JasonGilbert-yl8hf]

1 Piece at a Time by Johnny!!! Funny song:)

[@nannettefreeman7331]

“When Uncle Bill Quit Dope” is another of his hilarious (but relatable) storytelling songs. Humor aside, one of my fave tunes from The Man in Black is “Ring of Fire,” which was actually written by his wife, June Carter. You should check out Mother Maybelle & the Carter Sisters version of it! Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison has got to be up there in the top 5 live albums of all time! ✌🏼

[@shannonc2440]

It's my understanding that Johnny wore black because he was mourning for those suffering in the world.

[@dancysmith7277]

I feel that feel

[@mrteedubya1865]

Nope, he wore black because when he started it was the only nice clothes he had and it stuck.

[@azurplex]

Cash is the embodiment of the struggle of the human condition. His songs have all the strong feels and relatable topics. Love and hate, hurt and joy, fear and humor, reverence and rebellion, cruelty and compassion, poverty and wealth, good bad ugly beauty sacred and profane. But always authentic because he lived all of it in one lifetime.

[@SPOCK_TALK]

🔥 Johnny Cash 🔥 The Man in Black RIP

[@duanelavely5481]

Around 1961, my family went on a month long vacation to S. Ca. along with several friends all from Houston. I was 14. One day we all went out to "Nudie's of Hollywood". Mr. Nudie was the tailor of the stars. He made all of the sequined western style suits worn by country, western, & rock entertainers including Elvis Pressley. He had a retail store connected to his tailor shop in N. Hollywood. As we wandered around the store, the curtains to the fitting area opened & Johnny Cash walked out. He & Mr. Nudie came up & spoke to us & gave everyone autographed photos. Johnny Cash just stood there & bull sh*tted with us like he had nowhere special to go to. A great memory!

[@beabarber4300]

That was one of your more interesting reactions. Being female, I hadn't latched onto the whole intergenerational bullying thing between boys before. Fascinating, as girls do bullying differently. Re Johnny Cash - one of the all time greats and deservedly so. For more of his sympathy with the underdog stuff, try The Ballad of Ira Hayes, The Man in Black and Folsom Prison Blues (his breakthrough song). Huge back catalog, one can listen to his stuff for YEARS and not repeat. One of my personal faves is The Tennessee Flat Top Box - deals with the whole music fame thing. One of his saddest songs is his version of The Ballad of Lucy Jordan - deals with depression/suicide. He never did shy away from the darker side of living.

[@binchan57]

Came to your channel because of Anthony Ray and Stray Kids. You keep reacting to songs that bring back such great memories for me (Sound of Silence and Devil went down to Georgia). My mom was a huge Johnny Cash fan so these songs blared from the speakers of her '68 Mustang (yup, an 8-track tape deck - I'm old). Thank you for the memory of my mom today and the smile it brought to my face. On your conversation about prisons - Alcatraz is on an island in the San Francisco Bay (not in use since 1963). San Quentin (still being used) is on the Marin shoreline.

[@albertchambers1307]

I was raised on the 'talkin' blues', goin' back to the 1920's. Even Bob Marley did some that came out in 1991. -The real origins of rap... .

[@757optim]

Over the course of a few days at Vanderbilt University, talking with students there, Johnny wrote The Man In Black and performed it literally having just finished writing it. Fortunately, there is video of that performance.

[@davidosborn7469]

You don't realize how incredibly Lucky you are. You get to listen to Johnny Cash songs for the very first time! You get to enjoy them in a way the lot of us can no go longer back to. His musical diversity was incredible! He was extremely productive during his career. He also had a very hard life. Take this moment to enjoy it!

[@BobbyRains-pb8zw]

You should listen to “ragged old flag”. Great storytelling in typical JC fashion. If you’re the least bit patriotic have Kleenex handy. I believe he did it for half time at the superbowl, definitely at big football game.

[@malcolmnash6023]

My dads favourite singer. Which kid likes their dads stuff? so I avoided him for quite a while. But many years after my father passed I picked up the Live At San Quentin album. Still to me now, one of the best live albums ever. After one show Cash says on the album, an inmate gave him some words to read, and as he liked them so much he made a song from them that night, and performed it. It is on the album. I definitely suggest you give it a listen once you come to the end of Johnny Cash reactions. Legends in music have such talent and class they endure. Whatever the era. Great reaction. Hoping you and your families are and remain well. Happy holidays to you all.

[@acebongboy]

I'm not a country fan, but Johnny Cash is the man.

[@jimmyhughes5392]

Don 100% got named because of this song

[@lisaspikes4291]

Johnny Cash is the GOAT. My dad was a big fan, and so I grew up listening to all his stuff.

[@danschultz4870]

How badass do you have to be to go to an active prison to record your album and how big do you have to be to have the man from back then let you?

[@newgrl]

Shel Sivlerstein and Johnny Cash... no better combination! :) Shel Silverstein wrote this poem/song. He is a children's poet and arthor, mainly. Perhaps your Elementary School library or teacher had or read to you from "Where the Sidewalk Ends" or "A Light in the Attic"? When I was in 3rd grade, my favorite poem from him was, "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out"

[@TheGerrr]

I think you will like Cocaine Blues : )

[@esfwr17]

'Hurt' will always be my favorite by Johnny. Im never into slow songs, but it hits me pretty hard.

[@vdubvance]

JC covered "Hurt" by NIN. look that up.

[@davidteller7681]

The amazing thing about this recording is that it was his first live performance of it and it was unrehearsed. Johnny did it just for that audience

[@ds4101]

I love this song. You can literally see a mini movie in your head while listening to this song. Johnny Cash was such a great song writer.

[@JenPep]

A CLASSIC ALWAYS🥰 There's a lesson in there...