Bridget Burke
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Thu Feb-26-04 07:36 PM
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Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute on CMT |
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The show will be re-run tonight at 8:30 & tomorrow at 6PM Central Time. Sponsored by the Cash family, shot at the Ryman Auditorium, this is really an excellent show. Friends & family, all the usual suspects do songs Johnny (& June) wrote and/or performed--sacred & profane. Willie Nelson sings "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)" with sincere feeling that shames that movie. Kris Kristofferson does "Sunday Morning Coming Down".
There are a few surprises. Tim Robbins is the master of ceremonies--he'd worked with Johnny & does extremely well. Steve Earle plays. Al Gore reads the words to "Man in Black". Kid Rock sings "The Lonely Voice of Youth (Cries What is Truth)" & does not suck; I was amazed. The only red, white & blue is the strap on Willie's beat up guitar.
If you have CMT & have any interest in American Music, I strongly urge you to see this show. I'm hoping a DVD will eventually be offered.
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Thu Feb-26-04 07:39 PM
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it's wonderful.
Emmylou and Dave Mathews doing "Long Black Veil" and Johnny himself doing Reznor's "Hurt" - just incredible.
I wish he hadn't gone, but I knew it was just a matter of time after June...
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Thu Feb-26-04 07:40 PM
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2. They ran this last fall. |
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It was one of the most moving things I've seen on TV for a long time. Al Gore provided a tribute as well. I recommend it most highly.
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Fri Feb-27-04 03:54 PM
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3. Liberals take over CMT |
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I'm bumping this up because I saw the last half of this last night and I really enjoyed it. I was amazed at all the liberals who made an appearance (amazed that it aired on CMT, not that so many liberals would be at a Johnny tribute). The Willie Nelson/Sheryl Crow duet was very cool and inspired them to do an entire concert together which I caught the other night on another CMT show called "Crossroads." It was very good and I recommend it as well. The Cash tribute airs again tonight so catch it if you can. More: http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/cmt_johnny_cash_memorial_tribute/series.jhtmlhttp://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/cmt_johnny_cash_memorial_tribute/series_about_special.jhtml
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