Johnny Cash Tribute "Hey Johnny".

It was Yorkville Avenue around 1968 when I first heard Peter McBurnie (ala Orbit Starr) sing his new song "Hey Johnny", a tribute song to Johnny Cash. I always looked forward to hearing new songs from Pete because it energized the whole street, you could feel the excitement whenever he made the scene.

We were all fans of Johnny Cash and this was a great way to pay tribute to one of our hero's. I started singing the song myself and have included it in my own repertoire on many occasions through the years and my audiences have always been very enthusiastic, but it was always the Country fans who were especially drawn to this Johnny tribute.

Now that there has been a renewed focus on Johnny Cash through the recently released film portraying his life's work, I thought it appropriate to publish this never before released tribute song for all Johnny's fans to hear. It was always Pete's dream to play this song for Johnny personally but it was never to be, Nashville can sometimes feel like a world away when you're an unknown from Small-town, it's too bad because I think Johnny would have liked it.

Time has a way of creeping along, sometimes without fanfare, but we did get one chance to record this Johnny Cash tribute in 1981, along with three other McBurnie originals. It was for our own enjoyment really, but there was also a feeling that we might be able to find the right place at the right time with it. Unfortunately we didn't know anybody in the right place and we certainly didn't know the right time, whatever that means. Still we have the recordings and you can listen to them all at the Music Borders website listed below...

In the meantime have a listen to "Hey Johnny"

Article by: John Ellis

Published by: Music Borders
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