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Posted By BronxBomber 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Arts & EntertainmentJohnny Cash sings about the Ohio River flood of 1937.
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BronxBomber3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February of 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, 1 million were left homeless, with 385 dead and property losses reaching $500 million, further worsened by the fact that it occurred during the Great Depression and just a few years after the Dust Bowl...
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texangelwings3 months, 3 weeks ago
Thanks BB! My dad and his family lived in Rising Sun, Indiana, located on the Ohio river. The flood took out most of the town across the river, called Rabbit Hash, Kentucky; http://www.rabbithashusa.com/tabacco.php
I remember grandma talking about the water nearly to their yard. There are buildings in Aurora, just north of Rising Sun, that still have water marks on the building above the second floor.
Good song, sad times for many families!
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ind063 months, 3 weeks ago
Johnny was always a fantastic singer, and never afraid to take on songs that expressed the grief of the common man without being stereotypical country "weepers". This is an excellent choice BB!
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1basque13 months, 3 weeks ago
The timing of what the people back east must be saying everyday..I don't think that it would be very easy to recover after a flood. Thnx BB !
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cowboygrandpa3 months, 3 weeks ago
BB:
Johnny could sing about grief and still interject a little humor.
"How high is the water papa, Four feet high and rising, Looks like were gonna be blessed by a little more rain"
Thanks for a good song from him.
My heart goes out for all those suffering thru the floods now.
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