Posted on 03/20/2018 3:48:30 PM PDT by WilliamIII
Billy Graham and Johnny Cash were quite close during the 1970s. He, wife June Carter Cash and a couple sidemen, appeared on some of Graham's crusades into the 1990's. Cash also invited Graham to guest on a 1971 Gospel-flavored episode of his 1969-1971 Johnny Cash Show on ABC. It's worth noting ABC, like all major TV networks, feared any potential controversies. Cash gave executives plenty to worry about. They weren't happy in 1970 when he refused to change the line "Lordy wishin' I was stoned" singing his hit version of Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Morning Comin' Down." Likewise, Cash's on-air testimonies for Christ made ABC executives extremely uncomfortable.
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Saw Billy Graham in 1994 at Georgia Dome plus Johnny Cash was there too.
Uhmmm....
"Well, I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold by head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert."
Most folks don’t realize that the majority of Johnny Cash’s catalog is gospel, not country.
Dire Straits had a great line that opens "Heavy Fuel":
Last time I was sober, man I felt bad,
worst hangover that I ever had.
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