I'm old enough to remember when rap started emerging in the 70s. People talked about it being revolutionary and I thought "Shit, Johnny Cash has been doing that since the 50s".

Written by Shel Silverstein. Author of children’s books. (Where the Sidewalk Ends)

Johnny Cash loved Bob Dylan, and even covered a few of his songs. Both were around the same time. Cash is in Rock & Roll HOF, Country HOF and Gospel HOF. He recored approx 80 albums in 50 years, Very prolific sing writer.

Cash and Dylan were good friends and had a lot in common telling great stories with their songs.

First time seeing your channel. What a beautiful smile you have and you showed it the second you came on. Great reaction.👍

Dylan and Cash had a lot in common, and were good friends. If you look around, there are some old recordings of them performing together in Cash's studio, it's great material. Cash had been around for a while before Dylan, they finally got together and recorded a few songs together in the late 60s for Dylan's album Nashville Skyline. This song that Cash is doing is a poem written by Shel Silverstein.

Johnny Cash was around 1st he sang a lot of country music. When I was younger I listened to him alot

Nice choice. I remember when this song came out it was too funny. I got to see Johnny Cash do this tune with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard together in the "Where There's A Willie, There's A Waylon" tour.

Johnny Cash had several artist at his house including author She Silversteen. They sat in a circle at each artist would sing a new song. Shel chose Sue. Afterwards Johnny asked Shel if he could perform it at a upcoming concert at Folsom Prisom that was being filmed and recorded. You will notice that there is a music stand by Johnny. This was they first time it was performed. No rehearsal. John had the lyric sheet and you can see his guitar player ( Carl Perkins) reading along. This 1st version was released by Columbia Records as a single and was a massive hit

Who else had the guts to perform there.

I recommend the duet by Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan, Girl from the North Country.

there is a sequal!! Johnny hung out with Shell Silverstein, an amazing children's book writer. If you look hard enough you will find it

JOHHNY WAS FIRST AND HE GAVE DYLAN HIS GUITAR WHICH IS A HUGE HONOR

The triple threat, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Gospel Music Hall of Fame. This is from his live at San Quinton performance. Great reaction

Johnny is beyond legend status - his true colorful history is better than a movie! #biggerthanlife

First…great reaction video! This song is hilarious. Second…country and rap have a lot of similarities and history. People think they are complete opposite but they aren’t. One example: One of the country music legends, Hank Williams, was taught how to play and sing by a black blues musician named Rufus Payne. Hanks mother used to feed him cause he spent a lot of time teaching Hank the chords and rhythm even tho he had no obligation to help him at all.

Yep, you picked out the right version! Playing for the prisoners in San Quentin. Here's a sobering thought: Do you think there are any lifers still there doin time, or are they all gone by now? I'd have to do some math, and that's not gonna happen at 2:00 in the morning😅 It's been said many times but it's true: Johnny Cash was a legend.

Interesting that you talk about this song reminding you of Dylan - not only were he and Johnny Cash friends (check out a song together called "Girl from the North Country") but it was written by a wonderful writer named Shel Silverstein - so you're right about the brilliance of the writing. Enjoy your reactions - looking forward to more Dylan, too!

Nice! Now, your subscribers have listed a lotta great songs he did but, I have a contrast suggestion: listen next to his very last song (he covered a rock song entitled “Hurt” and basically “stole” it with his performance). If you do, don’t expect a happy tune but, it’s a heck of a performance!

Girl from the North Country - fine Dylan and Cash duet!

You’re fun. Thanks.

Johnny Cash was a country music legend. On Dylan's 1968 album "Nashville Skyline" he invited Cash to sing a duo with him on his song "Girl From The North Country". Great song and Dylan's doing his country voice and let me put this way. These two singing together ain't no Lennon and McCartney but nonetheless a great song. The whole album is Dylan doing country and is a really great record. Peace

Cash lived a life, and my godfather could he write a song. I also love that someone with his tone became so successful.

Check out more stuff by Johnny Cash .. he's a legend and you only become a legend if you are f.-good, right!? I like "cocaine blues" a lot, but most requested for reactors is his last (!) video "HURT" ... the video has some flashback video content though... and to cut a long story short: you'll need tissues for this hurtful video. This last music video was shoot shortly before he and his wife (also in the video) died. I actually never saw a reaction of this video without the reactor crying or near to tears, trying (!) not to cry. But that is emotional experience and it fits the song title "HURT" as his recording and video really hurts. A unique experience - and it's ok to cry to it, man! I am a grown man and do it all the time I hear this song! :)

His song Hurt is one of the last one and you listen it and believe me it HURTS

That video is from a concert he gave at Folsom Prison in 1968.. all those people you see in the video are convicts. lol

Cash is the Dylan Country

Check out, going by the book, by Johnny!

