The brilliance of Johnny Cash

I don't know if there's any Cash fans here, but I was fucking around on youtube and came across an old performance of his I remembered.

"Too cold to start a fire..I'm burning diesel, burning dinosaur bones."

I am not a C&W fan at all, but if I had to choose an artist that appeals to me it probably would be Johnny Cash. I would most familiar with his hits that crossed over to the R&R charts.

I never bought any of his music but I did like his deep, clear voice and some of his music. I remember the Folsom prison album which was a big hit and then of course "A Boy Named Sue" was hilarious.



TIS

San Quentin is probably the best live album in my opinion, amazing..

The Johnny Cash Show had some great guests....Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt. Johnny was under-appreciated for his songs of social commentary; The Man in Black, Sunday Morning, Ira Hayes (forgive me if the titles are not quite right)

Also, "What Is Truth?" and "Singin' in Vietnam Talkin' Blues." Great songs.