Johnny Cash : Rest In Peace

A man of dignity, grace and style.


RIP Johnny....you will not be forgotten!

 

I wonder how many other artists will achieve a 50 year career. I read an interview with Rick Rubin a week or so ago that said they had finished American 5 & had plans of a box set of unreleased tracks from the American series. Music was his life and he kept producing great music until his death. He will be remembered & admired for a very long time.

 

To "The Man in Black" I wish you peace and happiness with June, the love of your life. Your music and your legacy will never be forgotten. A man's man if ever I saw one. R.I.P.

 

Man I heard the news the other way around. I heard about Cash first, Ritter second. A double whammy!

A sad day, indeed.

I played some Cash songs in my head this morning and thought about all the great music he made. And, I thought about all the things he stood for in music.

At least we still have his music.

 

Very Sad

RIP and thank you for all the great music.

 

Bye, Johnny. RIP

 

I guess we can take comfort in that we had him for as long as we did and that his music lives on.

Aaron

 

A great, great artist. I regret I never saw him perform live.
Rest in peace, Johnny.

 

Country music will never be the same, officially...

R.I.P. Johnny

 

Truly sad....Johnny was so much more than a country singer. His statements have crossed over many boundaries. Even the song "40 Shades of Green" (written about Ireland) has become a standard in Irish music (The Irish Tenors recorded it recently). A decent man and a great talent. RIP, Johnny.

 

RIP John and Johnny...

 

That says it all, Fred. That says it all. It's a tribute to this Forum that I knew I had to come here to find friends to grieve with, and that many of those friends would say things so true they'd break my heart and help the healing begin. I thank you for those beautiful words.

When I was talking to a colleague today who shared this bitter pain with me, we agreed that our own sense of loss is made even stronger by the suspicion that we may not be growing giants the way we used to--in American or in the world. That's another reason it hurts so much to lose one. This one hurts more than most. It's almost like having a parent die, cause Johnny helped raise us all. And like a parent's death, this one leaves us feeling like we're on our own.

 

I was thinking of wishing George Jones a happy birthday today, too. If there was a Mt. Rushmore for country music, George and Johnny would definitely be on it. I can't country without either.

 

Well, in respect for Mr. Cash, I may go out and buy "The Essential" comp, the "American Recordings 4" and "Folsom Prison" albums tomorrow, as I don't have any Cash albums but love(d) the man anyway.

 

all great choices. The Fabulous Johnny Cash, his first for Columbia and recently reissued with bonus tracks is also a great one.

 

Just dialed up Much More Music (Canada's VH1). They're running the Johnny Cash tribute concert. June is singing "Ring Of Fire" right now. Hard to watch.

 

What a sad day. I had the privilege of seeing him in concert in 1981; he was awesome.

 

If you can, get the three CD Essential Johnny Cash, not the two CD one. The former is definitive, and if you find the jewel-case size version, the sound is top-notch (though a few minor tracks have been mastered in better sound in recent years, due to better sources).

 

Another great compilation is the 3CD Love God Murder boxset.

There's a superb collection of songs picked by Cash, with notes by the MIB as well as new essays by June Carter Cash, Bono and Quentin Tarantino.

An indispensible set.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...14493/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/103-6648887-2821459



cheerio

 

One amazing man, one amazing musical career. Johnny rest in peace.

 

I will forever remember seeing him at the Concert to open the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He stood center stage and sang Ring of Fire. That man was everything that is rock, and just a little cooler. He was the closest thing to seeing Elvis, but I'm glad that I saw JOHNNY (f****ing) CASH!

We will miss him, but he's with June, and that is a Good Thing.

 

I hope the state of TN does something special for him, if anyone deserves it, he does.
I imagine the guestlist at the services will see some legendary names, I only wish it would be televised (as June's funeral was locally) since I can't be there in person, I will be there in spirit. I've spent quite some time today playin' my Johnny C.....he'll always be part of the landscape around here.

 

Like all great musical artists, or any artists for that matter, and have no doubt this man was an artist, they leave the legacy of their work. What an amazing recording legacy this man has left music listeners. How many people he touched with his music, how many emotions he brought forth, across nationalities and generations. Truly remarkable in his focus and energy every time he sang. With respect to Mr. Cash, he "walked the line" EXACTLY and UNCOMPROMISINGLY like he wanted, for his whole musical career. That can be said of so few musical artists. He will be very much missed.

 

RIP