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