From the summer of 1969 through the final episode airing in March 1971, “The Johnny Cash Show,” a groundbreaking televised musical variety show hosted by Johnny Cash, ran 58 episodes in all, exposing a mainstream American viewing audience to an eclectic array of musical talent while solidifying the Man In Black’s persona and reputation as an artist of indisputable authenticity, a humanitarian and a larger‐than‐life legend. The 16 performances contained on this new “Best Of” LP showcase a spectrum of incredible performers handpicked by Johnny to appear on his show, many of them for the first time on network television. So, “Come along and ride this train,” the musical cavalcade Johnny Cash created every week on his TV show, appearing now for the first time on vinyl, living on for generations to come.
From the summer of 1969 to the final show in march of 1971 (58 episodes in all), The Johnny Cash TV Show not only exposed an American audience to an eclectic array of musical talent, but also helped establish Johnny Cash as a true artist, humanitarian, and a larger-than-life legend. The 16 performances contained on this new Best-Of LP, made especially for Record Store Day, and for the first time on vinyl, showcase the spectrum of incredible performers that Johnny hand-picked to be on his show, many for their first network appearance. So, “come along and ride this train” – the train that Cash envisioned for us all – every week on The Johnny Cash TV Show, and now, for generations to come. Limited to 5,000 copies.
JOHNNY CASH
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show
Format: LP
Label: Legacy
Release type: Record Store Day Exclusive Release
Release date: 16 April 2016
SIDE A
1. The Johnny Cash Show – open (2:55)
2. Johnny Cash – Flesh And Blood (3:02)
3. Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man (2:48)
4. George Jones – medley: (3:48)
5. Johnny Cash and Lynn Anderson – I’ve Been Everywhere (2:16)
6. Bobby Bare – Detroit City (3:24)
7. Ray Charles – Ring Of Fire (3:52)
8. Derek & The Dominos – It’s Too Late – (4:14)
SIDE B
1. Kris Kristofferson – Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
2. Roy Orbison – medley: (4:00)
3. Johnny Cash with The Carter Family and The Statler Brothers – Belshazzar (2:37)
4.. Waylon Jennings – Brown Eyed Handsome Man (2:47)
5. Joni Mitchell and Johnny Cash – Girl From The North Country (3:45)
6. James Taylor – Fire And Rain (3:48)
7. Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins and The Tennessee Three – Daddy Sang Bass (2:24)
8. closing monologue – Johnny Cash
9. Johnny Cash – I Walk The Line (reprise) (2:13)
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