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Johnny Cash

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by Steve Leggett

One of the most interesting things about Johnny Cash's much heralded "comeback" as a recording artist at the close of his career was the degree to which his musical approach remained the same as it had always been. He ended things as he began, with a populist fusion of folk, country, and gospel done up in an unhurried, plain-spoken eloquence. That he covered songs written by young alternative rockers in his autumn years doesn't change the fact that they became vintage Johnny Cash as soon as he stepped to the microphone. This collection, drawn from Cash's earliest singles from the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, finds all his influences intact from the very beginning. While more comprehensive compilations of the Sun years are available, budget-conscious listeners will find that this brief anthology has an uncanny cohesiveness. Cash recorded hundreds of albums. It all starts with these songs.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash 02:45 SpotifyAmazon
2
Cry! Cry! Cry!
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash 02:25 SpotifyAmazon
3
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash 02:50 SpotifyAmazon
4
Get Rhythm
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash 02:15 SpotifyAmazon
5
There You Go
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash 02:19 SpotifyAmazon
6
Home of the Blues
Johnny Cash / Lillie McAlpine / Glenn Douglas Tubb
Johnny Cash 02:41 SpotifyAmazon
7
Big River
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash 02:32 SpotifyAmazon
8
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
9
Guess Things Happen That Way
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash 01:51 SpotifyAmazon
10
Luther Played the Boogie
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash 02:04 SpotifyAmazon
11
Hey, Porter!
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash 02:15 SpotifyAmazon
12
Thanks a Lot
Charlie Rich
Johnny Cash 02:35 SpotifyAmazon
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