2 posts tagged “johnny cash”

Datrey has always been a big fan of Johnny Cash and will often sing Cash songs as a warm up for his voice before a concert.

Below you can watch him perform "There You Go" and thereafter listen to the original.

 

 

 

The new edition of "Uncut", out now, includes a main feature story on Dylan circa 1968 which was the period where his country roots first came to real prominance.

In addition there is a superb free CD with many tracks which were key influences on the young Mr Dylan, many were aired during his superb run of radio broadcasts during the last couple of years.

Below are three of my favourites together with the appropriate text from the magazine highlighting the reason for their inclusion.

"Sitting in Woodstock writing the songs for "John Wesley Harding" Dylan regulary read the Old Testament and the Hank Williams songbook he is quoted as saying " I became aware that in Hank's recorded songs were the archetype rules of poetic songwriting" "

 

"By the late 60's Sun Records legend Perkins was a member of Johnny Cash's touring band which is how he came to play guitar on Nashville Skyline's "Girl From The North Country". Dylan had considered recording "Matchbox" at sessions with George Harrison in 1970 but did sing it with Perkins on stage in 1994"

 

"Dylan once claimed that he'd never felt at home with the New York folk scene and that his true heart lay in a Texas honky tonk listening to Hank Thompson. It was only after the release of Nashville Skyline that people actually began to believe him. This 1952 hit was also a big favourite of Gram Parsons"