Johnny Cash Dead At 71.

The Mad Monk · September 12, 2003, 06:21

Heard on radio.

Oerdin · September 12, 2003, 06:23

I thought he just checked out of the hospital yesterday.

The Mad Monk · September 12, 2003, 06:23

Quote:

Country Singer Johnny Cash Dies at 71
Country Singer Johnny Cash Dies of Complications From Diabetes, Hospital Officials Say

The Associated Press

NEW YORK Sept. 12 —
Johnny Cash, a towering figure in American music spanning country, rock and folk and known worldwide as "The Man in Black," has died, according to hospital officials in Nashville, Tenn. He was 71.

"Johnny died due to complications from diabetes, which resulted in respiratory failure," said Cash's manager, Lou Robin, in a press release issued by Baptist Hospital in Nashville.

The release said Cash died at the hospital at 1 a.m. EDT. He was released from Baptist on Wednesday where he had spent two weeks being treated for an unspecified stomach ailment.

"I hope that friends and fans of Johnny will pray for the Cash family to find comfort during this very difficult time," Robin said.

Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Drake Tungsten · September 12, 2003, 06:25

A sad day.

JohnT · September 12, 2003, 06:34

Oh, man.

Q Classic · September 12, 2003, 06:45

we'll always have that boy named sue. (sigh)

Sprayber · September 12, 2003, 06:55

I didn't think he would live much longer after his wife died. No more having to walk the line.

Evil Knevil · September 12, 2003, 07:32

Damn

It's a shame. A real shame. Hope he rests peacefully.

Alexander's Horse · September 12, 2003, 07:33

that's a shame

Brundlefly · September 12, 2003, 09:11

Just found out he did a cover of NIN's "Hurt". They say the cover and the video were really good. Kinda surprised that he would do a song like that, but I don't doubt that he could pull it off.

JohnT · September 12, 2003, 09:16

Not only did he do a cover, he did an AWESOME cover, possibly one of the best ever.

Anaximander · September 12, 2003, 09:25

There was really no genre of music he couldn't do and do well. This is really a sad day for the music world.

Soul Survivor · September 12, 2003, 09:49

yeah he did a great cover of "Hurt"

its a sad sad day

chequita guevara · September 12, 2003, 10:30

I supose it's rather appriopriate I couldn't find my JC cds this morning.

This was my favorite JC tune (though he didn't write it).

ONE PIECE AT A TIME
Written by W. Kemp
Recorded by Johnny Cash on 3/5/76
Number one - County Chart; Number 29 - Pop Chart

Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line
The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs

Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry
'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black.

One day I devised myself a plan
That should be the envy of most any man
I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand
Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired
But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired
I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand.

CHORUS
I'd get it one piece at a time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one there is a round.

So the very next day when I punched in
With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends
I left that day with a lunch box full of gears
Now, I never considered myself a thief
GM wouldn't miss just one little piece
Especially if I strung it out over several years.

The first day I got me a fuel pump
And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk
Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome
The little things I could get in my big lunchbox
Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks
But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home.

Now, up to now my plan went all right
'Til we tried to put it all together one night
And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong.

The transmission was a '53
And the motor turned out to be a '73
And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone.

So we drilled it out so that it would fit
And with a little bit of help with an A-daptor kit
We had that engine runnin' just like a song
Now the headlight' was another sight
We had two on the left and one on the right
But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on.

The back end looked kinda funny too
But we put it together and when we got thru
Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin
About that time my wife walked out
And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts
But she opened the door and said "Honey, take me for a spin."

So we drove up town just to get the tags
And I headed her right on down main drag
I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around
But up there at the court house they didn't laugh
'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff
And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds.

CHORUS
I got it one piece at a time
And it didn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one there is around.

(Spoken) Ugh! Yow, RED RYDER
This is the COTTON MOUTH
In the PSYCHO-BILLY CADILLAC Come on

Huh, This is the COTTON MOUTH
And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there RED RYDER
You might say I went right up to the factory
And picked it up, it's cheaper that way
Ugh!, what model is it?

Well, It's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56
'57, '58' 59' automobile
It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67
'68, '69, '70 automobile.

