Everybody needs a hero. And by hero, I don’t necessarily
mean someone who has done heroic things, just someone who can be admired and
respected. Someone who can be inspiring. Someone who seems larger than life.
For me, that person was Johnny Cash. I was more than just a
fan. From as far back as I can remember I was mesmerized by the voice, the
music, and the entire persona. In my mind, Johnny Cash stood the tallest of any
celebrity.
Now, I’m not going to insist that he was the best singer, or
the best musician. That is, and probably always will be, an on-going argument.
Tastes in music vary considerably. Everyone has their own idea of what makes a
great singer, songwriter, musician, song, entertainer, or personality. Speaking
only for myself, Johnny Cash was the epitome of all those things. So, in my
opinion, he was indeed the best.
Today, September 12, 2016, marks the thirteenth anniversary
of his death. Although, I never had the chance to meet him, it was event that
took me a little by surprise and did have an odd effect on me.
In an effort to pay my respects, soon after his passing, I
wrote a song called There’ll
Never Be Another Johnny Cash—my tribute to the Man In Black. With the
help of my brother, Carl Borders, who provided the Cash sounding guitar, I
recorded the song—a personal memorial to the man who I’d watched, listened to,
and learned from since my childhood.
Anyone who knows me, or has read this blog for very long,
already knows all of this, I’m sure. But it never hurts to repeat things once
in a while. So, that’s what I’ve done. If you haven’t heard the song, you can
listen here. I
don’t think I really sound that much like the great Johnny Cash—I just sang the
song in his style. My brother’s guitar playing is what helps the most, I think.
But as the song says, There’ll
Never Be Another Johnny Cash. ~
Bruce
A. Borders is the author of more than a dozen books, including: Inside Room 913, Over My Dead Body, The Journey,
Miscarriage Of Justice, The Lana Denae Mysteries, and The Wynn Garrett Series. Available in ebook at www.amazon.com/Bruce-A.-Borders/e/B006SOLWQS
and
paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-a-Million. Bruce A. Borders
is a proud member of Rave Reviews Book Club.
______________________________
Current Reads
No comments:
Post a Comment