Release “The Best of Johnny Cash” by Johnny Cash - MusicBrainz
- ️Mon May 27 2013
- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-25)
- producer:
- Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law performer:
- The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1963, in 1977)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 25), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 87), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 201) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 388)
- cover recording of:
- Ring of Fire (on 1963-03-25)
- writer:
- June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
- publisher:
- Painted Desert Music Corporation
recording of: - Ring of Fire
- writer:
- June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
- publisher:
- Painted Desert Music Corporation
- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-12-20)
- producer:
- Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law harmonica:
- Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1964-12-20) instruments:
- Boots Randolph (on 1964-12-20) performer:
- The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1965)
- cover recording of:
- Orange Blossom Special (on 1964-12-20)
- lyricist and composer:
- Ervin Thomas Rouse
- publisher:
- Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
recording of: - Orange Blossom Special
- lyricist and composer:
- Ervin Thomas Rouse
- publisher:
- Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
- recording of:
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
- lyricist and composer:
- Robbie Robertson
- publisher:
- Canaan Music Inc, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-01-11)
- producer:
- Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law instruments:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) vocals:
- June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Johnny Cash (country music legend) performer:
- June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1967)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 112)
- live cover recording of:
- Jackson (on 1967-01-11)
- writer:
- Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
- publisher:
- Sony/ATV Songs LLC
recording of: - Jackson
- writer:
- Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
- publisher:
- Sony/ATV Songs LLC
cover recording of: - Jackson
- writer:
- Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
- publisher:
- Sony/ATV Songs LLC
- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
- producer:
- Don Law acoustic guitar:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13) bass:
- Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-13) drums (drum set):
- Buddy Harman (on 1958-08-13) electric guitar:
- Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-13) vocals:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-08-13)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1958)
- recorded at:
- Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
- recording of:
- Don’t Take Your Guns to Town (on 1958-08-13)
- lyricist and composer:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend)
- publisher:
- Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 2)
- recording of:
- I Walk the Line
- lyricist and composer:
- John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
- engineer:
- Bob Breault and Neil Wilburn producer:
- Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) guitar:
- Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1969) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1969)
- recorded at:
- San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California, United States (on 1969-02-24)
- live recording of:
- A Boy Named Sue (on 1969-02-24)
- lyricist and composer:
- Shel Silverstein
- recording of:
- San Quentin
- lyricist and composer:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend)
- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-08-20)
- producer:
- Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) additional vocals:
- June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) performer:
- June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1970)
- cover recording of:
- If I Were a Carpenter (on 1969-08-20)
- lyricist and composer:
- Tim Hardin
- publisher:
- Allen Stanton Productions, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Faithful Virtue Music
- producer:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend), Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) and Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records) double bass:
- Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30) guitar:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30) and Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30) vocals:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
- recording of:
- Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
- lyricist and composer:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
- is based on:
- Crescent City Blues
recording of: - Folsom Prison Blues (in 1964)
- lyricist and composer:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
- is based on:
- Crescent City Blues
live recording of: - Folsom Prison Blues
- lyricist and composer:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
- is based on:
- Crescent City Blues
- cover recording of:
- Kate
- writer:
- Marty Robbins
- producer:
- Brian Ahern banjo [banjo-lute] and mandocello:
- Bob Johnson (American banjo player from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) drums (drum set):
- W.S. Holland (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) electric bass guitar:
- Marshall Grant (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) electric guitar:
- Bob Wootton (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) fiddle:
- Ricky Skaggs (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) French horn:
- Jack Hale (trombone) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Bob Lewin (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) guitar:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Jack Clement (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Jerry Hensley (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Jack Routh (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) hammered dulcimer:
- Alisa Jones (US hammered dulcimer player) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) percussion:
- Mark Morris (drummer & percussionist) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) piano:
- Earl Poole Ball (US country pianist) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) trumpet:
- Jack Hale (trombone) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Bob Lewin (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) vocals:
- The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04), Johnny Cash (country music legend) (from 1979-02 until 1979-04) and Jan Howard (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1979)
- cover recording of:
- (Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (from 1979-02 until 1979-04)
- lyricist and composer:
- Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
- publisher:
- Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
- version of:
- Spookrijder in de nacht
- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-07-30)
- producer:
- Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) acoustic guitar:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-30) bass:
- Marshall Grant (on 1968-07-30) drums (drum set):
- W.S. Holland (on 1968-07-30) electric guitar:
- Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1968-07-30) and Luther Perkins (on 1968-07-30) background vocals:
- The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1968-07-30), Jan Howard (on 1968-07-30) and The Statler Brothers (on 1968-07-30) vocals:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-30)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
- cover recording of:
- Daddy Sang Bass (on 1968-07-30)
- lyricist and composer:
- Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
- is based on:
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
recording of: - Daddy Sang Bass
- lyricist and composer:
- Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
- is based on:
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
- recording of:
- Bonanza
- orchestrator:
- David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader) lyricist:
- Ray Evans (American songwriter) composer:
- Jay Livingston
- publisher:
- Livingston & Evans Inc. (ASCAP) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
- part of:
- Bonanza (American Western TV series 1959–1973)
- producer:
- Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
- cover recording of:
- Cotton Fields
- lyricist and composer:
- Huddie William Ledbetter
- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-03-12)
- live recording of:
- Five Feet High and Rising (on 1959-03-12)
- lyricist and composer:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend)
- arrangement of:
- Wo ist Zuhause, Mama
recording of: - Five Feet High and Rising
- lyricist and composer:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend)
- arrangement of:
- Wo ist Zuhause, Mama
- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-02-16)
- producer:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) acoustic guitar:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1971-02-16) bass:
- Marshall Grant (on 1971-02-16) drums (drum set):
- W.S. Holland (on 1971-02-16) electric guitar:
- Bob Wootton (on 1971-02-16) vocals:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1971-02-16)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1971)
- recording of:
- Man in Black (on 1971-02-16)
- lyricist and composer:
- Johnny Cash (country music legend)
- cover recording of:
- A Thing Called Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Jerry Reed
- publisher:
- Sixteen Stars Music (BMI-affiliated)
- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1964-03 until 1964-06)
- producer:
- Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1964)
- cover recording of:
- The Ballad of Ira Hayes (from 1964-03 until 1964-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Peter La Farge
recording of: - The Ballad of Ira Hayes
- lyricist and composer:
- Peter La Farge
- producer:
- Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
- cover recording of:
- In the Jailhouse Now
- lyricist and composer:
- Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
- publisher:
- Peer International Corporation (BMI) (in 1978)