Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams

by Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 15 September 1960
  • Label: Sun
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 28:03
  • Community rating: 3.3/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released by Sun Records two years after the singer's departure for Columbia, this compilation pairs four early, stripped-down tributes to the honky-tonk legend with various previously unissued rockabilly outtakes. Despite its piecemeal origins, the collection effectively highlights the deep, lingering influence of traditional country music phrasing on Cash's sparse, heavily rhythmic signature sound.

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Tracklist

  1. I Can't Help It (1:48)
  2. You Win Again (2:21)
  3. Hey Good Lookin' (1:41)
  4. I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (2:13)
  5. Next in Line (2:46)
  6. Straight A's in Love (2:15)
  7. Folsom Prison Blues (2:48)
  8. Give My Love To Rose (2:46)
  9. I Walk The Line (Single Version) (2:43)
  10. I Love You Because (2:25)
  11. Come in Stranger (1:39)
  12. Mean Eyed Cat (2:32)

Credits

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