There was a man listening to Johnny at a prison concert named Merle Haggard. After watching Johnny preform he made his mind up. He was not getting into trouble anymore. He was going to be a country star. Merle Haggard is a country star. Check out his song, Mama tried.

@kylesummers1565

4 ай бұрын

That's the best reaction recommendation I could think of too. Peace, Love!!

@billybee3423

4 ай бұрын

Great suggestion! Luckily, I got to see Merle about six months before he passed. I also stood about 5’ from a young “up and comer” that day named Chris Stapleton.

@visionhawk4403

4 ай бұрын

I love that song. First time I heard Mama Tried I wanted to cry. I'm a complete screw-up but my mama and dad definitely did all they could for me.

@bunnyblister1707

4 ай бұрын

Merle was also known for escaping from prison/jail multiple times

@charlespeterson7502

4 ай бұрын

Wow I never knew that. Very cool.

For Cash's fun side, do "One Piece at a Time" about him stealing a car very slowly.

@amybourdeau5311

4 ай бұрын

Oh another great song and so much humor in it. He has so much great music and such variety

@Whoisjoebiden8794

2 ай бұрын

chicken in black

@rcr145

Ай бұрын

I was hoping someone had mentioned this song, One Piece at a Time.

He is singing this in Folsom Prison. Great reaction

"When The Man Comes Around" will give you chills. Don't be caught dead without Jesus 😇🎶❤🤙

@Tbone.357

4 ай бұрын

Simmer down with your scary stuff 😂🫣🤪

@t0dd000

4 ай бұрын

Irony. When Jesus comes around, he brings death to all. Cheerful stuff.

@simontemplar3359

4 ай бұрын

​@@t0dd000you've got it twisted. He will raise the dead and restore the creation. Reading literally any of the new testament shows your assertion to be absurd. Not saying it to be a dick. I say it because I care.

@simontemplar3359

4 ай бұрын

Amen!

He's not glorifying. Its about consequences. the crazy part is he's singing this in the prison.

@SJ19_998

4 ай бұрын

Exactly! Johnny Cash is one of a kind, he was a gentleman

4:32 masculinity is not toxic, it's expression doesn't require toxicity, it requires a strong moral center like every expression 😅

@NilZed1

4 ай бұрын

Non-toxic masculinity is such a positive uplifting way for a man to live. Too many men think the phrase ‘toxic masculinity’ means all masculinity is toxic. So wrong.

@MMcAfee

4 ай бұрын

Men are being taught that masculinity is toxic. That is far from true. Some males are toxic just like some women are.

@toolshed2ndbatt

4 ай бұрын

@@NilZed1😂😂😂. Others don't get to dictate to me how I'm going to talk and walk.

@NilZed1

4 ай бұрын

@@toolshed2ndbatt right. His you express your masculinity IS entirely your choice. And whether others think you do that in a way that makes them feel safe with you and uplifted by you is entirely their choice. All I said was too many men can’t tell they are not giving that vibe.

@kevtb874

Ай бұрын

​@@toolshed2ndbattlots of people have very bad comprehension and can't grasp what two words together mean.

He started every concert and all of his TV shows with "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" The inmates were instructed to keep quiet until after introducing himself

I appreciate the respect toward Johnny Cash bestowed, not just listening to one song, exploring his catalog, even saying you would listen to the songs with or without the camera.

I agree 100%, that there is definitely a lack of masculinity in the music today, and back in our day, we called Johnny Cash's music, *OUTLAW COUNTRY* (Talking tough & actually being tough, are 2 totally different things)

Merle Haggard was in prison when this concert was recorded. Merle said this was what inspired him to turn his life around. When he got out he became a country super star.

@leannmiller7153

4 ай бұрын

@ronnywestberry9503 Merle was already a recording artist by this time. He was in the audience for Johnny’s performance at San Quentin in 1958.

This is the best version of this song. You picked the right one!

He was told not to do certain songs for these shows, but he explains that to the audience and does them anyway.

My uncle Johnny, may he rest in peace, The man in Black

@MidwestFarmToys

4 ай бұрын

My uncle too what a coincidence!

