johnny cash

LGM Film Club, Part 341: Johnny Cash as John Brown

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 1, 2023

In the famed miniseries North and South, Johnny Cash was cast to play John Brown. I hate to tell you this, but Johnny Cash was a horrible actor and I doubt this scene from the series will convince you otherwise. https://www.youtube.com/embed/T1Vwqyr4stM

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Music Notes

By Erik Loomis

On July 21, 2018

So, I was reading Rachel Lee Rubin's new short book on Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee" and I learned something I didn't know but that also didn't surprise me. You.

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What Is Truth?

By Erik Loomis

On January 14, 2018

I really hate older people blaming everything on millenials. First, it's dumb. Second, nothing is their fault except for the return of questionable facial hair! Sure, it'd be great to.

Flashback Friday: The Time Johnny Cash Covered Depeche Mode

By Christa Blackmon

In Culture , Flashback Friday

On September 29, 2017

Jesus got his name in a cynical pop love song In 1989 British electronic band Depeche Mode released a song that your church youth leader can't decide if he hates. A 1990 profile in Spin magazine says guitarist Martin Gore was inspired to write the...

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Throwback Thursday: The Wayfaring Stranger Song

By Christa Blackmon

On June 22, 2017

While I'm still technically on vacation and.

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Flashback Friday: Weddings Are For Memories

By Christa Blackmon

On June 16, 2017

Its June, the beginning of wedding season. I celebrated my second wedding anniversary this Tuesday and we're in the States for another friend's wedding this weekend. We're running out of.

Johnny Cash as John Brown

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 7, 2014

For the 1985 miniseries North and South, the producers hired the greatest actor of his generation to play John Brown. His name? Mr. John R. Cash. Via

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Hurt

By Erik Loomis

On September 3, 2013

Of course "Hurt" is a Johnny Cash song. In the public mind, any song sung by Johnny Cash is automatically a Johnny Cash song, be it "Cocaine Blues" or "Bird.

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Cocaine Blues

By Erik Loomis

On May 23, 2013

Roy Hogsed's 1948 version of "Cocaine Blues" Country Music History 101 teaches everyone that Johnny Cash did not write that song, though he did a good version of it. I.