Sherry Chandler

Speaking of the braiding of cultural threads, I’ll give you this version of “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” in a tip of the hat to Lance’s open thread discussion of Bonnie and Clyde, which will take place tomorrow night, either at the New Critics site or over at Lance’s place.

I’m sure he’d be pleased to have you join the discussion. For me, I fear, the most memorable thing about Bonnie and Clyde was the Bluegrass soundtrack.

Meanwhile, you might enjoy Lance’s post on Bonnie and Clyde in Nixonland.

I love it when the threads of my cultural interest braid into a single wonderful item, like this version of June Carter Cash’s “Ring of Fire” with Earl Scruggs and Billy Bob Thornton. The Sling Blade edit’s sort of fun, too. The song is from Earl Scruggs and Friends.

Update: I was reminded of this cut when I ran across my Oxford American Southern Music Sampler #5 (2001), which may be the best one they ever did. In addition to this cut, it also has Bob Dylan and Ralph Stanley singing “The Lonesome River,” Kevin Gordon doing “Down to the Well” with Lucinda Williams, Ann Peebles doing a pre-Tina version of “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” (here, too) and Jim White doing a really spooky thing called “The Wound that Never Heals.”