Johnny Russell "The Baptism of Jesse Taylor"

Here's a great song that I hadn't heard in years except in RE-RECORDS! FOOEY! Here's the original! A #14 hit early in 1974.

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[KLUNKET]

Does anyone know if Johnny has been entered into the Country Music Hall of Fame?

[wilburscott]

Nope he hasn't...unfortunately!

[MrJaypitbull]

@wilburscott well he needs to be

[luckybriaN100]

This song is a wonderfully close parallel to 'Amazing Grace'.

[headredbone]

@KLUNKET Johnny probably will not make into the CMHF, not with the clowns that are running Nashville now.

[Mnnamvet65]

This song and some of the other by John, remind me of when I was a just young boy about 8 or 9 when we lived on the farm. We would all go to church on Sunday morning in my Dads old 40 Chevy, and after church all the grown ups would get together in the church yard and talk and smoke and the kids would all be playing in the back in the woods by the pond behind the church.

[Techno4862]

This song was based on a true story.

[Micheal4462]

Can you see me now?

[billyadams1964]

love this song

[stillsouthern3]

I remember hearing this on a real old radio when i was around 10 yrs old. I havent heard this song by Johnny in over THIRTY SEVEN YEARS. WHAT A TREAT!!!! Thank u so much wilburscott