Ramblin' Jack's first Johnny Cash Show appearance

From the Sept. 20, 1969 episode of The Johnny Cash Show, Ramblin' Jack does "If I Were A Carpenter" then he and Cash duet on "Take Me Home" (in G). Pure Americana fabulousness.

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Music

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• Johnny Cash
• Ramblin' Jack Elliot
• If I Were A Carpenter
• Take Me Home

[Fretkillr]

Unlike the button pushing, loop sampling, auto-tuning, psuedo-musicians of today, Ramblin' Jack is a highly skilled guitarist and a true "analog man".

[redxl7]

Thanks for uploading this, I love Ramblin' Jack Elliott!

[rjtombari]

I got to know Jack in California, he told the story about his father being born in a farmhouse in Uncasville CT. Jack would stop in for a few days after I moved back to CT. I had a friend do a title search and found the former Adnapose home. Jack stopped by and spent the night. A light snow fell overnight, I said "Come on Jack, I got something I want to show you" I drove about 1/4 mile, pulled up in front an old farmhouse and said "Thats the house your dad was born in". Tears came to his eyes.

[SteveGaines]

@FellowWorker1905 Johnny Cash''s show WAS NOT your typical country music show of the 60's like Hee Haw, The Porter Waggoner Show, The Wilburn Brothers Show etc, He had LOTS of acts that as a 8 or 9 year old child I had never heard of. As I've gotten older I realized I was watching some of the greatest musicians/singer/songwriters of all time on John R. Cash's show. We never missed it even though my old man wore a flat top and played "OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE"" every morning....LOL

[hotelvictoriaent271]

ouch i/m crying

[headstock48]

@cooterbrowntown Well, just because someone changes their name, and to a degree, their identity, that doesn't mean they aren't talented or worth listening to. Bob Dylan, for example. I just think the notion that someone is a fake or not genuine because they change their name, etc. is a little harsh.

[MrRiblet]

this is cooooollll

[Bounce2Dat]

This is so gorgeous. Absolutely ethereal.

[FellowWorker1905]

For Johnny Cash to have had all them there 'longhaired, hippie type, pinko fags" on his show in the middle of such turbulant times shows what kind of man he really was.

My dad was as redneck as you could get, but he never missed a show. I was but 10-11 at the time, and I frankly don't remember any of his guests (pity that.) Thankfully, youtube allows those memories to be brought back to life.

[harrharrferr]

Man, Jack was real outta tune for a second. Dude has such a good poker face you'd never even notice.

[bscondict]

What a beautiful and imperfect voice , don't anger the Gods Jack !

[kpotter2012]

Beautiful. I had the thrill of watching Jack perform about 6 years ago in a 100 year old church in a ghost town in Eastern Oregon with about 60 or so other souls. He was mesmerizing, truly a bard. He sat on the stage in an old wooden chair, with a guitar on his lap and a cow dog asleep at his feet. An old man who told rambling stories that grew seamlessly into songs with a few subtle strums on his guitar, floating gently across the evening, carried by the gentle tenor of his voice. Amazing!