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September 17-18, 1963 (19:00-22:00 & 23:00-02:00)

Session overview

Location
Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN.
Takes / recordings
6
Year
1963
Producer
Don Law - Frank Jones
Personnel
  • Johnny Cash — narration, guitar, vocals
  • Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen, June — harmony vocals
  • Jack Clement — guitar
  • Luther Perkins — electric guitar
  • Maybelle Carter — autoharp
  • Marshall Grant — bass
  • W.S. 'Fluke' Holland — drums
  • Bill Pursell — organ
  • Bob Johnson — 5-string lute
Recording-level personnel is shown inside each take detail when documented or inherited from the session.

Session notes

The difference between take 1 and take 2 of Ballad Of The Harpweaver becomes very obvious when listening to the phrase: " laid it on the floor and wove another one ". Cash appears to stumble slightly on the word " wove ".

Takes / Recordings

Open a take to see personnel, take notes, issue history, media, and the full recording detail link.

Ref Matrix / Take Title Dur. Composer Issues Details
a NCO 80030 Here Was A Man 2:43 Johnny Bond, Tex Ritter 4 issues
Ref a Matrix / take NCO 80030

Title Here Was A Man

Duration 2:43 Composer Johnny Bond, Tex Ritter
Issues 4 issues
b NCO 80031 Ring The Bells For Jim 2:46 June Carter, Jan Howard 4 issues
Ref b Matrix / take NCO 80031

Title Ring The Bells For Jim

Duration 2:46 Composer June Carter, Jan Howard
Issues 4 issues
c NCO 80032 We Are The Shepherds 3:13 John R. Cash 4 issues
Ref c Matrix / take NCO 80032

Title We Are The Shepherds

Duration 3:13 Composer John R. Cash
Issues 4 issues
d NCO 80033-1 Ballad Of The Harpweaver - Edna St. Vincent Millay, Norma Millay Ellis 1 issue
Ref d Matrix / take NCO 80033-1

Title Ballad Of The Harpweaver

Duration - Composer Edna St. Vincent Millay, Norma Millay Ellis
Issues 1 issue
e NCO 80033-2 Ballad Of The Harpweaver 4:23 Edna St. Vincent Millay, Norma Millay Ellis 3 issues
Ref e Matrix / take NCO 80033-2

Title Ballad Of The Harpweaver

Duration 4:23 Composer Edna St. Vincent Millay, Norma Millay Ellis
Issues 3 issues
f NCO 80034 Who Kept The Sheep 1:56 E.J. Carter, John R. Cash 4 issues
Ref f Matrix / take NCO 80034

Title Who Kept The Sheep

Duration 1:56 Composer E.J. Carter, John R. Cash
Issues 4 issues