larryp58 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Originator of the classic "boom-chicka-boom" sound Cash is noted for. The last of the Trio that steered rock 'n' roll into a new direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Times were very different back then. Three guys (Cash, Perkins, Grant) with nothing more than a basic and somewhat limited knowledge of their instruments and Cash's voice kicked open doors around the world. Today, the high tech world of music wouldn't even give them a listen-to (think of what we might be missing-out on these days). There are pics of Cash's car with guitar cases packed into the back seat and Grant's standup bass tied (with a rope) on the car's roof. Grant was a real force in Cash's band and was there for decades and a "real" friend to Johnny Cash. Don't know if we'll ever again see people like this. They were too simple, too flawed, too human, and just too damned good.......... RIP, Marshall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 A worthy post.....thankyou.... If I may suggest there are at least as many 'country' enthusiasts today as 'rock'n roll' So this trio were fine instigators at the beginning of electric music.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Times were very different back then. Three guys (Cash, Perkins, Grant) with nothing more than a basic and somewhat limited knowledge of their instruments and Cash's voice kicked open doors around the world. Indeed they were. And both Buddy Holly and Lightnin' Hopkins could go out and gig with just themselves and a drummer. Of course, they also had songs and voices that resonated. Reckon' that still applies, when folks need more than a dance beat and stage spectacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Awww. shucks. The last of the original Tennessee Two. Oh, to be on the road with Cash, Luther Perkins, Marshall Grant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Elvis, and June... Sister June... What a dish. What was that masking tap bomb all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Well now Marshall , Luther and John are playing Gospel in Heaven TOGETHER again :D .RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl M Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Here they are, just as the career was picking up speed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JltXG4nGESg&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Love that clip. Did you notice that Cash and Marshall Grant were not plugged into anything? There is a stage mic (thigh high) on the stage, left hand side. I'd assume something up above them also. Cash used to use the heaviest guage strings he could find and thick picks. Dylan says that Cash told him he ruined several very nice guitars because of the heavy strings. And Grant was slapping hard on that standup. Perkins, for almost a year was plugging into a 40watt amp when they played in roadhouses and movie theaters. They were making history with what they had....Look at Mississippi John Hurt. An old dude with an old guitar who sang in his neighborhood and on street corners and thank God someone with some connections finally noticed him and thousands of people finally heard this old dude with his old guitar.. Incredible people making-their-mark, against all odds. Cool people...........Thanks to all of them for the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 re: "Get Rythm" Ranch Party video. What's up with that Martin's pick-guard? Did they make it from scraps, or shelf paper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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