Seeker · September 12, 2003, 10:31

Aw, why'd he have to die. There's so many people more deserving of death than Johnny.

chequita guevara · September 12, 2003, 10:48

With his wife, June, gone, his will to live was broken. Most people go within two years of their mate dying.

-Jrabbit · September 12, 2003, 11:49

Johnny Cash was a great artist who was true to his roots and true to himself. Though I'm not a country music fan, I saw him 3 times. I actually met him briefly once.

He had been in ill health for the past 2-3 years.

Agathon · September 12, 2003, 11:59

I think most people, including himself, knew that he was on the way out.

It's sad, but on the other hand, it is also fitting, that he went out at the absolute top of his game. I haven't been able to go anywhere without hearing his cover of "Hurt", which is a really great record and easily the best rock record of the year and is enjoyed by pretty much everyone I know.

Nice one Johnny....

alva · September 12, 2003, 12:19

Japher · September 12, 2003, 12:23

That sucks... what sucks even more is that I already thought he was dead.

Rufus T. Firefly · September 12, 2003, 12:56

Damn.

Bugs ****ing Bunny · September 12, 2003, 14:38

A Johnny Cash story.

I was at the Glastonbury festival he played, in the "oldie slot" on the main stage. He got a massive crowd- these were the days when anyone could jump the fence- it could have been 100,000 people. The warmth of the reception he got was brilliant. Everyone cheered, laughed at the funny songs and sang along with "Ring of fire".

His voice kept cracking up, though, and by the end of the concert he was struggling a bit. I assumed he had a sore throat or something. However a few days later I was listening to Andy Kershaw on the radio, and he'd accompanied Cash to the show.

It seems that Cash had no idea what Glastonbury was about. He'd been asleep on the drive to Pilton in a limo with blacked-out windows. He'd gone on stage expecting to play to maybe a few hundred old country fans. Instead he found himself looking at the biggest crowd he'd ever played to, and everyone was worshipping him.

Turns out the reason his voice was cracking was that he couldn't stop crying. Bye, Johnny. Missing you already.

JohnT · September 12, 2003, 14:43

You know, I used to think it was silly (or worse) when people would rush out and buy stuff just because the artist died. But now I'm off to the record store to find some Zevon and some Cash.

Go figure.

JohnT · September 12, 2003, 14:43

Good story, LatG.

chequita guevara · September 12, 2003, 15:22

I like his cover of Personal Jesus better than Hurt.

realpolitic · September 12, 2003, 15:29

He was so creative. The world is a better place for his presence.

The Mad Monk · September 12, 2003, 15:35

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Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
A Johnny Cash story.

I was at the Glastonbury festival he played, in the "oldie slot" on the main stage. He got a massive crowd- these were the days when anyone could jump the fence- it could have been 100,000 people. The warmth of the reception he got was brilliant. Everyone cheered, laughed at the funny songs and sang along with "Ring of fire".

His voice kept cracking up, though, and by the end of the concert he was struggling a bit. I assumed he had a sore throat or something. However a few days later I was listening to Andy Kershaw on the radio, and he'd accompanied Cash to the show.

It seems that Cash had no idea what Glastonbury was about. He'd been asleep on the drive to Pilton in a limo with blacked-out windows. He'd gone on stage expecting to play to maybe a few hundred old country fans. Instead he found himself looking at the biggest crowd he'd ever played to, and everyone was worshipping him.

Turns out the reason his voice was cracking was that he couldn't stop crying. Bye, Johnny. Missing you already.

That is beautiful.

Imran Siddiqui · September 12, 2003, 16:58

He'll be missed greatly.

Blisterz · September 12, 2003, 20:47

Today is a sad day, not only for country music, but music in general. Johnny cash has contributed so much to almost every style of music. He might be dead, but the Man in Black's inflence on the music Industry will be heard for long long time.

with William Burroughs and Johnny Cash dead, it's offical. All my Hero's are Dead...

Soul Survivor · September 12, 2003, 20:55

I heard they're going to release a 5 CD box set of old bootleg material and new covers, among them "Imagine"