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''The Johnny Cash Show'' is an American television music variety show hosted by
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 ca ...
. The
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58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969, to March 31, 1971, on
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; it was taped at the
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in
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. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, invariably preceding the first number with his customary "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" greeting, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe,
June Carter Cash June Carter Cash (born Valerie June Carter; June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. A five-time Grammy award-winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Prior ...
(his wife) and
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,
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,
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, and The Tennessee Three, with Australian-born musical director-arranger-conductor
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. The Statler Brothers performed brief comic interludes. An instrumental version of "
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" was used for the opening credits. It featured many
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musicians, such as
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,
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,
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,
Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Nig ...
,
Mickey Newbury Milton Sims "Mickey" Newbury Jr. (May 19, 1940 – September 29, 2002) was an American songwriter, recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Early life and career Newbury was born in Houston, Texas, on May 19, ...
,
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,
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,
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,
Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Ly ...
and
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 ...
. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great
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, who died eight months after appearing on the show.


Background

Cash had been approached by ABC to host a television show after the major success of his two live prison albums, ''
At Folsom Prison ''Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison'' is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records on May 6, 1968. After his 1955 song "Folsom Prison Blues", Cash had been interested in recording a performance at a p ...
'' and ''
At San Quentin ''Johnny Cash at San Quentin'' is the 31st overall album and second live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, recorded live at San Quentin State Prison on February 24, 1969, and released on June 16 of that same year. The concert was ...
''. The show started with an hour-long tryout offered by ABC as "a summer replacement for its Saturday night variety extravaganza ''
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''."Kienzle, Rich (2007) "Notes for ''The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show''" DVD Boxed Set (Reverse Angle Productions) While Cash had a large degree of freedom, he "had to accept some compromises by hosting showbiz royalty like
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,
George Gobel George Leslie Goebel (May 20, 1919 – February 24, 1991) was an American humorist, actor, and comedian. He was best known as the star of his own weekly comedy variety television series, ''The George Gobel Show'', broadcasting from 1954 to 1959 ...
,
Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Do ...
,
Burl Ives Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American musician, actor, and author with a career that spanned more than six decades. Ives began his career as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually launching his own rad ...
,
Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...
and
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. They gave the show gravitas that satisfied both advertisers and the network".


Format

The show was recorded at Nashville's
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, then home of the
Grand Ole Opry The ''Grand Ole Opry'' is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM. Currently owned and operated by Opry Entertainment (a divis ...
. The show was conceived by
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, who also served as executive producer and director for the first season. Stan Jacobson was also a producer on the show. Myles Harmon was the program executive for ABC Television. The first show featured
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, Cajun fiddler
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,
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as a comic, and
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
. The show included a "Country Gold" segment which featured legends rarely or never seen on network TV such as
Bill Monroe William Smith "Bill" Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass". The genre take ...
and his Blue Grass Boys. Author Rich Kienzle suggests that as well as providing entertainment, the show operated as a "Country Music 101". Cash persisted in the face of ABC "network anxieties" on several occasions. He refused to cut the word "stoned" from Kris Kristofferson's " Sunday Morning Coming Down", he stood by his Christian faith "despite network anxieties", and persisted in bringing on
Pete Seeger Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably ...
whose anti-Vietnam War song on another network had "caused a firestorm". He premiered his " Man in Black" song on an episode taped at Nashville's
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campus. In 1970,
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released ''
The Johnny Cash Show ''The Johnny Cash Show'' is an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969, to March 31, 1971, on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. ...
'', a live album, as a tie-in with the TV series, though the record is not considered a soundtrack. The release is unusual as Columbia was affiliated with competing network
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. Cash's version of
Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Nig ...
's "Sunday Morning Coming Down", included on the series, is included on the album and was released as a single, which was a major hit for Cash. One unusual taping occurred in 1971. Cash began the program assuming it was a regular episode. Moments after Cash greeted the audience,
June Carter Cash June Carter Cash (born Valerie June Carter; June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. A five-time Grammy award-winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Prior ...
came on stage and said she had a special guest.
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then joined the two on stage; as the audience erupted in a standing ovation, Cash realized that it was actually a taping for an installment of '' This Is Your Life'' honoring him.


