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Jon Langford interview, Part Two

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 17, 2013 by Alison CuddyJan 7, 2015

Jon Langford (Photo by Barry Phipps, courtesy the artist and Bloodshot Records) Today we continue our conversation with transplanted Chicagoan and jack-of-all-trades (music, art, comic interludes, storytelling) Jon Langford. You can read Part One here; Part Three appears Friday. Today … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Country Music, Frankie and Johnny, Johnny Cash, Jon Langford, Joni Mitchell, Merle Haggard, Murder Ballad, The Band, The Louvin Brothers

Musician Jon Langford on the appeal of the murder ballad

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 15, 2013 by Alison CuddyJan 7, 2015

Without A Doubt, Jon Langford (2007) Introduction When I was just a baby, my Mama told me, “Son Always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns,” But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Death Penalty, Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash, Jon Langford, Murder Ballad, The Mekons, The Waco Brothers, Tom Jones

JOHNNY CASH: Bootleg Vols. III & IV

Sing Out! Posted on Aug 7, 2012 by Bruce SylvesterJun 10, 2013

            JOHNNY CASH Bootleg Vol. III: Live Around the World Columbia/Legacy 88697 930032             JOHNNY CASH Bootleg Vol. IV: The Soul of Truth Columbia/Legacy 88697 985382 www.legacyrecordings.com www.johnnycash.com   The … Continue reading →

Posted in 1. Audio, Reviews | Tagged Bootleg, Columbia Legacy, Country, Gospel., Johnny Cash

Head Hung

Sing Out! Posted on Apr 30, 2012 by Ken BiggerJan 5, 2015

  I found the music of Colorado-based songwriter and recording artist Rorey Carroll, when she “liked” our Facebook page.  I looked up her web site, and gave “Head Hung” a listen, and heard something I recognized in this original murder … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Caleb Meyer, Cruel Willie, David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, Head Hung, I Hung My Head, Johnny Cash, Rorey Carroll, Sting

The quick and the dead

Sing Out! Posted on Mar 1, 2012 by Ken BiggerJan 5, 2015

The Last Judgment by Jean Cousin The Man Comes Around This will be a relatively short post.  Also, I’ll offer apologies to our loyal readers who may have seen some of what I’m about to discuss in comments to an earlier … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Clint Eastwood, Jesus, John the Revelator, Johnny Cash, Son House, The Man Comes Around

all things move toward their end

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 17, 2012 by S. GeeJan 5, 2015

The thing I like about traditional murder ballads is that there doesn’t have to be any motive for the murder. There’s just these two people and he takes her down to the river and he kills her and he throws … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Delia's Gone, Hey Joe, Johnny Cash, NIck Cave and the Bad Seeds, Red Right Hand, Song of Joy, Stagger Lee, The Kindness of Strangers, The Lyre of Orpheus, When the Man Comes Around, Your Funeral My Trial

The slayer who ran looked a lot like me

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 16, 2012 by S. GeeApr 14, 2015

In this interview mentioned in the last post, Nick Cave explained how his musical inclinations were forever changed when – as young boy in a small town in Australia – he started watching the Johnny Cash Show. The first episode of the show … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Cocaine Blues, Danny Dill, Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Knoxville Girl, Lefty Frizzell, Long Black Veil, Nick Cave, NIck Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Louvin Brothers, The Mercy Seat

The Folk Singer, The Mercy Seat

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 13, 2012 by S. GeeApr 26, 2022

This week, I’ll explore the dialogue between Johnny Cash and Nick Cave, two great modern murder balladeers who wrestled with themes of redemption and retribution as they explored crime, death, love, isolation, religion and the myths and musical roots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Camille O'Sullivan, Charlie Daniels, Folsom Prison Blues, Hank Williams, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Johnny Cash, Movie, Nick Cave, The Folk Singer, The Mercy Seat, Warren Ellis

This story has no end: Part Two

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 3, 2012 by Ken BiggerJan 5, 2015

Cyd Charisse as “Frankie” in “Meet Me in Las Vegas”     Going to the Movies:  Hipsters and Hootenannies   To paraphrase Lord Buckley,”Friends, blog-readers, countrymen, knock me your lobes.”   Sammy Davis, Jr. here takes a turn at Frankie … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Cyd Charisse, Frankie and Johnny, Hootenanny Hoot, Johnny Cash, Sammy Davis Jr.

CLASSIC JOHNNY CASH TV SHOW HIGHLIGHTS RELEASED ON DVD

Sing Out! Posted on Sep 25, 2007 by Ron OleskoMar 5, 2014

I turned 12 during the summer of 1969. My overwhelming memory of that year was watching my NY Mets turn from laughing stock to world champs. Of course the moon landing was another significant event burned in my memory. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music Notebook, Ron Olesko | Tagged Johnny Cash

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