Session #1039
May 12, 1997 (air date)
Sony Music Studios, New York, NY
Session Facts
Year
1997
Date
May 12, 1997 (air date)
Producer
Rick Rubin
Session Personnel
Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson (v, g), Willie Nelson (v, g), Johnny Cash (g), Johnny Cash (v, g), Willie Nelson (g), Willie Nelson (v, g), Johnny Cash (v, g)
ℹ️
Personnel can vary by recording. 👥 = Recording personnel documented. No icon = not documented at recording level.
Context
During the show Nelson broke a string on his guitar and for CRAZY he borrowed Cash's guitar. Afterwards Cash said "Hum, first time that guitar has been played properly". Storytellers is a television music series produced by the VH1 television network. In each episode artists perform in front of a (mostly small and intimate) live audience, and tell stories about their music, writing experiences and memories, somewhat similar to MTV Unplugged. The show started in 1996 with a broadcast of Ray Davies, during his "Storyteller" tour, and took its name from this first show. Over 70 episodes have aired, and many of the performances have subsequently been released on CD or DVD.
Takes / Recordings
18Where known, matrix numbers identify the official master recordings. Take numbers identify individual takes and do not by themselves indicate the released master.
| Ref | Matrix/Take | Title | Duration | Composer | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | - | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky 👥 | 6:13 | Stan Jones | — |
| b | - | Worried Man 👥 | 3:48 | John R. Cash, June Carter Cash | — |
| c | - | Family Bible 👥 | 3:20 | Paul Buskirk, Walter Breeland, Claude Gray | — |
| d | - | Don't Take Your Guns To Town 👥 | 4:42 | John R. Cash | — |
| e | - | Funny How Time Slips Away 👥 | 3:59 | Willie Nelson | — |
| f | - | Flesh And Blood 👥 | 2:42 | John R. Cash | — |
| g | - | Crazy 👥 | 2:23 | Willie Nelson | — |
| h | - | Unchained 👥 | 2:43 | Jude Johnstone | — |
| i | - | Night Life 👥 | 3:43 | Willie Nelson | — |
| j | - | Drive On 👥 | 2:23 | John R. Cash | — |
| k | - | Me And Paul 👥 | 3:11 | Willie Nelson | — |
| l | - | I Still Miss Someone 👥 | 3:13 | John R. Cash, Roy Cash Jr. | — |
| m | - | Always On My Mind 👥 | 4:05 | W.C. Thompson, J. Christopher, M. James | — |
| n | - | Folsom Prison Blues 👥 | 3:40 | John R. Cash | — |
| o | - | On The Road Again 👥 | 1:32 | Willie Nelson | — |
| p | - | Ring Of Fire 👥 | 2:32 | June Carter, Merle Kilgore | — |
| q | - | Country Boy 👥 | 2:06 | John R. Cash | — |
| r | - | Hello Walls 👥 | 1:07 | Willie Nelson | — |