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>>> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO "GREAT DAY HOUSTON."
I FIRST WANT TO SAY AN EXTRA
GOOD MORNING TO THE THREE WOMEN
I MET AT ALBERTSON'S ON GESSNER
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. YOU SAID YOU ALWAYS WATCH
"GREAT DAY HOUSTON" TO FIND OUT
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR
WONDERFUL CITY.
WONDERFUL CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
>>> WHEN YOU ARE A CELEBRITY
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE MADE IT WHEN
YOU ARE KNOWN BY ONE NAME.
YOU REALLY MADE IT WHEN YOU ARE
KNOWN BY A NICKNAME, ELVIS
PRESLEY WAS THE KING.
MICHAEL JACKSON THE KING OF
POP.
POP.
POP. ANOTHER MAN WAS KNOWN AS THE
MAN IN BLACK.
JOHNNIE CASH SOLD OVER 90
MILLION RECORDS.
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♪♪ I CAN'T SEEN THE SUNSHINE SINCE
I DON'T KNOW WHEN.
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NOW
NOW YOU
NOW YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO WATCH AN INTIMATE LOOK INTO HIS
LIFE AND MUSIC.
JOINING US FROM THE MUSICAL,
RING OF FIRE, THE MUSIC OF
JOHNNIE CASH, WE HAVE BEN HOPE
AND KATY BARTON.
THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT GOOD,
CLASSIC MUSIC THAT TRANSCENDS
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> AGREED.
>> AGREED. >> DID YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
JOHNNIE CASH GROWING UP?
I'M LOOKING AT YOUR AGE AND I
KNOW THAT RING OF FIRE VIDEO, I
THINK I SAW THE ORIGINAL THING.
>> OH, WOW!
>> WERE YOU FAMILIAR WITH HIM?
>> I WAS FAMILIAR.
YOU PROBABLY MORE SO THAN I
WAS.
WAS.
WAS. I
WAS. I WAS PROBABLY MORE FAMILIAR
WITH THE CARTER FAMILY.
>> THE OTHER HALF.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> I GREW UP IN ALABAMA
LISTENING TO ALL KINDS OF
COUNTRY MUSIC.
COUNTRY MUSIC. CERTAINLY THE CLASSIC STUFF
HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY
HEART.
HEART.
HEART. NOW I GET TO MAKE MUSIC WITH MY
WIFE.
WIFE.
WIFE. WE
WIFE. WE DO A LOT OF CLASSIC COUNTRY.
>> THIS WORKS SO WELL.
YOU ARE PLAYING THE COUPLE BUT
YOU ARE REALLY MARRIED.
WHEN DID MUSIC FIRST ENTER YOUR
LIFE?
LIFE?
LIFE? >>
LIFE? >> I DANCED SINCE I WAS THREE.
MY FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WAS
THE DRUMS.
THE DRUMS. MY BROTHER PLAYED THE DRUMS.
I WANTED TO DO EVERYTHING MY
BROTHER DID, SO I PLAYED THE
DRUMS, TOO.
DRUMS, TOO. WHEN I MET BEN IS WHEN I
STARTED LEARNING OTHER
INSTRUMENTS.
INSTRUMENTS. THE BASS AND THE GUITAR.
>> Y'ALL ARE MAKING SWEET MUSIC
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> HE GREW UP PLAYING MUSIC
WITH HIS FAMILY.
>> MY FAMILY WAS QUITE MUSICAL.
WE GREW UP IN A LOUD HOUSEHOLD
MAKING MUSIC.
MAKING MUSIC. >> WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT THIS
PERFORMANCE IS THERE IS MUSIC
AND ACTING.
AND ACTING. SO WE CAN FEEL LIKE WE ARE
WATCHING THEIR LIVES UNFOLD ON
STAGE.
STAGE.
STAGE. >>
STAGE. >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. THE DIALOG FROM THE SHOW IS ALL
LIFTED FROM JOHNNIE CASH'S
AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM THE 90s.
IT ALLOWS JOHNNIE TO SPEAK FOR
HIMSELF.
HIMSELF.
