Kris Kristofferson Ballad of Ira Hayes ( Johnny Cash Tribute, 1999)

It s a song by the Indian folk singer Peter LaFarge (Narragansett Indian Tribe), but Johnny s interpretation made it popular. He heard The Ballad of Ira Hayes, one of La Farge s most heartfelt songs, and then saw La Farge perform in New York. They met in Nashville, and the country music star later cut an entire a