I 🖤 Johnny Cash Here’s an interesting read: Johnny Cash Once Demanded that Kris Kristofferson, who was a janitor at the time for Columbia Records, Be allowed to sit in on one of his recording sessions. And it all started with Kristofferson being banned from Johnny’s recording sessions…Kris in his own words. Kristofferson: “I almost got fired one time because a couple of songwriters crashed the session, and they were trying to pitch him a gospel album. And for some reason the woman who was the secretary to the producer blamed me for letting them in there and tried to get me fired. And so the next night my boss came down and said “I don’t think you should go to John’s session tonight,” which was heartbreaking for me because I lived for those recording sessions….But I understood it.” Johnny was not happy to hear that Kris wouldn’t be sitting in on the recording session. Kristofferson: “I hid down in the vault of the recording studio and was erasing tapes down there or doing some kind of busy work, and John appeared down there in the basement. He said “I understand you’re not coming to the session.” I said “No, I’ve got a lot of work to do down here, I can’t. He said “Well I just wanted to tell you I’m not gonna record until you come up there. So I had to go up there and sit on the floor. Kristofferson: “And here I was, the janitor, and I’m sitting on the floor and this woman who tried to get me fired was watching me and the whole session. It was the most uncomfortable I’ve ever been in my life. But I thought it was the measure of the man. He always stood up for the underdog….And that’s something I’ve tried to live up to. He’s been a good example.” Kristofferson said this whole experience was an example of who Johnny Cash really was."

@solitarybee3714

19 күн бұрын

Thank you for this story. I love both of these guys as singers & for the character they both exhibit.

Johnny Cash was without a shadow of a doubt one of the finest storytellers that has ever walked the planet. In any way, any genre' & at any time. The man cared about everyone. Peace out.

His biopic walk the line is a great movie. The scene where he does this song at his audition for Sam Philips at Sun Records gives me chills.

@amybourdeau5311

4 ай бұрын

They nailed that movie and did singing themselves, I love that movie ❤

@curtisholsinger6023

4 ай бұрын

Joaquin Phoenix, legend. That scene was epic.

@Rob-eo5ql

4 ай бұрын

@@curtisholsinger6023 it’s the best. The first time I watched that scene I was like “ohhh, NOW I get ‘it’”

@NoraMorgan

4 ай бұрын

One of my absolute favorite films!! ♥️♥️🔥🔥

So funny how so many people go to Folsom Prison because they think Cash was sentenced there. He was never incarcerated in Folsom or anywhere for that matter. He spent a night or 2 in jail here and there but never a prison. He was in the military and stationed in Germany, watched a movie about Folsom prison conditions and that's were the song comes from.

@sst3d

4 ай бұрын

Yep

@Tommy-wm8gi

4 ай бұрын

Woods or hoods . What is the difference. Struggling trying to do what you want and not have anyone try to hold you back. But yes got to be accountable for what you do. Real is real.try Sidewalk Chalk. : "us them" . If the haves and the have nots.

@kimd822

2 ай бұрын

He went to Folsom prison and did a live Performance. The performance was recorded, and that was what you were listening to the audience was actually the prisoners

You have to watch him with his wife singing Jackson

You should "Jackson", with his wife June. Live, of course.

@AdamBazille

4 ай бұрын

A BOY NAMED SUE too

The famous picture on the t-shirt with Johnny and the middle finger was taken during one of his prison shows. The photographer said “Give Us Something For The Warden Johnny”, and he threw up the finger. The picture was taken, and as they say, and the rest is history.

Here for more! Fun fact: I actually visited Folsom Prison on a road trip back in 2003. And then I got my Johnny Cash tattoo. PUT DON IN FRONT OF THE MAN IN BLACK, too!

He did this at the prison to a group of prisoners . The best thing that came out of that concert was Merrel Haggard , Johnny Cash helped him when he got out !!

Merle Haggard was in prison and followed Johnny as an inspiration and became one of the biggest country singers ever !

The crowd cheering when Johnny sings "I shot a man in Reno Just to watch him die" is actually from the master tape, but from different moment in the concert. It was an editor's choice to make the audience seem more raw then they actually were.

One of the guys in the audience at this concert was Merle Haggard, who was serving time for armed robbery (among other things). He says this concert helped inspire him to change, and he did. After he got out of prison, he went on to become one of the biggest stars in Country Music.

One of my best friends grew up, just a couple miles from where Johnny Cash was living when he was in the throes of his alcoholism and she said he was just the nicest person ever and he gave her a ride home from school one day.

