Artist: Johnny Cash
Author: Johnny Cash
Label: Sun
Year: 1956
Inspired by Red Foley's Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy and written for his Sun labelmate Elvis who was about to leave for RCA. So Johnny cut his own version instead. A-side of his third Sun single, with I Walk The Line on the flip and that became his first n°1 C&W. The demo's on cd Bootleg Vol 2: From Memphis To Hollywood (Legacy 2011).
Covers:
Little Richard [on Kindred Spirit]
Clarence Gatemouth Brown [with Benjy Davis]
Joaquin Phoenix [in Cash biopic Walk The Line]
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