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February 16, 1960 (12:00-03:00)

Session overview

Location
Bradley Film and Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Takes / recordings
3
Year
1960
Producer
Don Law and Frank Jones
Personnel
  • Johnny Cash — narration, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Johnny Western — guitar
  • Luther Perkins — electric guitar
  • Marshall Grant — bass
  • Murry Harman Jr. — drums
  • Gordon Terry — fiddle
  • Floyd Cramer — piano
  • unknown — harmony vocals, chorus
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 CO 64707/OB 2079 Old Doc Brown 4:10 Red Foley 5 issues
Ref a Matrix / take CO 64707/OB 2079

Title Old Doc Brown

Duration 4:10 Composer Red Foley
b CO 64708/OB 2080-3 The Fable Of Willie Brown 1:57 - 4 issues
Ref b Matrix / take CO 64708/OB 2080-3

Title The Fable Of Willie Brown

Duration 1:57 Composer -
c CO 64709/OB 2081-8 Smiling Bill Mccall 2:06 John R. Cash 9 issues
Ref c Matrix / take CO 64709/OB 2081-8

Title Smiling Bill Mccall

Duration 2:06 Composer John R. Cash