Johnny Cash’s Tour Bus Now At The Ryman In Nashville
The post Johnny Cash’s Tour Bus Now At The Ryman In Nashville appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Johnny Cash’s tour bus usually housed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame now on display at Nashville’s … [+] Ryman Auditorium Credit: Pam Windsor Normally housed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Johnny Cash’s former tour bus, known as “JC Unit One” is now on display outside the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. “Johnny bought this bus in 1979,” says Shelby Morrison, Vice President of Curatorial Operations at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “It was the shell of an old Greyhound bus, and he spent the equivalent of a million dollars in today’s money to customize the inside of it.” The work was done by a luxury coach designer in Columbus, Ohio. Since the Cash family would spend a lot of time onboard, Johnny and June wanted to make it feel like home. Inside Johnny Cash’s former tour bus Credit: Pam Windsor “It has touches of wood and leather, and then June Carter Cash’s compartment, as well as the children’s section in the back, has the blue velvet plush and lace curtains inspired by the Carter family’s front parlor,” Morrison explains. “So, you really get the personality of the family with special touches like a rotisserie oven Johnny had installed to cook chicken.” June Carter Cash’s compartment on former tour bus Credit: Pam Windsor June Carter Cash’s compartment on former tour bus Credit: Pam Windsor Kitchen area of former tour bus where Johnny had a rotisserie oven installed. Credit: Pam Windsor While the family spent a lot of time on board JC Unit One, the bus was also used for the 1991 Highwayman Tour and transported Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson from show to show. Cash owned the bus from 1979 until the summer of 2003. “He sold the bus two…
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Johnny Cash’s tour bus usually housed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame now on display at Nashville’s … [+] Ryman Auditorium Credit: Pam Windsor Normally housed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Johnny Cash’s former tour bus, known as “JC Unit One” is now on display outside the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. “Johnny bought this bus in 1979,” says Shelby Morrison, Vice President of Curatorial Operations at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “It was the shell of an old Greyhound bus, and he spent the equivalent of a million dollars in today’s money to customize the inside of it.” The work was done by a luxury coach designer in Columbus, Ohio. Since the Cash family would spend a lot of time onboard, Johnny and June wanted to make it feel like home. Inside Johnny Cash’s former tour bus Credit: Pam Windsor “It has touches of wood and leather, and then June Carter Cash’s compartment, as well as the children’s section in the back, has the blue velvet plush and lace curtains inspired by the Carter family’s front parlor,” Morrison explains. “So, you really get the personality of the family with special touches like a rotisserie oven Johnny had installed to cook chicken.” June Carter Cash’s compartment on former tour bus Credit: Pam Windsor June Carter Cash’s compartment on former tour bus Credit: Pam Windsor Kitchen area of former tour bus where Johnny had a rotisserie oven installed. Credit: Pam Windsor While the family spent a lot of time on board JC Unit One, the bus was also used for the 1991 Highwayman Tour and transported Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson from show to show. Cash owned the bus from 1979 until the summer of 2003. “He sold the bus two…
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