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Come Along And Ride This Train
''Come Along And Ride This Train'' is a Bear Family Records 4-CD box set of Johnny Cash's music. This set brings together all of his uniquely American albums: '' Ride This Train'', ''Blood, Sweat and Tears'', ''Sings the Ballads of the True West'', '' Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian'', '' America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song'', ''From Sea to Shining Sea'', and ''The Rambler''. Track listing Credits *Mastered By - Duncan Cowell *Producer - Don Law, Frank Jones, Larry Butler, Charlie Bragg, Jack Routh *Reissue Producer - Richard Weize Richard Weize (Born August 4, 1945 in Bad Gandersheim, Germany) is the founder of Bear Family Records label, operator of the Richard Weize Archives, and an author. Weize and his work has been featured in the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Rolling Stone ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Come Along And Ride This Train Fiction about rail transport 1991 compilation albums Johnny Cash compilation albums Bear Family Records compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark all-black stage wardrobe which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". Born to poor cotton farmers in Kingsland, Arkansas, Cash rose to fame during the mid-1950s in the burgeoning rockabilly scene in Memphis, Tennessee, after four years in the Air Force. He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash", followed by "Folsom Prison Blues", one of his signature songs. His other signature songs include "I Walk the Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shifting Whispering Sands
__NOTOC__ Shifting Whispering Sands is a Western song and poem written by Vivian Clark Gilbert and his wife Mary Margaret Hadler. It has been widely recorded, and was one of the top songs in the U.S. in 1955 and again in 1962. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Background The song/poem begins with a narration by an unnamed man who is prospecting for gold in the Western U.S. He wanders into the deserted "valley of the shifting, whispering sands", and describes its desolate, frightening environment. After wandering there for "days and weeks" and using all his food and water, he escapes in some unknown way. He "pays his final debt" for being spared by telling what he learned out in the desert. The narration ends, followed by a song that reprises his experience. The entire work takes almost six minutes to recite and sing. Some recorded releases omit the narration entirely, while others incorporate it and the song in va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remember The Alamo (song)
"Remember the Alamo" is a song written by Texas, Texan folk Singing, singer and songwriter Jane Bowers. Bowers details the last days of 180 soldiers during the Battle of the Alamo and names several famous figures who fought at Battle of the Alamo, the Alamo, including Mexican general Santa Anna and Texans: Jim Bowie, William Barrett Travis and Davy Crockett. It champions the Texans' efforts against Mexico to establish an independent republic. Tex Ritter first released the song as the b-side of "Gunsmoke" in 1955. It was the first song in the catalogue of his and Johnny Bond's music company Vidor Publications. Ritter's recording was used in the film ''Down Liberty Road'' the following year. While the song was never a hit single and did not initially make a big impact on the folk community, it has since been covered by many important folk and country artists. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Covers The Kingston Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Grow The Lilacs
Green Grow the Lilacs is a folk song of Irish origin that was popular in the United States during the mid-19th century. The song title is the source of a folk etymology for the word '' gringo'' that states that the Mexicans misheard U.S. troops singing "green grow" during the Mexican–American War. The song appears in the 1931 stage play of the same name by Lynn Riggs, which is the basis of the 1943 musical ''Oklahoma!'' Recordings * 1941 Tony Kraber – included in the 78rpm album ''The Old Chisholm Trail – Songs Of The American Southwest''. * 1957 Gordon MacRae – included in his album ''Cowboy's Lament''. * 1959 Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney – included in the album '' How the West Was Won''. * 1959 Harry Belafonte Recorded in 1958 and released in 1959 on the RCA LP "Love Is a Gentle Thing" LSP1927 * 1963 Chad Mitchell Trio * 1965 Johnny Cash * 1966 Tex Ritter * 1976 The Blue Sky Boys The Blue Sky Boys were an American country music duo consisting of the brothers Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25 Minutes To Go
"25 Minutes to Go" is a song by Shel Silverstein, from his 1962 album ''Inside Folk Songs''. Lyrics The song is literally "gallows humor", as it is sung by a man awaiting his own execution by hanging. Each verse consists of two lines, of which the first line is anything from humorous to poignant, and the second line is a minute-by-minute countdown. :Well they're buildin' the gallows outside my cell. :I got 25 minutes to go. :And in 25 minutes I'll be in hell. :I got 24 minutes to go. And so on. The song is similar in concept to Silverstein's children's song "Boa Constrictor": It presents the point of view of someone who is experiencing a calamity in real time, composing and singing as the events unfold, with a fatal conclusion. "Boa Constrictor", like "25 Minutes to Go", appeared on Silverstein's 1962 album ''Inside Folk Songs''. Johnny Cash was the second artist to do a cover of the song where it differs most notably by having omitted lines. Later versions * Brothers Four, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hall (song)
"Sam Hall" is an English language folk song about a unrepentant criminal condemned to death ( Roud Folk Song Index number 369) for robbing the rich to feed the poor. Prior to the mid-19th century it was called "Jack Hall", after an infamous English thief, who was hanged in 1707 at Tyburn. Jack Hall's parents sold him as a climbing boy for one guinea, which is why most versions of the song identify Sam or Jack Hall as a chimney sweep. History The Fresno State University website states that the printed collection ''Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy'', dated to 1719, has a version of "Jack Hall". The Bodleian Library has a printed version called "Jack the Chimney Sweep", dated between 1819 and 1844. Prior to 1988, the song had been collected from about 18 singers in the oral tradition, limited to England and the United States and there had been only six sound recordings made. Comic performer W. G. Ross adapted one version in the 1840s and changed the name from " Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
"Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" is a cowboy folk song. Also known as "The Cowboy's Lament", "The Dying Cowboy", "Bury Me Out on the Lone Prairie", and "Oh, Bury Me Not", the song is described as the most famous cowboy ballad. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Based on a sailor's song, the song has been recorded by many artists, including Moe Bandy, Johnny Cash, Cisco Houston, Burl Ives, Bruce Molsky, The Residents, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, Colter Wall and William Elliott Whitmore. History Earlier version The ballad is an adaptation of a sea song called "The Sailor's Grave" or " The Ocean Burial", which began "O bury me not in the deep, deep sea." The Ocean Burial was written by Edwin Hubbell Chapin, published in 1839, and put to music by George N. Allen. First times in print The earliest written version of the song was published in John Lomax's "Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads" in 1910. It would first be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streets Of Laredo (song)
"Streets of Laredo" (Laws B01, Roud 23650), also known as "The Dying Cowboy", is a famous American cowboy ballad in which a dying ranger (1911/ Rhymes of the range and trail) tells his story to another cowboy. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Derived from the traditional folk song "The Unfortunate Rake", the song has become a folk music standard, and as such has been performed, recorded and adapted numerous times, with many variations. The title refers to the city of Laredo, Texas. The old-time cowboy Frank H. Maynard (1853–1926) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, claimed authorship of his self published song in 1911 "The Dying Cowboy". Cowboys up and down the trail revised ''The Cowboy's Lament,'' and in his memoir, Maynard alleged that cowboys from Texas changed the title to "The Streets of Laredo" after he claimed authorship of the song in a 1924 interview with journalism professor Elmo Scott Watson, then on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ballad Of Boot Hill
"The Ballad of Boot Hill" is a 1959 song written by Carl Perkins which was recorded by Johnny Cash on Columbia Records. Background The song was originally released in 1959 in the U.S. on a Columbia EP by Johnny Cash entitled ''Johnny Cash Sings 'The Rebel --- Johnny Yuma. The song was also released on his 1965 LP album ''Sings the Ballads of the True West''. The song is about the 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral when three gunmen were killed by Doc Holliday. "The Ballad of Boot Hill" appeared on the 1992 Columbia collection ''The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983'', a career retrospective of Johnny Cash's most important releases. The song was also released on an EP in Canada in 1959, Australia in 1960 and 1963, and in Germany in 1967. Johnny Cash performed the song live at the London Palladium on October 27, 1968 in concert with Carl Perkins. Cover versions "The Ballad of Boot Hill" was recorded in 1984 by country and western singer Johnny Western which appeared on his 1989 album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Statler Brothers
The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally, and from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening act and backup singers for Johnny Cash. Originally performing Southern gospel music at local churches, the group billed themselves as The Four Star Quartet, and later The Kingsmen. In 1963, when the song "Louie, Louie" by the garage rock band also called The Kingsmen became famous, the group elected to bill themselves as The Statler Brothers. Despite the name, only two members of the group (Don and Harold Reid) were actual brothers and no member had the surname of Statler. The group actually named themselves after a brand of facial tissue they had noticed in a hotel room (they later quipped that they could just as easily have named themselves "the Kleenex Brothers"). Don Reid sang lead; Harold Reid, Don's older brother, sang bass; Phil Balsley sang baritone; an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The One On The Right Is On The Left
"The One on the Right Is on the Left" is a country song written by Jack Clement. It was recorded by Johnny Cash on November 29, 1965, and included on his novelty album ''Everybody Loves a Nut'' (1966). It was the album's third and most successful single (see 1966 in music), reaching #2 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Country Singles chart and #46 on '' Billboard''s Pop Singles chart. Content The song is a humorous criticism of musicians that put their political views into their music. It tells the story of a folk song group that is "long on musical ability", but ultimately breaks up due to political differences. At the end of the song, a warning is given not to mix politics with one's music. The punch line to the joke is that "the guy in the rear", is less easily labeled: he is a Methodist and he burned his driver's license (rather than his draft card), etc. Indeed, the song closes by stating that he got drafted. Track listings Chart performance Cover versions The song wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonanza (song)
"Bonanza" is the musical theme for the NBC western television series '' Bonanza'' starring Lorne Greene. It was written for the series by Jay Livingston and Raymond Evans. In 1961, it became a hit for Al Caiola and His Orchestra, whose instrumental recording (United Artists 302, backed with "Bounty Hunter") reached number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Johnny Cash version Johnny Cash recorded an own version, with lyrics rewritten by him and his friend Johnny Western Johnny Western (born October 28, 1934) is an American country singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and radio show host. He is a member of the Western Music Association Hall of Fame and the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame. Early life Jo ..., and released it as a single on Columbia Records (Columbia 4-42512, "Bonanza!" with " Pick a Bale o' Cotton" on the opposite side) in July or August 1962. The '' Billboard'' magazine evaluated the single upon its release as having a "moderate sales potentia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
