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On March 1, 1968,
fifty years ago today,
were married.
vinyl LP front cover
cover photo by Ralph Gravemann
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Johnny Cash met singer June Carter, of the Carter Family, backstage at the Grand Ole Opry
while on tour and the two became lovers. In 1968, 13 years after they
first met, Johnny proposed to June during a live performance in London, Ontario. How romantic is THAT?! There is a scene depicting the proposal in the film, Walk the Line, which featured Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as the couple (link below). They married on March 1, 1968, in Franklin, Kentucky.
vinyl LP back cover
back cover photo by Ralph Gravemann
photo of album back cover byStyrous®
Carl Perkins, of Blue Suede Shoes fame, plays guitar on this lively album. According to Charlie Daniels:
"Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more so than anybody involved in it, because he never changed."
Perkins's songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Johnny Cash, which further established his place in the history of popular music. Paul McCartney claimed that "if there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles."
June died in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 15, 2003, at 73 years old, of
complications following heart-valve replacement surgery, in the company
of her family and her husband of 35 years, Johnny Cash. Johnny died four months after June's death.
vinyl LP back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
vinyl LP back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
vinyl LP, side 1
detail photo by Styrous®
vinyl LP, side 2
detail photo by Styrous®
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 - The Color Of Love, written by B. E. Wheeler* - 2:43
A2 - Saturday Night In Hickman County, written by J. R. Cash* - 2:35
A3 - Allegheny, written by C. Gantry* - 3:13
A4 - Life Has Its Little Ups And Downs, written by M. A. Rich* - 2:32
A5 - Matthew 24 (Is Knocking At The Door), written by J. R. Cash* - 2:37
Side 2:
B1 - The City Of New Orleans, written by S. Goodman* - 3:45
B2 - Tony, written by D. C. Powers - 3:26
B3 - The Pine Tree, written by B. E. Wheeler* - 2:54
B4 - We're For Love, written by M. S. Tubb*, R. Hancock* - 1:54
B5 - Godshine, written by D. C. Powers - 2:09
Companies, etc.
Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
Mastered At – Customatrix
Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Personnel:
- Johnny Cash - vocals, guitar
- June Carter Cash - vocals
- Bob Wootton, Carl Perkins, David Jones - guitar
- Marshall Grant - bass
- WS Holland - drums
- Bill Walker, Jerry Whitehurst - piano, keyboards
- Additional personnel
- Produced by Don Law Productions
- Arranged and conducted by Bill Walker
- Engineering: Charlie Bragg, Roger Tucker, Joey Watson,
Credits:
Arranged By, Conductor – Bill Walker
Design [Cover] – Bill Barnes (2)
Engineer – Charlie Bragg, Freeman Ramsey, Jerry Watson, Roger Tucker, Selby Coffeen
Photography By – Ralph Gravemann
Producer – Don Law Productions
Notes:
The selections are ASCAP except where noted
A2, A3, A4, A5 (BMI)
© 1973 CBS, Inc./℗ 1973 CBS, Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 32443
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 34223
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched ["o" & "A" are stamped]): o S 1XT PAL 32443-1A A 3
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched ["o" is stamped]): S o 1T PBL 32443-1A
Rights Society (A1, B1 to B5): ASCAP
Rights Society (A2 to A5): BMI
Label: Columbia – KC 32443
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Gospel
Viewfinder link:
YouTube links:
Walk the Line Movie CLIP - June Says Yes (2005)
The Color Of Love
Saturday Night In Hickman County Allegheny
Life Has Its Little Ups And Downs
Matthew 24 (Is Knocking At The Door)
City Of New Orleans
Tony
The Pine Tree
We're For Love
Godshine
Styrous® ~ Thursday, March 1, 2018
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