Series overview


List of episodes


Season 1 (1969–1970)

32 episodes


Season 2 (1970–1971)

26 episodes


Cancellation

The show was canceled in 1971 in response to the
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, which eliminated a half-hour of network prime time programming from all of the major networks' nightly schedules. Cash's show was one of many that had strong rural followings that were canceled across the networks in what came to be known as the "
rural purge The "rural purge" of American television networks (in particular CBS) was a series of cancellations in the early 1970s of still-popular rural-themed shows with demographically skewed audiences, the majority of which occurred at the end of the ...
."


Revival

In 1976,
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ran a revival of the show, ''Johnny Cash and Friends'', as a replacement series for four weeks from August 29 to September 20, 1976. The new show was taped at the newly constructed
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House in Nashville. Aside from musical performances, this series also featured a greater emphasis on comedy, with
Steve Martin Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He has won five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 2013. Additionally, he was nominated ...
and
Jim Varney James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his broadly comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as appearing in films and n ...
appearing as regulars, and with June Carter Cash performing several comedy routines as "Aunt Polly" (reviving a character she had performed early in her career). Following ''Johnny Cash and Friends'', an annual ''Johnny Cash Christmas Special'' series was launched, starting in 1976, with specials airing almost every year until 1985.


''The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show''

A DVD set featuring 66 live performances from the show, called ''The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show'', was released in Region 1 on September 18, 2007. The DVD set was hosted by
Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Nig ...
and directed by Michael B. Borofsky, and was produced by Reverse Angle Productions for
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and
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,
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's catalog division. An accompanying CD, featuring selected numbers from the show (some of them not on the DVD set), was also released.


