This song was made popular by Johnny Cash but written by Kris Kristofferson. Johnny’s version became the “Song of the Year” in 1970 on the country charts and almost overnight made Kristofferson a well known entity
There’s also a story of how the two met. Not completely sure how accurate this is but, as I heard it, Kris was an unknown trying to get his songs heard. And his target was Johnny Cash.
He also happened to have a helicopter ???? pilot’s license. So he rented a helicopter and took it to Johnny’s home. And somehow he got Johnny to listen to his tapes.
Perseverence pays off
There’s also a story of how the two met. Not completely sure how accurate this is but, as I heard it, Kris was an unknown trying to get his songs heard. And his target was Johnny Cash.
He also happened to have a helicopter ???? pilot’s license. So he rented a helicopter and took it to Johnny’s home. And somehow he got Johnny to listen to his tapes.
Perseverence pays off
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