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John and June arrived when the gates opened for general admission. They spent the hour before the show posing for pictures and signing autographs for the fans.
June and John came back stage when the show started. They did not want to detract attention from the opening artists.
After the show they were back stage.. John came up to my buddy and said, "Hi I'm Johnny Cash, and you are..." When my friend told Cash his name, "John said.. I really enjoyed your pickin... You are some guitar player."
My friend has worked with nearly every Opry star of the last 50 years. He has worked thousands of shows with top artists in country music. He said none were as nice as June and Johnny Cash to both fans and fellow performers
I think that tells us a lot about the kind of poeple J June and Johnny Cash were.
How many autographs and pictures are on display in how many homes? Tons is the best answer. Betcha nearly everyone of those people came out to buy his last album.
Good.
Cash was the best!
This won't be the last Johnny Cash album. Producer Rick Rubin has about 60 more tracks recorded by Cash in the last months of his life. I'm glad Cash nudged the DCs from number one.
A dead country music singer beat out the "alive" Dixie Chicks on the charts. They could probably hold a concert with Johnny Cash on a big screen with old clips and they'd sell more tickets... hehe
my Cash favorite duet is on one of his American recording series , "I'm Leavin' Now" with Merle Haggard.
I just bought it but have yet to listen.
I have all the other American recordings and I will buy all the future releases. They are classic.
Johnny Cash was, and will forever remain, The Man.