Johnny Cash didn't just talk the talk. But he walked the walk! He would sing in several prisons for prisoners back in the 1960's and 1970's!

Johnny Cash is a legend He's so badass they put him in two different music hall of fames country and rock and roll

Johnny was a man of the people I met him just before deployment in the Nashville Airport and he took the time to sit beside me and have about a 15 minute one on one conversation. I'll never forget just how relatable and sincere he was . I told my grandma in a letter that I met Johnny Cash and when I came home after counting my fingers and toes she said " what was Johnny Cash like ? It brought her great joy !❤

Yes. This song is not about murder....it's about remorse and regret.

Roy Clark does a comical version of this which is good, you're sure to enjoy it. Great reaction

@jess_Bond

4 ай бұрын

Yes I was gonna say the same thing!!!! Roy clark was such a talented musician as well!

@thewindle

4 ай бұрын

And he has fun with it, plus puts on a guitar performance.

@lefty3141591

4 ай бұрын

@@thewindleThe live versions by a young Roy are truly impressive.

@alwaysdriveing

13 күн бұрын

I keep mentioning that. Lol Hopefully he will check it out one day.

It’s not toxic masculinity to talk about killing someone and having to deal with the consequences of incarceration. He actively regrets it in the song and wishes he could be far from his consequences, nothing toxic about it except Johnny acknowledging he’s a bad man and deserves his time in prison for killing a man to just watch him die. That’s why he’s relatable not because he’s a masculine man, because he’s batshit crazy.

100% correct. There has been a lot of masculinity missing from a lot of today's music. Not just R&B, hip-hop, but rock, pop, everything. I'm 51 and I've just started listening to country music. I grew up on 80s pop and hip-hop, Run DMC was my favorite group of all time, 90s had some amazing rap with NWA, Public Enemy, Tupac, and the rock scene, especially grunge, with Nirvana and Pearl Jam and bands like that. Groups today are missing what bands like those had. Just that badass feeling. We don't have that anymore.

My favorite quote, If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room. ❤️✌️

Tshe fact that this was recorded live in Folsom Prison makes it hit all the harder.

Home Free does a remake of Folsom Prison Blues and i think Johnny would approve .

The clarity of the lyrics from older county singers compared to today's music is something that makes it stand out. Everyone could easily understand them and the words hit you in a different way. Imo....

Notice the music sounds like a steam engine chugging along. Please React to The Highwaymen - Highwayman.

Me and my stepdad who sadly passed, we both were fans of Johnny cash, he gave me cd’s and even a shirt of cash showing his middle finger. It’s a well worn shirt.

If you get the Johnny Cash greatest hits album and play it all the way through on a long drive, I guarantee you'll be hooked. It was on a permanent rotation with Busta and E40 for over a year while I commutted between Kadena AFB and Camp Hansen every day on Okinawa.

If you want your mind blown, listen to the song San Quentin. He wrote it from the point of view of the prisoners specifically for the concert. There is a live video of it from that concert in ‘69.

This performance actually took place at Folsom Prison and is one of Johnnys most famous concerts. The man himself also spent time behind bars, so he spoke feom experience

"I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" is the greatest lyric in the history of popular music.

Marty Robbins 😊 El Paso and falina are 2 awesome songs To check out❤

@PapaFixit

4 ай бұрын

You can't do those 2 without El Paso City

Now you should watch Homefree's version that they did of this song. They also did a Ring of Fire version.

@tosweet68

4 ай бұрын

Was going to suggest both

@ChefBarb58

4 ай бұрын

SOME SHOULD JUST DO THERE THING AND LEAVE THE GREAT ONES IN PEACE. STAY IN YOUR OWN LANE😅

When you say I've never heard this song it's like a knife in my heart (but I'm 62)

So glad you are enjoying Johnny Cash. Now that you have heard the original, you need to hear the rendition of Folsom Prison Blues by Roy Clark. Roy is a great artist for you to get into. A genius on any instrument with strings and definitely a comedic edge to a lot, but not all, of his stuff. Definitely check out his Folsom Prison Blues. I think you would love it.

The coolest part about this live performance is when he yells suey at the guards. Suey is what farmers yell at their pigs at feeding time.

