The Great Speckled Bird
Recording overview
Location
Bradley Film and Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Session
Session date
March 12, 1959 (15:00-23:00)
Year
1959
Producer
Don Law
Ref
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Matrix / Take
CO 62488/OB 1793-2
Duration
2:09
Composer
Arranged by John R. Cash
Personnel
Recording personnel
- Johnny Cash — vocals, acoustic guitar
- Luther Perkins — electric guitar
- Marshall Grant — bass
- Murry Harman Jr. — drums
- Marvin Huges — piano
Release / issue history
11 issues| Year | Release / issue | Label / format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Songs Of Our Soil | Columbia USA · 45 · EP B-13392 | — |
| 1959 | Songs Of Our Soil | Columbia USA · LP · CL-1339/CS-8148 | — |
| 1970 | Walls Of A Prison | Harmony · LP · KH-30138 | — |
| 1974 | Five Feet High And Rising | Columbia USA · LP · C-32951 | — |
| 1991 | The Man In Black 1959-1962 | Bear Family · CD · BCD-15562 EH-1 | — |
| 1998 | Timeless Inspiration: Gospel Glory | Readers Digest · CD · A 28993 [set A3 28990] | — |
| 2000 | God | Columbia Legacy · CD · CK 65545 [set C3K 63809] | — |
| 2002 | Songs Of Our Soil | Columbia Legacy · CD · 509412 2 | — |
| 2005 | The Legend: The Great American Songbook | Columbia Legacy · CD · CXK 93000-D3 | — |
| 2007 | Ultimate Gospel | Columbia Legacy · CD · 88697 00739 2 | — |
| 2007 | Ultimate Gospel | Columbia Legacy · CD · 88697 05838 2 | — |