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posted by Brad Frenette on Feb 24, 2012

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To mark Johnny Cash's 80th birthday (Feb. 26, 1932), CBC Music commissioned graphic novelist Scott Chantler to create a simple comic to illustrate the life of the country music icon.

Happy birthday, Mr. Cash:

posted by Brad Frenette on Feb 24, 2012

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#1 posted by
Tired and retired
on Feb 24, 2012

Thanks Scott...excellent illustrations....Mr. Cash was larger than life, a great story teller and communicator. I urge those who have not heard them to listen to some of his "American" series of recordings done in his later life.

Cheers

#2 posted by
heywriterboy
on Feb 25, 2012

Oh. I want this. I really really do.

#3 posted by
Tired and retired
on Feb 25, 2012

hey writer boy....I have been blogging all over CBC music for the last couple of days, and there is no traffic...sort of a verbal desert...so I'll exchange with you.

What is it that you really want?

Tired and retired

#4 posted by
dwegowy
on Feb 26, 2012

Well drawn, but impossibly oversimplified. Why not call it Four Frames from Johnny Cash's Life?

#5 posted by
TheIceman
on Feb 26, 2012

@Tired and Retired - The most active blog is the Radio 3 community. Probably not so much on weekends, but during the week during Craig Norris' show 8-12, Grant Lawrence 12-4 and Lisa Christiansen 4-8 PM. Join in for lively spirit discussions centred around Canadian Indie music, but often about anything. It's all good fun. Join us.

#6 posted by
Tired and retired
on Feb 26, 2012

Hello dwegowy...re "impossibly oversimplified", it is called "Johnny Cash's Life In Four Frames". "Simple" was Mr. Chantler's mandate....Johnny got a guitar, he recorded, he found the love of his life in a background of booze and pills, June died. "Simple" makes this graphic an imaginative beauty.

However, for the sake of discussion... let us say there are two more frames. What would you add and where would you place these frames?

Thanks for your comment..

Tired and retired

#7 posted by
Tired and retired
on Feb 26, 2012

Thanks, Iceman...I'll check it out, but wonder why Johnny, Dolly, Mr. Cohen, the Blues, and going back to "vinyl" cannot draw lively discussion. Where are the boomers? Sleeping in their recliner, repetitive news on the tube, I think.

#8 posted by
TheIceman
on Feb 26, 2012

Well it's all pretty new on those parts of the site. The radio3 blog has been going on for many years now. It was all pretty slow until there were hosted streams. Then it slowly built momentum. I think they are hoping to spread the community idea to other parts of the music.cbc.ca website.

#9 posted by
Tired and retired
on Feb 26, 2012

Possibly...... the article writers could help to keep the blog alive.

#10 posted by
Brad Frenette
on Feb 26, 2012

@ dwegowy -- as Tired and Retired mentions, simple was the commission for Scott. It would take at least 100 pages to capture the man's life in total, and it would still be brushstrokes (and here's hoping Scott gives that a go!).

@TheIceman -- good summary. Radio 3 has been around for years and their community is very vibrant. Over time, we expect the same on all these genre communities. Thanks to all of you for getting involved so far. And yes, @Tired and retired -- I've noticed you around the site. Appreciate you mixing it up!

#11 posted by
wicwac
on Feb 28, 2012

Nice job . Both highs and lows in his life.

#12 posted by
Cowtown Bob
on Mar 01, 2012

This is a very cool piece of artowrk. I hope CBC will put some copies up for sale!

#13 posted by
Tired and retired
on Mar 01, 2012

It can be downloaded by right-clicking the graphic... 643 x 1868 pixels will make a nice print....don't see any copyright there. Perhaps the CBC will blog their intentions.

Cheers,

Tired and retired

#14 posted by
Cowtown Bob
on Mar 01, 2012

Yes but wouldn't you rather have the original?!

#15 posted by
Tired and retired
on Mar 01, 2012

Maybe..

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