Johnny Cash was asked, "How do you shoot a man in Reno" Nevada and end up in a prison in California, his answer "we call that creative license"

@austinlarrimore6542

2 ай бұрын

You know those plea deals from tv shows where they get transfered out of state😂 that prolly don’t actually happen irl. Creative liscense

The officials at Folsom Prison told Johnny not to sing this song, they thought it would rile the prisons up too much. He got on stage did a few numbers and then told the audience he was told not to sing this song, but he was going to anyway .... and he did. You can hear the cheers from the prisoners listening.. they enjoyed it

Johnny played live at Folsom prison for the convicts!

My friend had a band that covered this song, it always went down well and they even had a train whistle tooting in the background

The line "just to watch him die" doesn't mean for the purpose of watching a person die but rather for the regretful result.

One piece at a time, is worth your reaction magic.

Im going to keep saving ragged ol flag and get rhythm. Junkies prayer is a great one too

@user-mm1nw4ym6q

4 ай бұрын

Two amazing songs! The Night Hank Williams came to Town too!

His cover of Sting's I Hung My Head is amazing.

The great thing to me is Cash can make you relate and feel for person that many would consider dispicable

I keep saying in every johnny cash reaction BP u need to have a movie night with your other half and watch the film "Walk The Line "

@ms.lisamarie82

4 ай бұрын

That was a really good movie!

This song kept so many of us from doing bad stuff listening to this as a kid. lol! this song was musically revolutionary as well due to the rocking licks that mimic the sound of the train on the tracks.

Old school country banger! The Man in Black was the real deal! Please check out and review "25 Minutes to Go" its about his last 25 minutes of life before being hanged for his crimes...

There was a rap song in tge '90s, done by lifers in prison, telling kids not to do what they did,and end up in prison forever.

"Sixteen Tons" cover. PLEASE. It's such an amazing song. To this day i can quote part of the chorus, and most people will be able to (and do!) quote me the rest. At least, the first half. Listen to it, youll see what i mean.

Merle Haggard was in prison, he heard Johnny Cash, and when he was released, Johnny helped him. He became a great country star in his own right. Mama Tried

There's nothing wrong with being a man and liking what men like. Don't give it another thought, brother. Thanks for the great reactions.

Please keep in mind that Cash wrote this song to play to the inmates at Folsom Prison many serving long sentences for violent crimes. They identify to Cash's music in a way you or I would not be able to. Glad you are exploring Johnny Cash!

I'm 45, was married for 15 years, have a grown son in college, but I'm single. Most of the adult women I meet find masculinity quite attractive. Other masculine men do as well, that's how we meet friends at our age. Keep bringing the hits and the knowledge bros.

When Johnny played San quinten another country music legend mere haggard was in the audience doing time and when he got out he started his career.

Home free has done 2 johny cash covers. “Folsom prison blues” and “ring of fire”

Johnny Cash - A Concert Behind Prison Walls was 1976 televised concert, shot inside the Tennessee State Prison and featuring Linda Ronstadt among others.

You guys need to listen to one piece at a time by Johnny Cash. That song is hilarious. You will love it!

A lot of old folk music and old blues have themes of murder, crime, redemption and often enough, punishment.

@lefty3141591

4 ай бұрын

I was thinking of the song "Mack The Knife". Bobby Darin kicked up controversy for his cover of a very old (opera I believe) song.

If you want to hear Johnny Cash song about regrets/accountabilty, check out "I hung My Head" powerful song/message. Another later JC song thats good is "Drive On"

Country will sing about the consequences of our actions!

I'm so glad you fellas got the difference, I didn't want to have to go into that long explanation! This is one of the reasons Johnny was part of the "Outlaw" country!

At the turn of the century, Folsom Prison possessed machine guns. Once a month, they would test fire the guns. They would fire burst across the American River canyon. The move was two fold. 1) Practical. Testing equipment was smart. 2) psychological. It reminded the inmates that escape attempts would be met with lethal force.

Remember.....Johnny Cash and Billy Graham once argued over who was more responsible for a capacity plus showing up. Johnny thought Billy's crowd was there to see him. However, Billy said he was hoping to appeal to the people there to see the Man in Black.

This was the first album I bought with my lawn mowing money in 1968. My brother bought Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band that summer. It was a great time, notwithstanding that damn war.

I saw on tv as a kid with Johnny Cash playing Folsom Prison Blues in the prison. WIld man.

This is his first song that he wrote while in the service after watching a movie,can't remember the name of it. Then Johnny played it at Folsom and San Quentin..

