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Greatest!
''Greatest!'' is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. It was released on October 19, 1959, by Sun Records after Cash had left the label and signed with Columbia Records. The album is made of songs Cash recorded for Sun prior to leaving the label. The album was re-issued in 2003 by Varèse Sarabande with four additional tracks, two of them being alternate versions of songs already on the album. The tracks on ''Greatest!'' were recorded between July 1955 and July 1958. Six out of the twelve songs became singles, with "Get Rhythm "Get Rhythm" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Johnny Cash. It was originally released as the B-side to the single release "I Walk the Line" in 1956 on Sun 241. It was re-released with overdubbed "live" eff ..." topping the Country charts and becoming the most successful one. Track listing Charts Singles - ''Billboard'' (United States) References 1959 albums Johnny Cash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther Played The Boogie
"Luther Played the Boogie" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. Luther is Luther Perkins, the guitarist in Cash's band. The song was recorded on July 10, 1958. during Cash's final sessions for Sun Records. It would be released as a single (music), single (Sun 316, with "Thanks a Lot (Johnny Cash song), Thanks a Lot", another song from the same session, on the opposite side) on February 15 of the next year, when he already left the label for Columbia Records, Columbia. Before that, the song appeared on Sun Records' album ''Greatest!, Greatest! Johnny Cash'', that came out in January 1959. Cash received a BMI award for this single. Charts References {{authority control Johnny Cash songs 1959 singles Songs written by Johnny Cash Sun Records singles 1959 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs Of Our Soil
''Songs of Our Soil'' is the sixth studio album by American singer Johnny Cash. It was originally released on July 6, 1959, and later re-issued on August 27, 2002 with two additional bonus tracks. The major theme throughout this album is death. Death concludes "The Man on the Hill", "Hank and Joe and Me", "Clementine" and "My Grandfather's Clock." "Don't Step on Mother's Roses" is about a family losing their parents to death; first Mother, then Daddy. "The Great Speckled Bird" is a spiritual about the Second Coming of Jesus. "The Caretaker" is the story of a cemetery caretaker wondering who will mourn for him when his time comes. Even "Five Feet High and Rising" ("the hives are gone; I lost my bees") and "Old Apache Squaw" ("...the next white man that sees my face is gonna be a dead white man") mention death in some way. "I Want to Go Home" is a retitled version of the nautical standard " The John B. Sails". By his own admission, Cash was becoming fascinated by death during this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Too
"Katy Too" is a song co-written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. The song was recorded by Cash at Sun Records on May 28, 1958, and released by Sun as a single (Sun 321, with "I Forgot to Remember to Forget "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" is a 1955 rockabilly and country song, first recorded by Elvis Presley written by Stan Kesler and Charlie Feathers. It was Elvis' first no. 1 record nationally. The single was the fifth and final single released ..." on the opposite side) in June 1959, when he had already left the label for Columbia. Composition Charts References {{authority control Johnny Cash songs 1959 singles Songs written by Jack Clement Songs written by Johnny Cash Sun Records singles 1959 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now, There Was A Song!
