The Roots of Johnny Cash

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1Wabash Cannonball
autoharp and guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-11-24)
guitar and steel guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-11-24)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1929-11-24), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-11-24) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-11-24)
recorded at:
Atlanta Women's Club in United States (on 1929-11-24)
recording of:
Wabash Cannonball (on 1929-11-24)
composer:
A.P. Carter and William Kindt
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4228)
The Carter Family2:58
2Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Lead Belly and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Ludlow Music, Inc., Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
Lead Belly2:39
3Great Speckled Bird
recording of:
The Great Speckled Bird (on 1936-10-20)
lyricist:
Guy Smith (Reverend)
composer:
Roy Carter (country songwriter)
Roy Acuff2:54
4I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002-today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams32:48
5Born to Lose
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 700 (2))
recording of:
Born to Lose (on 1942-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Brown
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1943-05-29)
Ted Daffan42:42
6Frankie and Johnny
Jimmie Rodgers2:52
7Keep on the Sunny Side
autoharp and guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-09)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-09)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1928-05-09), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-09) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Victor Records (defunct "His Master’s Voice" imprint, succeeded by RCA Victor)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-09)
recording of:
Keep on the Sunny Side (on 1928-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
The Carter Family52:52
8Wreck of the Old '97
Vernon Dalhart3:22
9Nine Pound Hammer
The Monroe Brothers2:13
10I Love You Because
recording of:
I Love You Because (on 1949-08-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-12)
Leon Payne2:45
11Time Changes Everything
recording of:
Time Changes Everything
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist)
Bob Wills2:33
12Wildwood Flower
The Carter Family2:46
13Rock Island Line
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
Lead Belly2:38
14Waiting for a Train
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-22)
clarinet:
James Rikard (clarinetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
cornet:
C.L. Hutchison (cornetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
double bass [string bass]:
George MacMillan (American double bassist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
guitar:
Dean Bryan (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
steel guitar:
John Westbrook (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-10-22)
recording of:
Waiting for a Train (on 1928-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers42:46
15Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
Rouse Brothers2:58
16Kassie Jones, Part One
Furry Lewis3:06
17Kassie Jones, Part Two
Furry Lewis3:03
18Diamonds in the Rough
autoharp and guitar:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-15)
guitar and steel guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-02-15)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1929-02-15), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-02-15) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-02-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-02-15)
recording of:
Diamonds in the Rough (on 1929-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
The Carter Family3:23
19Dark as a Dungeon
recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
Merle Travis2:48
20On a Monday
Lead Belly1:46

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