I saw him in concert with June Carter in Thunder Bay, Ont (in the 70's) 🇨🇦👏👍🎶

Johnny is hard not to go down that rabbit hole with He is unbelievable. Hey Dem, good to see you! #HOG4LIFE

If you're on a Johnny Cash teaching responsibility kick, then you've got to listen to The Beast In Me. Also I Hung My Head, but that's actually a Sting cover.

@lefty3141591

4 ай бұрын

Long Black Veil is another responsibility song that Cash did a masterful job of covering.

As you know from 'The Man in Black' Johnny Cash had a lot of sympathy for the prison population. He was one of the only big stars of the day to perform concerts for prisoners You should check out the live footage of Fulsom and San Quentin- both are amazing.

I live an hour from music city, Nashville tennessee. I live about an hour from upchurch. I live about an hour from Hank Williams Jr's bar in Paris Tennessee. Country music is a way of life around here. We live country lives, we do country things, we love god, country, family, guns, all kinds of music and our freedom. Y'all should come on down here and join us. Will grow our own smoke and make our own booze. We also grow and hunt our own food. You could visit Nashville and see some country music stars in The flesh 😂 but to tell you the truth, there's no telling who you might see in Nashville. Great show guys. I love that you're open-minded.

He used to do concerts in prison. Folsom was recorded live at Folsom prison.

“I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” is the greatest lyric ever written!

@MidwestFarmToys

4 ай бұрын

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Johnny Cash has a couple of really old songs you might enjoy. One is I’ve Been Everywhere and the other is One Piece at a Time.

San Quentin is a masterpiece.

Since you have heard Johnny Cash sing Ring of Fire, please check out Home Free sing Ring of Fire!

I am 61 and grew up listening to my dad's 8-tracks and Johnny is legend. That being said sometimes other performers can take a song and put their own spin on it and its great too. Nothing will beat Johnny but could you please check out Home Free's version of Folsom Prison Blues? I think Mr. Cash would have approved. ~ Hugzzz ~ Beth Ann... PS: I have been a fan for a long time, but do not comment often.

There is a recorded full concert floating around somewhere where he is singing this in Folsom Prison ...You need to watch his biopic movie!!! Ring of Fire

This song was live at flosom prison prison the warden had told him not to sing this song because he thought it would start a riot Johnny came out and opened either this song the one live T the prison was the best

My first album I ever had I was probably 6 I still can't help but belt that song out every time I hear it

Do an installment with people reacting to your original content. That way you can push your music out there and also get some positive feedback and or constructive criticism. Love y'all's channel!

I’ll tell you I’m a hip-hop fan rap metal punk, ska rock all of it except for country never been able to get into country. But this man in black I was introduced about 10 years ago to him. Something about him you can’t deny.

....speaking of CHANGING in prison...read up on the country legend Merle Haggard....he was in Folsom as an inmate...heard Cash.....realized he wanted to be singing/recording and got out and became one of the most loved 'old country' singers EVER!

@MidwestFarmToys

4 ай бұрын

That wasn't at Folsom. Stop spreading this crap

You should check out him performing "San Quentin" in the San Quentin prison. He does a symbolic gesture with a glass of dirty water that the prison served there, which was featured in the scene of a movie about Johnny Cash called "Walk the Line". Legend Merle Haggard was an inmate and saw Johnny Cash perform there in prison years earlier. He eventually got out and became a legend of an artist.

As far as I remember, there is a video made from the original performance filmed in the prison. That might be a "must see" for you and your many fans! THANK YOU!

Roy Clark does an AMAZING version of this.

Thanks! Just wanted to say I enjoy your heartfelt reactions, they put me in a good mood. Knowing we see eye to eye about life (everything from 2020), and being a God fearing man I have nothing but 💯 respect for you and hope nothing but the best for you and your family. That said, I’d recommend watching Spiritual by Johnny Cash as well. It’s a song he did toward the end of his life. You’ll probably tear up so if you don’t want to do a live reaction I totally get it. There’s a solid quality still picture version of it on KZread. I’m sure it will touch your soul like it did mine. God bless from Kentucky.

@BlackPegasusRaps

3 ай бұрын

thank you so much for the extra support and I appreciate the recommendation. Definitely sounds like something I would like to check out either a reaction or in my personal time. Much love and God bless. 🙏🏽🇺🇸