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Saturday Morning Country: Johnny Cash

Saturday, 25th February 2012

Johnny Cash would have been 80 tomorrow which is reason enough to resurrect some Saturday Morning Country. Here, from 1987, is a performance of Lefty Frizzell's classic The Long Black Veil:


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Baron

February 25th, 2012 2:35pm Report this comment

good song, Alex, with lyrics about a man who's no longer, if he ever was.

Kennybhoy

February 25th, 2012 5:26pm Report this comment

Very cryptic Baron my man! lol

I S

February 26th, 2012 2:40am Report this comment

Jagger with The Chieftains does a memorable version

Inkerman

February 26th, 2012 8:23pm Report this comment

Alex - one I'd forgotten from "the man in black" Thanks

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