Johnny Cash: When Uncle Bill Quit Dope

[SelfTubeFreak]

Do you have ears X better?

[XbetterXhunterX]

hey guys i love music and i need some advice... so if u can tell me any good country songs just give me a shout.

[musicmandon1]

I've mentioned how Mom taped the Johnny Cash show on reel-to-reel. considering I was 7 when this was aired, somehow I think she cut this out of the tape. I hadn't heard the name "Paul Goebbels," then, and wouldn't for another decade, but she would have kept this song away from my impressionable ears the way Goebbels kept the truth about Max Schmeling's defeat by Joe Louis from the German people in 1938--by pulling the plug.

[luxurytheme]

At 1:17 the crowd breaks into applause all at once. Hmmmm wonder if an applause sign turned on?

[abargle]

@luxurytheme It is strange, but I'm guessing something happened out of camera range the Ryman audience saw that the TV audience didn't. Why would they hit the Applause sign in the middle of the song except maybe by accident, but I don't buy it.

[moproducer]

@luxurytheme Exactly. The producers of the Cash show wanted applause at every turn, including response to a song lyric or an instrumental break. I can tell you that it got to be annoying, because they would usually mix the audience so loud that you couldn't hear the music.

In this instance, the cue for the audience to affirm Uncle Bill's pledge came a couple of measures too late. But this was a not exactly unusual on the Cash show.

[teabaggervance8]

@luxurytheme they were clapping for June whom entered stage left-everyone knew if she wasn't there the beloved Johnn would be gone

[jazzaste123]

Uncle bill done well well done uncle bill it's not easy hahaha love u jr

[dandae64]

KEEP PRESSING 5!

[MrPeachlover]

the funny thing is I have an uncle Bill lol

[TheLegendJohnnyCash]

@MrPeachlover Me too! haha but im pre sure he dont do dope!

[sethzky77]

sounds like this dickhead I know.

[jackblacksutube]

@sethzky77 i know a vaginafoot

[moproducer]

Dick Feller, a Missouri native, was fairly prolific in the 70s, writing hits for Sheb Wooley, Jimmy Dean, Tex Williams ("Miss Nancy Ann's Hotel"), Jerry Reed ("Lord, Mr. Ford"), John Denver ("Some Days Are Diamonds") and Cash ("Any Old Wind That Blows").

He had a few charted hits himself, including "Biff, the Friendly Purple Bear", "The Credit Card Song" and "Makin' The Best of a Bad Situation".

Feller made his network TV singing debut on the Cash show with "Georgia Clay".

[abargle]

@moproducer Do you know if he wrote this song specifically for Cash? Man, it sure sounds like it.

[moproducer]

@abargle I couldn't say, but he often writes for artists and situations, such as "Eastbound & Down" (Jerry Reed) for the movie, Smokey & The Bandit. He worked briefly as a contract writer for House of Cash, and this may have been during that time.

I always thought that Feller was one of the cleanest fingerpickers out there, and he's done a lot of session work in Nashville. A good example is his guitar work on "Makin' The Best of a Bad Situation", which you can find here on the 'Tube.

[122753Carl]

Thank you so much for posting this... I heard it on this show in 1971. I had just turned 17. I never missed a Johnny Cash show. I'd been hooked on JC since 68'. In the summer of that same year, I saw him live at the Illinois State Fair. It was the greatest moment in my young life. I don't think I sat down the whole night. Still maybe the greatest concert I've ever seen. No one like him, before or since...

[jazzaste123]

I HAVE NT HEARD THIS FOR A WHILE I LOVE IT THANK U SO MUCH FOR UPLOADING LOVE BLESS

[sociald666]

Too Funny, To True, Too Johnny CASH!!!

[dumbbina]

biggest regret of my life (it's up there) is meeting him, and me without a kodak!

[Nuramona1]

I'm sure, he was thinking of his own life, when he was singing that song. Great performance. Love you Johnny

[abargle]

I Googled it and came up with this: Uncle Bill And The Cocaine (aka When Uncle Bill Quit Dope). Apparently kudos go out to Dick Feller, who wrote the tune. Thanks for keeping me honest!

[JohnnyCash1Fan1]

I can't find the lyrics of this!! Sure that this is the real song's name?

[djhenwood]

He IS the greatest

[lainio52]

We miss You Johnny and June here in Finland too.Hope to see You in concert on the other side of Jordan.This song should be translated in finnish.Thank You Johnny and June.

[dddproject]

if any drug should be called dope its cocaine. that shit releases all your dopamine for a high high and once it runs out a low low.

[cherokeefran]

This is fantastic - No one can 'tell' a story like Johnny. Lord, we all miss him ......

I bet he and June are entertaining the angels!

[warfreak1980]

legend !

[vortexspiral]

Awesome performance. Johnny Cash was the greatest!

[mdepew]

Dick Feller is still awesome!

[1981yearofthedon]

hahaha what an amazingly true song !!

Johnny Cash is legendary !!

[armyofdiamonds]

I love Dick Feller! He is one of the best songwriters around! Thank you for posting.

[qwer4o]

Awesome song! I was expecting some better, surprising ending though...

[rigzeee]

i love him singing this song! jr is the man!

[gduwen]

No one can sing like Johnny about that kind of stuff, he was so great. You can't say you don't like Johnny's music, the truth straight.

[cashfan123]

jr is amazing thanks for this

[cashfan85]

Awesome! I`ve never heard this before!

[hallogenljus]

he´s amazing. How can do such music, I love it.

[JohnnyCashShow]

Wow! This is fantastic! Thanks for posting!

[rabbitshirt]

Man, can you believe he sang this on TV at that time?

[z4rt4n]

Great Song!

[cashfan123]

fffffffffff boss song i love johnnys a legand ffffffffffffffff

[Johi2410]

That's exactly three Years after Folsom :-)

[Chatzi473]

I LOVE IT

[vampsin]

Trainspotting country style!! Awesome!!!

[zaaritha]

Very good!

[willardXC]

omg this was so funny

thanks for posting