You need to react to "When the Man comes around". He recorded it a few months befor ehe died.

Have a listen to Johnny Cash singing “Man in White”.

It’s just a fun song . Cash was established and was a big promoter of the younger musicians like Dylan because conservatives America was hating on the hippie looks of the kids . Cash had Dylan & others on his tv show telling the country they were great and nothing to be afraid of.

I’m thinking about making a “Reaction” video of me reacting to the reactors. I will make your videos the high-lite of my video and show me watching you on my big screen doing the legendary bands/songs you're doing.Senior Citizen Rocker Reactor. It should be fun. Thanks for all the Great Content you have provided.

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Try Cash Walk the Line, and Cocaine Blues!

That's a great song and a great video clip of that San Quentin performance. My only observation would be that the audio playback was set really really low. It was barely audible compared to your microphone volume. Johnny Cash has so many incredible songs spread out over decades. And in this part here he's definitely before Bob Dylan. But he has a whole bunch of story songs like this and oh my God it's such a rich catalog and if you like this, you would like a lot of his stuff I'm positive. For an autobiographical story song about a flood that happened in his childhood, check out the amazing song Five Feet High and Rising. For each verse, the water rises another foot, it is so well-written and then there's a key change that goes up with the rising water. And it's a great story and every bar in it is just packed with imagery and emotion.

Please listen to "Hurt"

You might listen to another recording. This one they leave out a verse.

Johnny Cash/Ring Of Fire lyric video

No good story with this one, but you'll be smiling the entire time... Enjoy..... Wild Orchid - Talk To Me

I don't know if the story is "true"... but I do know the story is a "legend".

It's not a true story, just a funny one. It was written by Shel Silverstein, recorded in performance by Johnny Cash in 1969 at June Carter Cash's encouragement. This isn't rap, it predates rap; it's something called 'talking blues'. There's a lot of examples of this. Woody Guthrie did some, Pete Seeger, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, and Phil Ochs. (Google "talking blues songs" or do a search in KZfaq and see what you get.) Talking blues was a po' folks musical genre, enjoying a resurgence during and following the Great Depression when most everybody suffered economic hard times. It was rediscovered and became prevalent again in the 1960s folk music phase. You should do a reaction to Jim Stafford's "My Girl Bill".

“It’s like, stuffing my ears with like, the greatest stuff I’ve ever heard” You said that, And Yes this music did “Light Up The Streets”.... Well JM, you took a extended exhilarating ride on the Mighty Led Zeppelin, and they left you “Dazed”and Confused” smiling the entire time. It is fun watching your face as you hear songs I heard as a teenager. Zeppelin has only four members and they create such incredible sounds…. Kansas has six of the finest musicians on the planet that will totalyl blow your mind… Steve Walsh - Keyboards/INCREDIBLE Vocals…Robby Steinhardt - Most incredible Violin Player and vocals….Kerry Livgren-Guitar Wizard… Rich Williams - 2nd Guitar Wizard…. Dave Hope - BAD ASS BASS…. Phil Ehart - My Favorite Drummer. You will enjoy this journey into KANSAS. I suggest you start this journey with Album versions first….”Dust In The Wind” off the Point Of Know Return” album…. “Carry On Wayward Son”…. “Magnum Opus” off the Leftoverture album. Make sure you are strapped into your seat for this group

Please do yourself a favor and listen to Johnny sing "Man in Black."

COCAINE BLUES BY JOHNNY CASH. OR PASS THAT BOTTLE BY THE DEVILS DAUGHTERS. OR HELLO JOSAPHINE BY SLEEPY LaBEEF. OR YOU'RE THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA, BY DAVID FRIZZEL, AND SHELLY WEST. OR ALL AMERICAN BOY (ABOUT ELVIS) BY BOBBY BEAR. OR CHARLIE BROWN , BY THE COASTERS. OR AND IT GOES ONAND ON, ALL GREAT SONGS FROM THAT TIME. THANK YOU YOU MAKE GOOD VIDEOS.

He forgot a verse

Bill or George any damn thing but Sue! I still hate that name!

this version skips a verse

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