Other source material
Master reel-to-reel tape
Credit: JIC Collection
May 3, 1973 · Late show · Las Vegas, NV · Hilton
Recording & Broadcast Information
Audio recording
Yes
Sound quality
A
Video footage
Not yet documented
Description
It seems plausible that every show from Johnny Cash's 1973 spring residence in Las Vegas was recorded from the soundboard. A reel-to-reel tape of both (early and late) shows on May 5 surfaced in 2014. Whether recordings of the remaining shows have survived is not known. At the early show John Carter Cash had made a brief appearance, and sung a short duet with his father. Seemingly, the late show took place past his bedtime.
Two days later, Johnny Cash appeared at Columbia Records' A Week to Remember event in Los Angeles, where apologized for the way the desert air in Vegas had ruined his voice.
Images & Source Material
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Promotional post card from the Las Vegas Hilton (1)
Credit: JIC Collection
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Promotional post card from the Las Vegas Hilton (2)
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Setlist
For individual songs, use the Media links in the setlist when available.
| # | Item | Media |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CC Rider (Carl Perkins) | — |
| 2 | One More Loser Going Home (Carl Perkins) | — |
| 3 | Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) | — |
| 4 | Do You Remember These (The Statler Brothers) | — |
| 5 | Bed of Roses (The Statler Brothers) | — |
| 6 | Class of '57 (The Statler Brothers) | — |
| 7 | Flowers on the Wall (The Statler Brothers) | — |
| 8 | Big River | — |
| 9 | Sunday Morning Coming Down | — |
| 10 | City of New Orleans | — |
| 11 | Ballad of Barbara | — |
| 12 | A Boy Named Sue | — |
| 13 | Another Man Done Gone | — |
| 14 | Goin' to Memphis | — |
| 15 | Five Feet High and Risin' | — |
| 16 | That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine | — |
| 17 | Hey Porter | — |
| 18 | Folsom Prison Blues | — |
| 19 | Wreck of the Old '97 | — |
| 20 | Orange Blossom Special | — |
| 21 | I Walk the Line | — |
| 22 | Jackson (with June Carter) | — |
| 23 | If I were a Carpenter (with June Carter) | — |
| 24 | Help Me Make it Through the Night (with June Carter) | — |
| 25 | Follow Me (June Carter) | — |
| 26 | Help Me | — |
| 27 | If I had a Hammer | — |
| 28 | Will the Circle be Unbroken (Maybelle Carter) | — |
| 29 | Daddy Sang Bass | — |
| 30 | A Thing Called Love | — |
Archive Notes
Last edited: Tue, 11 Oct 16 23:17:11 +0200
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