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Johnny Cash on BBC4 Tonight (27th November)
I only saw this when flicking through the guide - tonight is Johnny Cash night on BBC4.
I'll be Sky+ing them
21:00
Johnny Cash: The Story of Folsom Prison
Documentary exploring Johnny Cash's concert at Folsom State Prison in California in 1968.
22:00
Later with Jools Holland and Johnny Cash
Jools Holland plays host to the Man in Black, who performs a selection of his classics. (R)
22:30
Best of the Johnny Cash Show 1969-1971
Rock
2/2. With Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Eric Clapton and Ray Charles.
00:30
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Documentary profiling the life of the legendary country music star Johnny Cash. (R)
01:30
Best of the Johnny Cash Show 1969-1971
Country Gold
1/2. Guests include Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Bill Monroe and Loretta Lynn. (R)
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I respect Johnny, just don't enjoy him...
... apart from Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart and Beans For Breakfast. Probably says more about me.
I watched the Later compilation
..and was that Jim Reid I spotted at Johnny's elbow in the acoustic session. Playing wistfully with his unruly hair he was...
By the way, Christmas gifts, borders etc, I *heart* this blog...
Gottem on the Sky+
FPO and Stimpettes all out for the day so that's my afternoon sorted.
I like Johnny Cash...
but his early records do make Status Quo seem like the epitome of restless musical invention. I don't mind acts that stick to a formula, but the Cash rhythm does get a bit tedious after you've heard it on 100 songs.
It was fab
And not just Cash, but the succession of guests from his TV show. Duets with Dylan and Joni, Derek and the Dominos (segueing into a Carl Perkins/Clapton/Cash romp through Matchbox) and many, many more.
And this - Ray Charles taking Ring of Fire waaay down into Soulsville!
I saw this and thought
he was off his tits. Do you think he was ON something?
Here's that Perkins / Clapton / Cash version of 'Matchbox'...
...and I have to say I think Carl has the better of Eric here:-
Helluva
syrup on the Blue Suede Shoes man, I thought.
San Quentin
The thing that always strikes me about the San Quentin film is how articulate the prisoners are. Does anyone know what happened to any of them, particularly the guy who was on death row but had been repreieved?
It sticks in my mind because the last time I watched it coincided with this footage of their slightly less articulate Scottish equivalents. Compare and contrast:
watched
But not thoroughly. I skipped back and forth through the televisual seas, drifting restlessly. Plus, on Comedy Central, they were showing the 5 best South Park episodes. Thankfully the best was voted to be "Scott Tenorman Must Die" which is superb. In a Radiohead / Hannibal lecter type way.
Anyhow, onto Cash. And the bits I saw. Likewise, I thought that Ray Charles' "Ring Of Fire" was by far the best thing musically. Whilst I enjoy Johnny Cash, he can be a bit same-y at times. But I digress. As I was flicking through I caught the end of a duet Cash was doing with a woman in a blue/yellow striped dress. And he kissed her forehead at the end? Who was said wide-faced strumpet? Was it his daughter or something? Only that I quite enjoyed it and was thinking about downloading it if possible. Thanks.
It was Linda Ronstadt:-