Johnny Cash Died
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Freddy

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 02:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Died of complications from diabetes at age 71 in Nashville.
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The Man in Black

No voice like his
In all the land
He was given incredible gifts
From the Almighty's Hand

He made a burning ring of fire real
His gospel song it rang so true
When he belted out a love song
It cut right into you

He wore black
Like you, in a sinner's shoes he'd stood
Yet, somehow you knew
The man's heart was good

Prison cells, bars or heartbreak
The sound of a far off train
With his love for God and America
Johnny Cash reigned..

Thomas C. Hoefling aka EV

R.I.P. Johnny...

Seamonkey

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 02:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Aww.. Well, being so ill and then losing his June.. I'm not surprised.

Bondmaiden

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 02:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
God Bless you Mr Cash. I loved you.

Freddy

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 03:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
jc

I Keep A Close Watch On This Heart Of Mine
I Keep My Eyes Wide Open All The Time
I Keep The Ends Out For The Tie That Binds
Because Your Mine I Walk The Line

Beruthiel

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 03:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Aw, I'm sorry. I loved Johhny's rich and mellow voice.
May you be half an hour in Heaven before the devil knows you're dead, Johnny.

Bb42c

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 04:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I had a feeling this was coming. I read yesterday that he left the hospital from yet another stay to go home. I thought to myself, they are sending him home so he can die in peace. I woke up and AOL had his picture before the words would even upload. I knew he was gone.

His voice is one you can feel his soul with. He will be missed.

Max

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 08:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
2Johns

Bluejaxrock

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 08:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Although my dh and I both believed that Johnny Cash would soon join his wife, it is still heartbreaking to lose someone so instrumental in defining the music that we listen to today. He had tremendous influence on artists that came after him. Johnny, thank God we have your music on vinyl, tape, and CD's, so that we may listen to your soulful voice in the years to come.
I'll miss you.

Kalekona

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 09:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Heaven has a hell of a band!

Steveh

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 03:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nothing against John Ritter (I keep thinking about the cast & crew of the hit show he was on & the double--spiritual AND material--impact this has on them), he was a solid actor and seemed like a genuinely good guy in his talkshow appearances, etc., but I am sad that his death has elicited 56 comments on the board and the great, great, GREAT Johnny Cash only nine (10 counting mine). Ah well, maybe it's a function of age. Or something.

The big difference for me is that if the casting director of that sitcom JR was on starts looking for "John Ritter types" he'll be able to find a few, but there's no such thing as a "Johnny Cash type." Just JC and everyone else.

Twiggyish

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 03:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That's awesome Max!

Gidget

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 03:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Steve, I often look at the profiles of posters and I'd venture to say the great majority of us were fans of Three's Company. It was a milestone of the time. I can remember trying to get my jeans in my boots to look just like Chrissy.

Johnny Cash was so much older and his music was less homogeneic (sp) than Three's Company. So he is less likely to have touched the lives of the people on the BB board, in the same way John Ritter did.

Also, I think there is a sense that a full life is less tragic at the end then one snuffed out well before it's expected end.

Personally, I love Johnny Cash. I have even seen him live many years ago. His Christmas album is my favorite of the season.

Cathie

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 03:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Steveh, some of the posts on the John Ritter thread are re: Johnny Cash. They were posted there before this thread was created, so part of those posts are love and respect being shown for him, too.

...edited after looking at the times both threads were created. They were both here about the same time, but I never saw this one this morning when I posted about Johnny in the other one. My bad. :(

Maris

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 03:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Steveh, I dont think it is a function of age as much as his death has been somewhat expected. He has been sick for many years and I know that when I heard of June Carter s death, I expected Johnny to follow very soon after.

If I was to compare the personalities, Johnny Cashs impact on our culture was greater than John Ritters. His concert at Folsom Prison and the recording of the album at Folsom Prison was ground breaking. His songwriting and also his ability to record and collaberation with artists beyond the genre of Country Music make him a icon in american music. He was signed with Sun Records He may even have been the last surviving artist from Sun. Where his death is sad, John Ritters death seems tragic. He was relatively young, seemingly in good health and had a young child. Cash had lived a full live and his death was expected.

Tishala

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 03:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mr. Cash was a phenom. My mom loved him so much and I remember her listening to Johnny/June duets when I was a kid. I didn't "get" him until too late, really--I didn't understand the seething anger in "Folsom Prison Blues" or the desparation of "Ring of Fire" or the rugged simplicity of "Tennessee Flattop Box"--but I am glad I did get it before he passed.

I remember when tammy Wynette died, Emmylou Harris siad at her funeral, "before I met Tammy, I wanted to have her voice. Afer I met her, I wanted to have her heart." Emmylou also added her voice to June Carter Cash's funeral at Johnny's request. I am sure she will be singing again at Johnny's funeral and, as Mother Mabelle carter would have wanted, the circle will be unbroken.

R.I.P Mr. Cash.

Whit4you

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 04:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Steve - the John Ritter thread seems to be for the two of them.

Johnny Cash is a hero of mine and a true legend. He'll be remembered for centuries and his songs will be heard and song for centuries.

I can say that in my heart there's a spot for Johnny and always will be....

RIP hun

Laluna

Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My parents were always big fans of Johnny Cash, therefore, I listened to his music growing up. One of my favorite Christmas albums growing up was by him - "The Christmas Spirit". It had unique songs and the traditional songs but in Johnny's style. This has remained a favorite Christmas album for me. Two of the songs on it that always got to me were "Ringing the Bells for Jim" and "Ballad of the Harp Weaver".

As an adult I have continued to enjoy his music. He was a great performer and will be missed. I am saddened that he has passed.

May he and June now be reunited.

Kalekona

Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 02:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Steveh - Johnny Cash was prepared and ready to go, this is what he wanted. For him we should rejoice and remember. In one of his last interviews he said he didn't expect to live much longer.

John Ritter was not more important than Johnny Cash just not expected, and so very shocking.

(Tex Ritter and Johnny Cash worked together, I saw a clip of Tex introducing Johnny on some show last night. They were contemporaries. I know this was an issue with you in the Ritter thread and wanted you to know no one here made that up.)

Tishala

Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 07:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The Village Voice posted a rally GREAT piece about Mr. Cash (IMHO, of course) that talks about him as the matrix of (and maybe resolution of) the cultural conflicts we have experienced in the US throughout the past several decades. Here is the link; I hope those who admired him like I did will read it.

Mranon

Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 09:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"Every man knows he is a sissy compared to Johnny Cash" - Bono

Sad to see these people leave the world we know.