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He wrote "Ragged Old Flag" to "reaffirm faith in the country and the goodness of the American people." [2] The song tells a story of an old man in a town square describing what the flag and country have been through together. [3] "Ragged Old Flag" is typical of Cash's particular style of patriotism characterized by his appreciation for the land ...
The man reportedly then turned to Cohan and said, "She's a grand old rag." Cohan thought it was a great line and originally named his tune "You're a Grand Old Rag". So many groups and individuals objected to calling the flag a "rag," however, that he "gave 'em what they wanted" and switched words, renaming the song "You're a Grand Old Flag". [1]
Ragged Old Flag is the 47th album by American country music singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1974. The album addresses several political as well as ethical issues, like many of Cash's other releases. The title track, and the only single from the album, is a spoken word tribute to patriotism amid the Watergate scandal. "Don't ...
Song(s) Album 1972 "I See Men as Trees Walking" Jesus Sound Explosion [35] 1974 "The Last Supper" Live At Spre·e Album [36] 1976 "Ragged Old Flag" It's Time to Pray, America [37] 1984 "Hey Porter", "Luther Played the Boogie", and "Big River" Louisiana Hayride Saturday Nite [38] 1994 "Folsom Prison Blues"
John R. Cash is the 51st overall album by country singer Johnny Cash, released in 1975 on Columbia Records.It consists mostly of covers of other musicians' songs. The first track on the album, a song titled "My Old Kentucky Home", is not the state song of Kentucky, but a composition by Randy Newman which had been previously recorded by the Osborne Brothers in 1970 and Three Dog Night in 1972 ...
In popular music, especially country music, a recitation song or "recitation" as it is more commonly called, is a spoken narrative of a song, generally with a sentimental (or at times, religious) theme. Such numbers were quite popular from the 1930s into the 1960s, although there were only few in number.
Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous: 7 — — 1957 "Next in Line" / "Don't Make Me Go" 9 99 — — — "Home of the Blues" / "Give My Love to Rose" 3 88 — 13 — — 1958 "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" / "Big River" 1 14 15 Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous: 4 — "Guess Things Happen That Way" / "Come In, Stranger" 1 11 54 6 66 9 ...
The movie and the soundtrack tell the story of the life of Jesus. The album consists primarily of spoken-word recordings taken from the film of Cash describing the action on screen, interspersed with occasional songs, including several that are presented in piecemeal form through the album.