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Johnny Cash's Sun Recordings
The ''Johnny Cash Sun Records discography'' details the music recorded by country music legend Johnny Cash and released on Sun Records. From late 1954 to July, 1958, Cash recorded for Sun Records, a label founded by Sam Phillips and located at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Despite making his final recordings for Sun in 1958 and subsequently moving to Columbia Records, Phillips amassed sufficient backlog to continue to release new material by Cash in single and album format until as late as 1964. LPs Cash was the first Sun artist to release an LP Singles The following are the singles released by Sun Records.Liner Notes, Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two: The Complete Original Sun Singles, Varese Sarabande, 1999. Cash left Sun for Columbia in July, 1958. Sun continued to release singles through 1964. Sun recording history Between September 1, 1954, and July 17, 1958, Cash recorded several sessions at Memphis Sun Studios. The Sun singles and albums were recorded at th ...
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Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American Country music, 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 The Tennessee Three, 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 Honorific nicknames in popular music, 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 United States Air Force, Air Force. He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash", followed by "Fol ...
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Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sales and streaming. The current number-one song, as of the chart dated December 24, 2022, is " You Proof" by Morgan Wallen. History ''Billboard'' began compiling the popularity of country songs with its January 8, 1944, issue. Only the genre's most popular jukebox selections were tabulated, with the chart titled "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records". For approximately ten years, from 1948 to 1958, ''Billboard'' used three charts to measure the popularity of a given song. In addition to the jukebox chart, these charts included: * The "best sellers" chart – started May 15, 1948, as "Best Selling Retail Folk Records". * An airplay chart – started December 10, 1949, as "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys". The ...
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Ballad Of A Teenage Queen
"Ballad of a Teenage Queen" is a song written by Jack Clement and recorded by Johnny Cash, with background music by The Tennessee Two. Recorded for his 1958 album ''Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous,'' it hit number 1 on the US Country charts and number 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Content The song tells the story of a small-town teenage girl with golden hair and blue eyes who is considered the prettiest the townsfolk have ever seen. She is so pretty that all the boys want to have her. But the girl prefers and loves the boy next door, who is employed at the candy store. The boy saves enough money to buy a ring and plans to marry her "next spring", but suddenly, a movie scout from Hollywood comes to take her away. Mesmerized by what Hollywood has to offer, she leaves the boy and her hometown and heads to the big city. Very soon, the girl becomes famous and enjoys the big-city pleasures like a fancy house and a swimming pool. However, she begins to miss "her old hometown ...
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Give My Love To Rose
"Give My Love to Rose" is a country song by Johnny Cash, which he recorded together with the Tennessee Two at Sun Records under the production of Sam Phillips in 1957. The song was released in August of the same year as the B-side of the single "Home of the Blues" (Sun 279), which reached No. 3 in the Country Jockey charts and No. 5 in the Country & Western Chart. "Give My Love To Rose" reached No. 13 in the Country & Western Chart. Cash recorded the song several times. For his 2002 version, he received his fourth and final Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. Background Cash said a prisoner from San Quentin State Prison asked him to take a message to his wife if he ever went through his hometown. This conversation, according to Cash, was the inspiration for the lyric, which is about a dying convict who is released after ten years of imprisonment. The man is on his way to Louisiana from San Francisco to see his wife and his child one last time before he dies. He c ...
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Home Of The Blues
"Home of the Blues" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Cash. The song was recorded on July 1, 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee, and was released as a single in August the same year. It was also included as the eleventh track of his second album, ''Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous''. The song was written by Johnny Cash, Lillie McAlpin and Glenn Douglas Tubb and produced by Jack Clement. Partial ownership of the song is held by Florida businessman John Palumbo. Cover versions of the song were recorded by Dwight Yoakam in 1988, by Laughing Hyenas in 1995 and by Owl City in early 2012. The song was also recorded by Joaquin Phoenix for the 2005 film '' Walk the Line''. Content The song is an autobiography An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life. It is a form of biography. Definition The word "autobiography" was first used deprecatingly by William Taylor in 1797 in the E ...
