I got to see the man himself n '96 or '97. It was a straight up Austin moment. We were in this ratty (and I mean your shoes stuck to the concrete floor from the spilled beer, we won't even talk about the restrooms, and no cover ratty) punk club in Austin. The band took a break, and we all went to refill our beers. All of a sudden, quiet passed though the club. I mean folks stopped talking, pool cues were laid aside, and from just out of sight, this voice says "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" followed by the "Folsom Prison Blues". He played to a bunch of twenty something tattooed and pierced goths and punks with songs out of the American Recordings along with some classics and that club was as quiet as a church. It was like God stepped in on Sunday morning to give a guest sermon. When he finished it was a wonder the roof didn't fall off from the cheers (the place was jammed as the bush telegraph had let folks know what was happening and it seemed like half of Austin was crammed into that club, fire marshall be damned). I was as high as a kite, not just from seeing the Man in Black performing solo and accoustic, but also, and more so, from seeing that the next generation (at least in Austin) understood what a rare priveledge it was to be there. Those young punks, who would normally never listen to modern country, and good for them, were jusrt blown away. In that spirit I give you this. A3, a british country/techno band, paying tribuute to The Man. Before you turn your noses up, they are the ones who did the theme from The Sopranos. The boys can play and illustrate how Cash's legacy won't die despite generations and oceans.
FQ13 who gets a bit misty eyed thinking about Johnny Cash.
You tube won't let me embed so click here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzsLZvajxt4PS Those boys in the vidieo? I wouldn't want to mess with them.
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