''Now, There Was a Song!'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Johnny Cash. It features songs by notable country singers Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams, and George Jones. It was released on May 2, 1960 on the Columbia record label. Track listing Personnel * Johnny Cash - vocals, rhythm guitar ;Tennessee Two * Luther Perkins - lead guitar * Marshall Grant - bass with: * Johnny Western - rhythm guitar * Don Helms - steel guitar * Buddy Harman - drums * Gordon Terry - fiddle * Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "half step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His signatu ... - piano Charts Singles - ''Billboard'' (United States) References External links Maninblack.net Great Johnny Cash Fansite Now, There Was a Song! Now, There Was a Song! Now, There Was a Song! Legacy Recordings albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Forgot To Remember To Forget (song)
"I Forgot to Remember to Forget" is a 1955 rockabilly and country song, first recorded by Elvis Presley written by Stan Kesler and Charlie Feathers. It was Elvis' first no. 1 record nationally. The single was the fifth and final single released on Sun Records before Elvis moved to RCA Records. Background The song was recorded at Sun Studio on July 11, 1955, by Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, Bill Black, and Johnny Bernero on drums, and released on August 20, 1955, along with "Mystery Train" (Sun 223). It was first re-released along with "Mystery Train" by HMV in New Zealand in November 1955, the first appearance of Elvis Presley on 12” vinyl internationally (MCLP 6001). It was re-released by RCA Victor (#47-6357) in December, 1955, after Elvis switched to that label. Scotty Moore's guitar had a Nashville steel guitar sound, and Bill Black played a clip-clop rhythm. Elvis sang a brooding vocal. This is the closest the trio came to a traditional country song while at Sun.The Blue M ... [...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] |
Bill Justis
William Everett Justis Jr. (October 14, 1926 – July 16, 1982) was an American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and arrangement, musical arranger, best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song, "Raunchy (instrumental), Raunchy". As a songwriter, he was also often credited as Bill Everette. Biography Justis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, but grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and studied music at Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, Tennessee), Christian Brothers College (high school department) and Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. A trumpet and saxophone player, while in university he performed with local jazz and dance bands. He returned home to Memphis in 1951 and was eventually taken on by Sam Phillips at Sun Records where he recorded music for himself as well as arranged the music for Sun artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Charlie Rich, the latter of which he is credited with discovering. Released in November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Tell Me (Johnny Cash Song)
"You Tell Me" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Roy Orbison. The song was recorded by Cash at Sun Records in May 1958. and released as a single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Single" (William Wei song), 2016 * "Single", by ... (Sun 331, with " Goodby Little Darlin'" on the opposite side) in September 1959, when he already left the label for Columbia. Background References {{Johnny Cash Johnny Cash songs 1959 singles Songs written by Roy Orbison Sun Records singles 1959 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as operatic, earning him the nicknames "The Caruso of Rock" and "The Big O." Many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male rock-and-roll performers chose to project machismo. He performed while standing motionless and wearing black clothes to match his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses, which he wore to counter his shyness and stage fright. Born in Texas, Orbison began singing in a rockabilly and country-and-western band as a teenager. He was signed by Sam Phillips of Sun Records in 1956, but enjoyed his greatest success with Monument Records. From 1960 to 1966, 22 of Orbison's singles reached the ''Billboard'' Top 40. He wrote or co-wrote almost all of his own Top 10 hits, including "Only the Lonely" (1960), " R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just About Time
"It's Just About Time" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Jack Clement. The song was recorded by Cash in July 1958 during his final sessions for Sun Records, and released as a single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Single" (William Wei song), 2016 * "Single", by ... (Sun 309, with " I Just Thought You'd Like to Know", another song from the same sessions, on the opposite side) in November. Background Yet, Peter Lowry notes (in his book ''I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle'') that "compared to recent singles this could be seen as a flop chartwise, with a stay of just one week in the ountrycharts at the start of 1959." The flip side, " I Just Thought You'd Like to Know," reached #85 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and didn't enter the country chart at all. Charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Kesler
Stanley Augustus Kesler (August 11, 1928October 26, 2020) was an American musician, record producer and songwriter, whose career began at the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. He co-wrote several of Elvis Presley's early recordings including " I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" and "I Forgot to Remember to Forget", and played guitar and bass on hit records by Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. As a producer, his successful records included "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. Early life Kesler was born in Abbeville, Mississippi. He learned to play mandolin and guitar as a child, and steel guitar during his time in the United States Marine Corps. Career After his discharge, he formed a band with his brothers, before joining Al Rodgers in his band, performing in and around Amarillo, Texas. After two years with Rodgers, Kesler moved around 1950 to Memphis, where he played in various country and Western swing bands, including the Snearly Ranch Boys led by Clyde Leopp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Just Thought You'd Like To Know
"I Just Thought You'd Like to Know" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Charlie Rich. The song was recorded by Cash in July 1958 during his final sessions for Sun Records. and released as a single (Sun 309, with "It's Just About Time", another song from the same sessions, on the opposite side) in November. Background "I Just Thought You'd Like to Know" only made it to number 85 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with only a one-week stay there, and didn't enter the ''Billboard'' country chart, while "It's Just About Time" reached number 30 on the country chart and number 47 on the Hot 100. John M. Alexander (in his book ''The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash'') notes that as a good result (achieved "despite all the attention surrounding" Cash's second Columbia single, "Don't Take Your Guns to Town "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is a song written and recorded by American singer Johnny Cash. It was released in December 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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