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Don't Make Me Go
"Don't Make Me Go" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. The song was recorded by Cash in April 1957 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 ... on Sun Records (Sun 266) later in the year, with " Next in Line" (another song from the same recording session) on the opposite side. The single reached #9 on the ''Billboard'' C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart. Composition It is a melancholy love song, as is the song it was coupled with on the single. References {{authority control Johnny Cash songs 1957 singles Songs written by Johnny Cash Sun Records singles 1957 songs ...
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Next In Line (Johnny Cash Song)
"Next in Line" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. The song was recorded by Cash in April 1957 and released as a single on Sun Records (Sun 266) later in the year, with "Don't Make Me Go "Don't Make Me Go" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. The song was recorded by Cash in April 1957 and released as a single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * " ..." (another song from the same recording session) on the opposite side. The single reached #9 on the ''Billboard'' C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart. The song "Next in Line" (on its own) also reached #99 on the Top 100 and the top ten on the Most Played C&W by Jockeys chart. Composition It is a melancholy love song, as is the song it was coupled with on the single. References {{authority control Johnny Cash songs 1957 songs 1957 singles Songs written by Johnny Cash Sun Records singles ...
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Train Of Love (Johnny Cash Song)
"Train of Love" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. The song was recorded by Cash in April 1956 and released as a single on Sun Records (Sun 258) in late 1956, with "There You Go" on the opposite side. The single reached #1 on ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...s Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes chart References {{Johnny Cash Johnny Cash songs 1956 singles Songs written by Johnny Cash Sun Records singles 1956 songs ...
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There You Go (Johnny Cash Song)
"There You Go" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. The song was released as a single on Sun Records (Sun 258) in late 1956, with "Train of Love" on the opposite side. The single reached #1 on ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...s Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes chart References {{Johnny Cash Johnny Cash songs 1956 singles Songs written by Johnny Cash Sun Records singles 1956 songs ...
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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" effects in September 1969 as an A-side single and reached number 60 on the Billboard Pop chart. Critical reception Alice Randall in the book ''My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music'' asks the question, "racist, racialist, or race appreciating? You decide. Maybe the grinning "boy" hides something worth knowing in his mask as well as behind his mask. Well maybe he was white trash. " Chart performance "Get Rhythm" was released in 1956 as the B-side to Cash's first #1 hit, "I Walk the Line." In 1969, the original recording of "Get Rhythm" was released as a single itself, with sound effects dubbed in to simulate the sound of a live recording. This rerelease went to #23 on the country charts. Martin Del ...
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I Walk The Line
"I Walk the Line" is a song written and recorded in 1956 by Johnny Cash. After three attempts with moderate chart ratings, it became Cash's first #1 hit on the ''Billboard'' charts, eventually reaching #17 on the US pop charts. The song remained on the record charts for over 43 weeks, and sold over two million copies. It has also been used on many LPs released from Sun Records, such as ''With His Hot and Blue Guitar'', ''Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous'', and ''Sings Hank Williams''. It was the title song for a 1970 film starring Gregory Peck and a 2005 biopic of Cash starring Joaquin Phoenix. The song captures Johnny Cash's "boom-chicka-boom" sound by Johnny putting a dollar bill in the neck of his guitar. Background of the song The unique chord progression for "I Walk the Line" was inspired by the backwards playback of guitar runs on Cash's tape recorder while he was stationed in Germany as a member of the United States Air Force. Later in a telephone interview, Cash ...
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Folsom Prison Blues
"Folsom Prison Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. Written in 1953, it was first recorded in 1955 for his debut studio album ''Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!'' (1957), appearing as the album's eleventh track. The song combines elements from two popular folk styles, the train song and the prison song, both of which Cash continued to use for the rest of his career. It was one of Cash's signature songs. Additionally, this recording was included on the compilation album '' All Aboard the Blue Train'' (1962). In June 2014, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it No. 51 on its list of the 100 greatest country songs of all time. Cash performed the song live to a crowd of inmates at Folsom State Prison in 1968 for his live album '' At Folsom Prison'' (1968), released through Columbia Records. This version became a No. 1 hit on the country music charts and reached No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the same year. This version also won the Grammy Award for Best ...
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