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Johnny Cash
1970-04-17
The White House
Washington DC
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included
01. President Nixon Introduction
02. A Boy Named Sue
03. Five Feet High And Rising
04. Pickin' Time
05. Wreck Of The Old '97
06. Lumberjack
07. Jesus Was A Carpenter
08. What Is Truth
09. The Prisoner's Song
10. Folsom Prison Blues
11. Jackson
12. Darling Companion
13. Peace In The Valley
14. He Turned The Water Into Wine
15. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord?)
16. Daddy Sang Bass
17. The Old Account
18. Closing Medley
19. Suppertime
Johnny Cash entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, alongside the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Sam & Dave, and The Yardbirds, just to name 3 other members of that class. Cash was such an influential figure in music that he was also inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
This FM Broadcast captures Cash playing a set for then President Nixon at the White House on April 17, 1970, 56 years ago today. Nixon was hoping to use Cash's appearance to garner support from the singer's immense fan base for the Republican Party. Cash, however, declined to play songs such as Okie from Muskogee with its anti hippie theme and Welfare Cadillac, which presented a distorted view of the welfare system in America. Instead, he played What Is Truth, a song that questioned war, and highlighted discrimination.
1 comments:
Last time i saw J. Cash was in Jan 95 at Graham Central Station Phoenix. Thank you speedy!
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