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August 8, 1959

Session overview

Location
Town Hall Building, 400 South Long Beach Boulevard, Compton, Los Angeles, CA
Takes / recordings
13
Year
1959
Personnel
  • Johnny Cash — vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Luther Perkins — electric guitar
  • Marshall Grant — bass
  • Mike Fury — drums
  • Jimmy Wilson — piano
Recording-level personnel is shown inside each take detail when documented or inherited from the session.

Takes / Recordings

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Ref Matrix / Take Title Dur. Composer Issues Details
a - Guess Things Happen That Way - Jack Clement 2 issues
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Title Guess Things Happen That Way

Duration - Composer Jack Clement
Issues 2 issues
b - Five Feet High And Rising - John R. Cash 2 issues
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Title Five Feet High And Rising

Duration - Composer John R. Cash
Issues 2 issues
c - I Got Stripes - John R. Cash, Charlie Williams 2 issues
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Title I Got Stripes

Duration - Composer John R. Cash, Charlie Williams
Issues 2 issues
d - The Ways Of A Woman In Love - Charlie Rich, Bill Justis Unissued
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Title The Ways Of A Woman In Love

Duration - Composer Charlie Rich, Bill Justis
Issues Unissued
e - Big River - John R. Cash 3 issues
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Title Big River

Duration - Composer John R. Cash
Issues 3 issues
f - Frankie's Man, Johnny - John R. Cash 2 issues
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Title Frankie's Man, Johnny

Duration - Composer John R. Cash
Issues 2 issues
g - I Walk The Line - John R. Cash 2 issues
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Title I Walk The Line

Duration - Composer John R. Cash
Issues 2 issues
h - Pickin' Time - John R. Cash 2 issues
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Title Pickin' Time

Duration - Composer John R. Cash
Issues 2 issues
i - Folsom Prison Blues - John R. Cash 2 issues
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Title Folsom Prison Blues

Duration - Composer John R. Cash
Issues 2 issues
j - Don't Take Your Guns To Town - John R. Cash 2 issues
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Title Don't Take Your Guns To Town

Duration - Composer John R. Cash
Issues 2 issues
k - I Was There When It Happened - Jimmie Davis 2 issues
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Title I Was There When It Happened

Duration - Composer Jimmie Davis
Issues 2 issues
l - Heartbreak Hotel - - 2 issues
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Title Heartbreak Hotel

Duration - Composer -
Issues 2 issues
m - I Got Stripes - John R. Cash, Charlie Williams 2 issues
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Title I Got Stripes

Duration - Composer John R. Cash, Charlie Williams
Issues 2 issues