The Johnny Cash Discography

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This discography gives as complete a recording history as possible of Johnny Cash, using a listing of more than 500 recording sessions that he participated in as a singer, musician and/or composer. These sessions produced over 1400 master recordings, all listed in the "Song Title Index" of this discography. The finished product is covered in a listing of some 245 singles, 58 extended play albums and 455 long-play albums released in the United States and Europe. By using his recording sessions, including location, date, musicians, titles and composers credits as a reference, a profile emerges of 30 years of consistent popularity and record sales. This discography also includes a listing of releases by both Cash's original record company, Sun Records of Memphis, and CBS Records.

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The heart of Smith's well-researched, meticulously assembled discography is the detailed chronology of every Cash recording date through April 1984. Information given includes session date, location, musicians, producer, songs recorded (including takes), songwriter and release history. Scholarly notes aid the user in tracing retitled or redone versions of the same song. There are separate indexes for U.S., European, and bootleg releases; a song title index; and a listing of the songs Cash performed on his ABC television series. Superbly done; for appropriate research collections.-Library Journal
"The heart of Smith's well-researched, meticulously assembled discography is the detailed chronology of every Cash recording date through April 1984. Information given includes session date, location, musicians, producer, songs recorded (including takes), songwriter and release history. Scholarly notes aid the user in tracing retitled or redone versions of the same song. There are separate indexes for U.S., European, and bootleg releases; a song title index; and a listing of the songs Cash performed on his ABC television series. Superbly done; for appropriate research collections."-Library Journal

Author Bio

JOHN L. SMITH, retired from AT&T, is an independent discographer of selected recording artists./e His friendship with Johnny Cash began in childhood, has continued unabated, and has led to two discographies, The Johnny Cash Discography (Greenwood, 1984) and The Johnny Cash Discography, 1984-1993 (Greenwood, 1994). Other interests include anthropology, with specific focus on the culture of the Native Americans of the Plains. As a true friend of the Lakota, he recently participated in their Sun Dance ritual.