Johnny Cash 'Michigan City, Howdy do' Rare 1976 albumtrack.mp4

A super Johnny Cash song, only released on the 1976-album 'one piece at a time' I will be uploading more rare Cash-songs, so check in later. The Doc, www.robdokter.com

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• Michicigan
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[RichardWrite1]

I was astonished when doing my family history and I found out that the man Johnny Cash sings about in this song, Johnson Van Dyke Grigsby, was a real person, really sent to prison in 1908 as the song says....and especially when I found out he was sent to the prison in Michigan City for murdering my great grandfather (my grandfather's dad). Clearly though, the song is wrong when it says he was "paroled in 89." The song was recorded in '76, and I believe it was 74 when he was paroled.

[ExpatBlues]

@RichardWrite1 Thanks for this info Richard. As a musician/songwriter myself i'm always very interested in stories behind songs escpecially when they're true life stories. Sorry for your family.

Take care

The Doc

[crstolleraz92409]

@pilot339 Hey what's up Pilot? How are You?

[93shelbymustang]

That picture...left side of bridge going to washington park

[pilot339]

@crstolleraz92409 Hahaha hey Chris!!!

[crstolleraz92409]

I was born and raised in Michigan City, Indiana.

I now live in Anthem, Arizona.

[dizasta25]

@93shelbymustang me too :)

[93shelbymustang]

I live in michiagan city!!!! :D

[Sk8onURown]

It's wierd, i figured the city wouldnt be this popular.

[EpicFailFSM]

This is weird. The views for this video are 2,219.

And the area code for Michigan City is 219.

Hmm. SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES! :O

[therockkkkher]

thanks for the song, i dont think he should have publicized a killers name, and make him famous unless he researched why and if it caused good people some grief but i sure do enjoy old cash songs !!!

[Johnny99112]

@RichardWrite1 He was paroled at 89 years of age, not in 1989.