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Late 1984

Session overview

Location
Moman Studio/Woodland Studio, Nashville, TN
Takes / recordings
10
Year
1984
Producer
Chips Moman
Personnel
  • Johnny Cash — vocals, guitar
  • Willie Nelson — vocals, guitar
  • Waylon Jennings — vocals, electric guitar
  • Kris Kristofferson — vocals
  • Paul Davis — harmony vocals, keyboards
  • Chips Moman — harmony vocals, guitar
  • James Cobb — guitar
  • Reggie Young — guitar
  • Marty Stuart — guitar, mandolin
  • Mike Leech — electric bass
  • Jimmy Tittle — electric bass
  • Gene Chrisman — drums
  • Mickey Raphael — harmonica
  • Bobby Emmons — keyboards
  • Bobby Wood — keyboards
  • Johnny Rodriguez — vocals
Recording-level personnel is shown inside each take detail when documented or inherited from the session.

Session notes

The above master of BIG RIVER includes the verse that Cash had to omit when he originally recorded it for Sun Records on November 12, 1957. A music video was made using the soundtrack of HIGHWAYMAN .

Takes / Recordings

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Ref Matrix / Take Title Dur. Composer Issues Details
a NCO 135612 Against The Wind 3:47 Bob Seger 3 issues
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Title Against The Wind

Duration 3:47 Composer Bob Seger
Issues 3 issues
b NCO 135671 Highwayman 3:03 Jimmy Webb 6 issues
Ref b Matrix / take NCO 135671

Title Highwayman

Duration 3:03 Composer Jimmy Webb
Issues 6 issues
c NCO 135746 Last Cowboy Song 3:10 Ed Bruce, Ron Peterson 4 issues
Ref c Matrix / take NCO 135746

Title Last Cowboy Song

Duration 3:10 Composer Ed Bruce, Ron Peterson
Issues 4 issues
d NCO 135747 The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over 3:34 Steve Goodman, John Prine 4 issues
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Title The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over

Duration 3:34 Composer Steve Goodman, John Prine
Issues 4 issues
e NCO 135748 Deportee 3:44 Woody Guthrie, M. Hoffman 4 issues
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Title Deportee

Duration 3:44 Composer Woody Guthrie, M. Hoffman
Issues 4 issues
f NCO 135750 Big River 2:46 John R. Cash 4 issues
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Title Big River

Duration 2:46 Composer John R. Cash
Issues 4 issues
g NCO 135751 Committed To Parkview 3:18 John R. Cash 3 issues
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Title Committed To Parkview

Duration 3:18 Composer John R. Cash
Issues 3 issues
h NCO 135758 Jim I Wore A Tie Today 3:21 C. Walker 3 issues
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Title Jim I Wore A Tie Today

Duration 3:21 Composer C. Walker
Issues 3 issues
i NCO 135759 Desperados Waiting For A Train 4:33 Chips Moman 4 issues
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Title Desperados Waiting For A Train

Duration 4:33 Composer Chips Moman
Issues 4 issues
j NCO 135760 Welfare Line 2:34 Paul Kennerley 3 issues
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Title Welfare Line

Duration 2:34 Composer Paul Kennerley
Issues 3 issues