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AL: GOP AG Records ‘Duet’ With Johnny Cash

This is not April Fools. Pretty fun Christmas gift if you ask us.

MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s top law enforcement official would likely disapprove of shooting a man in Reno just to watch him die, but Attorney General Troy King seized the opportunity to perform with the country star who sang those dark lyrics.The late Johnny Cash told that tale of woe in “Folsom Prison Blues,” one of his signature songs. Far less well known was his version of “My Elusive Dreams,” a tune he recorded in 1984 but never released — until King was provided a copy by one of Cash’s former producers.

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  1. Comments  State News Shot » Johnny Cash and Politicians   |  Friday, 18 January 2008 at 2:17 pm

    […] general. First we heard about how Alabama Republican A.G. Troy King recorded his version of “My Elusive Dreams” as a fun Christmas gift for his friends down in Alabama. Now we have video of Missouri Democrat […]

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