Dylan World

i saw a clip on youtube recently of Johnny Cash and a very young Bob Dylan playing a version of ‘girl from the north country’ if you haven’t seen it, it is awesome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1JZly_jHeQ) anyway question is anyone know if i can find it on an album or download it somewhere cheers
by the way apologies in advice i just tried to open the video from the link i posted and it did not work but if you really wish to see it just type ‘johnny cash bob dylan girl from the north country’ on youtube

i heard someone say this once and i dont know why

Hello dear friends and gentle R&P. Punch here to say a couple of things about the late Johnny Cash on the anniversary of his birth February 26 1932. Born J. R. Cash, he was an American singer-songwriter, actor,author, and Biblical scholar,who was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, among them the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails.

Hurt

Much of Cash’s music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption. His signature songs include “I Walk the Line”, “Folsom Prison Blues”, “Ring of Fire”, “Get Rhythm” and “Man in Black”. He also recorded humorous numbers, such as “One Piee at a Time” and “A Boy Named Sue”, as well as railroad songs including “Hey Porter” and “Rock Island Line” and a duet with his wife June Carter Cash called Jackson.

Jackson

As his career was taking off in the early 1960s, Cash started drinking heavily and became addicted to amphetamines and barbiturates. For a brief time, he shared an apartment in Nashville with Waylon Jennings, who was heavily addicted to amphetamines. Cash used the uppers to stay awake during tours. Friends joked about his “nervousness” and erratic behavior, many ignoring the warning signs of his worsening drug addiction. In a behind-the-scenes look at The Johnny Cash Show, Cash claims to have “tried every drug there was to try.”

Although in many ways spiraling out of control, Cash’s frenetic creativity was still delivering hits. His rendition of “Ring of Fire” was a crossover hit, reaching No. 1 on the country charts and entering the Top 20 on the pop charts. The song was written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore. The song was originally performed by Carter’s sister, but the signature mariachi-style horn arrangement was provided by Cash, who said that it had come to him in a dream!

Ring Of Fire

His support of contemporary Pop and Rock artists was something that never changed throughout his long career. From 1969 to 1971, Cash starred in his own television show, The Johnny Cash Show, on the ABC network. Cash enjoyed booking more contemporary performers as guests; such notables included Neil Young, Louis Armstrong, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition (who appeared a record four times on his show), James Taylor, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton (then leading Derek and the Dominoes), and Bob Dylan.

Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan – Girl From The North Country

Cash had met with Dylan in the mid 1960s and became closer friends when they were neighbors in the late 1960s in Woodstock, New York. Cash was enthusiastic about reintroducing the reclusive Dylan to his audience. Cash sang a duet with Dylan on Dylan’s country album Nashville Skyline and also wrote the album’s Grammy-winning liner notes.

Johnny Cash’s late period recordings with Rick Rubin, provided Cash with some of his biggest critical successes and releases from these sessions continue til this day!

this is a remarkable video!

Gonna Cut You Down

anyways, this leads us to the tribute question of the day
Would you care to leave a favorite song or words of tribute to this remarkable man?

in honor of Johnny I posted this deep in the black of night, please feel free to star this tribute to keep it going if you would be so kind

Many thanks

Who do you prefer and why?

I’m going with Johnny Cash, not just because his later recordings were better, his voice never really died on him. Bob Dylan now sounds like a dead squirrel that has been shot multiple times and refuses to die. If you have seen him live in concert recently, you will know what I mean.
If i heard Bob Dylan sing ‘Hurt’ I would probably shoot myself, Dylans voice canot bring the emotion out in any of his songs anymore…i know all you Dylan fans say “his voice has matured finely”

But that is a lie, he sounded MUCH better and more convincing in the 60s and 70s. Much more emotion and didn’t sound like a dead animal.
Well im a bigger Dylan fan then Johnny Cash fan. I LOVED Dylans old voice, i thought it was one of the better voices of the 60s if you ask me. But, I have to go with Johnny Cash because of his achievments towards the end of his life. Bobby is just going further down and down.
Whoever labels Johnny Cash as simply a “country” musician is completley and utterly ignorant. And you obviously havn’t heard much of his music to label him that.

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Classic Country Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan ” Songs From the Real America ” U.K. IMPORT CD Nashville Recordings 1969 plus Mid 1990s. Now OUT of Print!! .. This CD Features 25 Tracks Recorded at Columbia Studios Nashville 1969 plus Bonus tracks. (Songs From The Real America)… More >>

Classic Country Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan ” Songs From the Real America ” U.K. IMPORT

Elvis Presley-

Bob Dylan-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ced8o50G9kg

Johnny Cash-

I personally like Bob Dylan best x

With Cash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1eW7t5kKbY

Solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qhwemir1Ag&feature=related&pos=1

I’m a sucker for the version with Johhny Cash…but I grew up on him, so that’s just me…plus I think Dylan sounds better in the Cash version

other people or bands from that time would i like?

If you’re traveling in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
For She once was a true love of mine.

See for me that her hair’s hangin…

Dylan and Cash having fun recording in the sudio.

Bob Dylan at Johnny Cash show pal