Back in ’68, when fame first found them, one of the brothers wrote a letter to their hero, Johnny Cash. He never mailed it — afraid it might sound foolish. It said, “If we ever get half as good as you, we’ll still be twice as lucky as most.” When they finally toured with Johnny, Harold found that old letter in his guitar case. He handed it to Cash after the show. Johnny read it quietly and said, “You boys already are.” That letter still sits framed in the Statler family home — the one that was never meant to be sent.
The Letter That Never Left: A Gentle Tribute to Johnny Cash and the Statler Brothers Back in 1968, when the…