Kids are freaking great, right? They just keep getting smarter and more clever every generation. Here's the latest whiz, 5-year-old Wesley, who performs his own unique rendition of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" at the 2009 Spring Coffee Shop Jam at Columbia City Theater in Seattle. This is not a child being exploited or another chance for fanatical stage parents to put their kid under a spotlight. The clip is from an ongoing event that gives students at Heartwood Guitar Instruction a chance to showcase their abilities. I
I love how he says "twain" instead of "train," and when he sings, "But I shot a man in Reno / just to watch him die," it kills me.
This article appears in Jul 29 – Aug 4, 2009.