The Johnny Cash Discography, 1984-1993

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A continuation of the 40-year recording career of country music performer, Johnny Cash, this second volume (the first published by Greenwood in 1985) follows Johnny Cash's recording activity from 1984 through 1993. New to this volume are the "Billboard Chart Listings", which follow the popularity of any one Cash release, and the combined "Sessions Index" for 1954 through 1993. An appendix details several pre-1984 sessions not contained in the first volume. The index serves as a quick cross-reference of song titles, musicians, composers, producers, and studio locations. This volume is designed so that each section will complement and act as a cross-reference to the others. For example, the "Sessions" section gives the session date, location, list of musicians, producers, composers, song titles and first release information, as it pertains to singles, albums and CDs. Then follows a "Releases" section, which gives a wider view as to the number of releases and contents. This listing includes domestic as well as foreign issues. The "Billboard Chart Listings" chapter is a tool for following the popularity of a single and/or album (CD) on both the pop and country charts week by week. "Appendix B" is an alphabetical listing of all singles and albums (CD) that have appeared on the Billboard charts from 1954 through 1993, making it easy to locate a certain entry in the listings section. The "Sessions Index" includes sessions from the 1985 volume as well as those pre-1984 sessions from "Appendix A". The two volumes serve as a 40-year history for music historians, students of country music and fans of Johnny Cash.

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Essential for those who own the first volume and valuable to all popular music collections, this work shows careful examination of the large body of recordings on which Cash has performed.-Choice
"Essential for those who own the first volume and valuable to all popular music collections, this work shows careful examination of the large body of recordings on which Cash has performed."-Choice

Author Bio

JOHN L. SMITH is an independent discographer, retired after 30 years with AT&T. His interests include anthropology, with specific attention to the culture of the Native Americans of the Plains. He is the compiler of The Johnny Cash Discography (Greenwood, 1985) and I Ain't No Ordinary Dude--Bio-Discography of Waylon Jennings. His articles have appeared in Journal of Country Music, Plains Anthropologist, and Powwow Trails.