| Jesse Morris | |
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 Jesse Morris (2010) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | November 6, 1984 San Francisco California U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 2011 (aged 27) San Francisco California U.S. |
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| Years active | 1997-2011 |
| Formerly of | Jesse Morris and the Man Cougars |
Jesse Morris or Punk Rock Johnny Cash (November 6, 1984 - November 6, 2011) was a busker from San Francisco, California. Six years after his death in 2011 a video of him playing a Johnny Cash song garnered 4 million views.
He was born November 6, 1984. [1] He grew up in Oakland Hills, Oakland, California and began busking when he was about 13 years old. Morris had a baritone voice and people told him it was suited to Johnny Cash songs. [2] He did not begin busking in the subways of San Francisco until he was 18 years old. [3]
He become known for performing cover songs from Merle Haggard, Black Flag and Johnny Cash. [1] Morris was a busker in San Francisco and he became well known for his Johnny Cash covers and he earned the nickname the Punk Rock Johnny Cash. [4] His best known Johnny Cash covers were Folsom Prison Blues and Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down . [1] He also worked as a bouncer for a bar, and he had a band called Jesse Morris and the Man Cougars. He often busked at the BART's 24th Street Mission station and Montgomery Street stations. [4] Before his death he had begun recording a solo album of country songs, but he never completed the record. [5]
In 2008 he was named Best BART Musician in 2008 by San Francisco Weekly. [6]
Morris struggled with mental health issues and addiction. [6] Morris attempted suicide by hanging in September 2011. He was unsuccessful the first time but he successfully committed suicide November 6, 2011. [4]
A four-minute video of Morris busking while singing "Sunday Morning Comin' Down," went viral in 2017 garnering 4 million views. [7]
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