DVD track list

''DVD 1'' # Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire # Bob Dylan – I Threw It All Away #:*From Season 1, Episode 1, originally aired June 7, 1969. # Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash – Girl From The North Country #:*From Season 1, Episode 1, originally aired June 7, 1969. # Kris Kristofferson – Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) # Louis Armstrong and Johnny Cash – Blue Yodel No. 9 #:*From Season 2, Episode 6, originally aired October 28, 1970. #
Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...
– Heaven Help Us All #:*From Season 2, Episode 8, originally aired November 11, 1970. #
Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater Revival, also referred to as Creedence and CCR, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band initially consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty; his brother, ...
– Bad Moon Rising #:*From Season 1, Episode 15, originally aired September 27, 1969. #
Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...
and Johnny Cash – I Never Will Marry #
George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...
– Medley (White Lightning with Johnny Cash, She Thinks I Still Care, Love Bug, The Race Is On) # Johnny Cash – Hey Porter #
Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...
– Medley (Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line, The Singing Star's Queen, Brown Eyed Handsome Man) #
Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Ly ...
– Stand By Your Man #:*From Season 2, Episode 17, originally aired January 28, 1971. #
Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver. Robbins was one of the most popular and suc ...
– Medley (Big Iron, Running Gun, El Paso) #:*From Season 1, Episode 17, originally aired January 28, 1970. # Johnny Cash – Come Along And Ride This Train # Johnny Cash – As Long As The Grass Shall Grow # Johnny Cash – Man in Black # James Taylor – Sweet Baby James #:*From Season 2, Episode 20, originally aired February 17, 1971. # Pete Seeger and Johnny Cash – Cripple Creek # Pete Seeger and Johnny Cash – Worried Man Blues # Johnny Cash – Sunday Morning Coming Down # Johnny Cash – Old Time Religion # Johnny Cash, The Carter Family,
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 fo ...
, Carl Perkins and The Tennessee Three –
Daddy Sang Bass "Daddy Sang Bass" is a song written by Carl Perkins, with lines from the chorus of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?", and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Cash. It was released in November 1968 as the first single from the album '' T ...
# Mother Maybelle and The Carter Sisters – Wildwood Flower #
Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...
– The Needle and the Damage Done #:*From Season 2, Episode 20, originally aired February 17, 1971. # Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three – Tennessee Flat Top Box #
Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...
and Johnny Cash – The Long Black Veil #:*From Season 1, Episode 6, originally aired July 19, 1969. # Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three with Carl Perkins – Big River ''DVD 2'' # Johnny Cash – I Walk The Line # June Carter Cash – A Good Man #
Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton, keyboardist and singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previou ...
– It's Too Late #:*From Season 2, Episode 14, originally aired January 6, 1971. # Derek and the Dominos with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins –
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#
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– Able Bodied Man # Chorus & Johnny Cash – Country Gold Intro # Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys – Blue Moon Of Kentucky #:*From Season 2, Episode 8, originally aired November 11, 1970. #
Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as " You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My M ...
– I Know How #:*From Season 1, Episode 30, originally aired April 29, 1970. # Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On # Johnny Cash – Ride This Train # Johnny Cash – America The Beautiful # Johnny Cash – This Land Is Your Land #
The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 1939 ...
with Ike Everly and Johnny and Tommy Cash – That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine #
Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...
– Ring Of Fire # Johnny Cash – A Boy Named Sue #
Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...
– Hello Darlin' # Mother Maybelle Carter – Black Mountain Rag #
Tony Joe White Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which was first ma ...
and Johnny Cash – Polk Salad Annie #
Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodt ...
– Wichita Lineman #:*From Season 2, Episode 10, originally aired November 25, 1970. #
Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...
– Cracklin' Rosie # Ray Price – For The Good Times #
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 ...
– Cryin' #:*From Season 1, Episode 15, originally aired September 27, 1969. # Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash – Pretty Woman #:*From Season 1, Episode 15, originally aired September 27, 1969. # Johnny Cash – Wanted Man #
Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music s ...
and Johnny Cash – Recuerdo De La Alhambra # Chet Atkins – Medley (Back Home in Indiana, Country Gentleman, Mister Sandman, Wildwood Flower,
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) #:*From Season 1, Episode 30, originally aired April 29, 1970. # June Carter Cash with Homer And Jethro – Baby, It's Cold Outside # Merle Haggard – No Hard Times # Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash – Sing Me Back Home # Carl Perkins –
Blue Suede Shoes "Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by American singer, songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly records, incorporating elements of blues, country and po ...
#:*From Season 2, Episode 16, originally aired January 21, 1971. # Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, The Carter Family and The Statler Brothers – The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago #
Roy Clark Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted ''Hee Haw'', a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influen ...
– Medley (In The Summertime, 12th Street Rag) #:*From Season 1, Episode 6, originally aired July 19, 1969. # The Statler Brothers – Flowers on the Wall # Johnny Cash – Working Man Blues # Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash – Jackson # Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash – Turn Around # Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash – I Love You Because #
Hank Williams Jr. Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of southern rock, blues, and country. He is the son of ...
– Medley (You Win Again, Cold Cold Heart, I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love With You, Half As Much) # Johnny Cash – A Wonderful Time Up There


CD track list

# Johnny Cash – I Walk the Line # Johnny Cash – Flesh and Blood # Tammy Wynette – Stand by Your Man # George Jones – She Thinks I Still Care / Love Bug / The Race Is On # Johnny Cash – I've Been Everywhere #
Bobby Bare Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", " Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician. Early ca ...
– Detroit City # Ray Charles – Ring of Fire # Derek and the Dominoes – It's Too Late # Kris Kristofferson – Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) # Roy Orbison – Only the Lonely / Oh, Pretty Woman # Johnny Cash with The Carter Family and The Statler Brothers – Belshazzar # Waylon Jennings – Brown Eyed Handsome Man # Johnny Cash and Joni Mitchell – Girl From the North Country #
James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...
– Fire and Rain # Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins and The Tennessee Three –
Daddy Sang Bass "Daddy Sang Bass" is a song written by Carl Perkins, with lines from the chorus of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?", and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Cash. It was released in November 1968 as the first single from the album '' T ...
# Johnny Cash – Closing Monologue – I Walk the Line (reprise)


External links

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Notes

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