Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West, Volume I

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Hiawatha’s Vision
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-23)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
autoharp:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1965-03-23)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1965-03-23)
lute [five-string lute]:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (on 1965-03-23)
spoken vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-23)
recording of:
Hiawatha’s Vision (on 1965-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:25
A2The Road to Kaintuck
recording of:
The Road to Kaintuck
composer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Helen Carter (country singer)
2:42
A3The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Part 1
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-10)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-10)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-10)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-10)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-10) and Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (on 1965-03-10)
vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1965-03-10), Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-10) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-10)
cover recording of:
Shifting Whispering Sands (1950s song) (on 1965-03-10)
writer:
Jack Gilbert and Mary Hadler (songwriter)
32:53
A4Narration 1
1:15
A5The Ballad of Boot Hill
cover recording of:
The Ballad of Boot Hill
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:34
A6I Ride an Old Paint
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-10)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
banjo [twelve-string banjo]:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (on 1965-03-10)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-10)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-10)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-10)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-10)
vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1965-03-10) and Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-10)
recording of:
Old Paint (on 1965-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 915)
2:56
B1Narration 2
0:31
B2Hardin Wouldn’t Run
recording of:
Hardin Wouldn’t Run
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3:48
B3Narration 3
0:50
B4Mister Garfield
recording of:
Mr. Garfield
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:46
B5The Streets of Laredo
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-10)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-10)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-10)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-10)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-10) and Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (on 1965-03-10)
vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1965-03-10), Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-10) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-10)
recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”) (on 1965-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3:40
B6Narration 4
0:24
B7Johnny Reb
cover recording of:
Johnny Reb
lyricist and composer:
Merle Kilgore
2:27
B8A Letter From Home
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-12)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1965-03-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1965-03-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1965-03-12)
five-string banjo:
Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (on 1965-03-12)
guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1965-03-12) and The Statler Brothers (on 1965-03-12)
recording of:
A Letter From Home (on 1965-03-12)
writer:
Mother Maybelle Carter and Lorene Donnelly Dean
2:34