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The janitor who landed in his front yard #Shorts #KrisKristofferson#OutlawCountry #Nashville

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Before Kris Kristofferson became a counterculture icon and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, he worked as a janitor at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville emptying ashtrays while Cash was cutting records. Strict protocol prohibited low-level staff from speaking to artists, but Kristofferson famously used his National Guard pilot training to land a helicopter in Johnny Cash's yard to hand-deliver his material. Cash was so struck by Kristofferson's poetic framing of outlaws and vagabonds that he championed his catalog against executive pushback. This 1971 television broadcast aired right as Kristofferson's compositions were permanently redefining American songwriting.
Source: Kristofferson and Cash recounted the helicopter demo delivery in numerous television interviews, Cash's 1997 autobiography, and Ken Burns' Country Music documentary.
Tags: Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Nashville history, Outlaw Country, Columbia Records, songwriting history, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Guy Clark, Waylon Jennings
#Songwriting #CountryMusic #MusicHistory #OutlawCountry #Nashville
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