Slaid Cleaves is a Texas-based singer/songwriter whose music is rooted in traditional country and folk forms. He has been putting out highly acclaimed records for 25 years. Cleaves profiles Johnny Cash, the "Man in Black" whose songs of rebels and outsiders made him a champion for the voiceless.
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Johnny Cash, Bremen September 1972. Heinrich Klaffs. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
In addition to loving Johnny Cash. And Roseanne too. I love Slaid Cleaves. Music (that one likes) is so good for ya.
This 250 to 250 sent chills down my spine. I have always loved Johnny Cash, and I always will. He is another of our greatest American music heroes. I wish both he and Dolly could have lived forever, or at least until I shuffle off these mortal coils. They are both singing now in that Heavenly choir, and they are resting in peace with their loving spouses.