
Although he died in 2003, Johnny Cash is still a favorite for those of us who always enjoyed his music and also found his erratic path through life a little fascinating. But even though Cash was known to have gone through a few rough patches along the way, his fans might be surprised to hear that one of his most embarrassing moments came in connection with one of his biggest songs. Although Cash's concert at Folsom Prison in 1968 was a pivotal point in his career, he'd actually cobbled together his "Folsom Prison Blues" more than [...]
Today, another report on my quest to collect as many recordings as possible made by the great Thurl Ravenscroft. This serves as an addition to the Thurl Ravenscroft Festival (part of the 365 days project), and a 2008 update , as well as Brian Jacob's wonderful All Things Thurl website. Not so long ago, I actually began to wonder if maybe I'd gotten close to finding all the Thurl there was to find, when, in back to back searches - days apart - I came across two 45's, both by bandleader Paul Weston, and each containing one song featuring [...]