HIMSELF. IT ALLOWS HIS MUSIC TO SPEAK
FOR ITSELF.
FOR ITSELF. IT IS AN INTIMATE SPACE.
IT IS LIKE CURLING UP IN
JOHNNIE CASH'S LAP AND LETTING
HIM TELL YOU STORIES.
>> IT DEBUTED ON BROADWAY IN
2006.
2006.
2006. IT
2006. IT IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT EVERY
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >>
NIGHT. >> IT GROWS AND LIVES AND
BREATHES.
BREATHES.
BREATHES. WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD TIME
DOING IT.
DOING IT.
DOING IT. THE CAST IS FIVE PEOPLE.
SOME OF OUR DEAR FRIENDS ARE
WITH US.
WITH US.
WITH US. EVERYBODY GOES OUT AND PUTS
HEART AND SOUL INTO THE SHOW
EVERY NIGHT.
EVERY NIGHT. AS THE PLEASURE TO BOTH, BE
INSIDE AND TO WATCH.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WITH GREAT VOICES OUT THERE.
THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO
BASICALLY IMPRINT THE BUSINESS.
JOHNNIE CASH WAS ONE OF THEM.
WHY DO YOU THINK HE WAS A GUY
WHO STOOD OUT, WHEN HE WAS THE
GUY YOU WOULD THINK NEVER WOULD
HAVE STOOD OUT.
HE DEALT WITH ADDICTION ISSUES
AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
>> I THINK -- YOU CAN ANSWER
THAT QUESTION ABOUT ARTISTS THE
SAME WAY.
SAME WAY.
SAME WAY. THEY ARE LEGITIMATE IN WHO THEY
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. THEY
ARE. THEY ARE HONEST IN THEIR MUSIC.
I THINK HANK WILLIAMS IS THE
SAME WAY.
SAME WAY.
SAME WAY. JOHNNIE CASH IS SUCH A
LIGITIMATE PERSON, IN THAT HE
IS AN AUTHENTIC ARKANSAS MAN
THAT PUTS HIS BEING INTO HIS
MUSIC.
MUSIC.
MUSIC. IT
MUSIC. IT COMES OFF SO HONEST.
IT SPEAKS FOR SO MANY OF US.
WE REALLY CONNECT TO MUSICIANS
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. >> PLAYING JUNE CARTER, WE CAN
SEE THE LOVE.
>> I THINK THEY WERE GENEROUS
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. GENEROUS HEARTS.
GENEROUS HEARTS. I THINK THAT IS WHAT MAKES THEM
COMPELLING.
COMPELLING. >> YOU ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE
OTHER ACTORS PLAYING CHARACTERS
IN JOHNNIE'S LIFE.
EACH PLAYS THEIR OWN
INSTRUMENT.
INSTRUMENT. SONGS INCLUDE I WALK THE LINE,
A BOY NAMED SUE -- ALL THE
SONGS THAT ARE PART OF
AMERICANA RIGHT NOW.
YOU'LL PERFORM FOR US IN A
SECOND.
SECOND.
SECOND. BEFORE YOU DO, HOW IS IT BEING
MARRIED AND TRAVELING TOGETHER?
THERE ARE TIMES YOU ARE
SEPARATE BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING
DIFFERENT PRODUCTIONS BUT THEN
YOU ARE TOGETHER.
>> WE ARE FORTUNATE.
OUR CAREERS COULD ALWAYS KEEP
US APART.
US APART.
US APART. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE
BEEN LUCKY TO WORK TOGETHER
MOST OF THE TIME.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A NICE
LANGUAGE WITH EACH OTHER TO BE
ABLE TO DEVELOP OUR ROLES WELL
AND KEEP THE RELATIONSHIP
HEALTHY.
HEALTHY.
HEALTHY. >> WE TRY NOT TO BRING OUR HOME
LIFE ON THE STAGE WITH US.
>> YOU CAN CATCH RING OF FIRE,
THE MUSIC OF JOHNNIE CASH
TONIGHT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2nd.
TICKETS START AT $25.
AS WE GO TO BREAK, HERE'S BEN
AND KATEY PERFORMING A CLASSIC
JOHNNIE CASH SONG.
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