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On this day: March 25, 2014

Legacy Recordings and the estate of Johnny Cash released Out Among the Stars. This was Johnny's fourth posthumous studio album and his 71st album overall. The tracks on this album were originally "lost" recordings made from 1981-1984 with the famous country producer Billy Sherill. The recordings were shelved by Johnny's label, Columbia Records, after poor sales of the 1981 album The Baron. The tracks were rediscovered in 2012 by Johnny's son, John Carter Cash. June Carter Cash is also featured on two tracks. Country music legends Minnie Pearl and Waylon Jennings also appear on the album. The album debuted at #3 on the US Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums. In the UK, the album debuted at #4. It remained on the US Billboard Top 200 for 13 weeks.

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On this day: March 19, 1974

Johnny Cash released the single, "Ragged Old Flag," from his upcoming album of the same name. The single was written by Johnny himself and was released on Columbia Records. This release has no B-Side. This track has been widely criticized as jingoistic in response to the Watergate Scandal. "Ragged Old Flag" increased significantly in popularity in the aftermath of 9/11 and has been described as an "anti-flag-burning song." Cash introduced the track by saying "We got the right to bear arms and if you burn my flag, I'll shoot you. But I'll shoot you with a lot of love, like a good American," before a live performance at the Americana Music Awards in 2002.

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Live performance of "A Boy Named Sue," written by Shel Silverstein, at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California on February 24, 1969. Track #8 on At San Quentin (1969).

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Live performance of "A Beautiful Day" at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1990. Track #11 on The Great Lost Performance (Live at the Paramount Theatre) (2007).

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"A Backstage Pass," written by Johnny Cash. Track #1 on Boom Chicka Boom (1990).

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"706 Union," written by Johnny Cash. Track #4 on the Little Fauss and Big Halsy original soundtrack (1971). The theatrical release of the film was in October 1970.

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"25 Minutes To Go," written by Shel Silverstein. Track #18 on Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West (1965).

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"(The) Timber Man," written by Johnny Cash. Track #11 on The Johnny Cash Children's Album (1975).

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"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle," written by Hank Williams and Jimmie Davis. Track #2 on With Hist Hot And Blue Guitar (1957). The track title is sometimes written without the parentheses.

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On this day: March 14, 1960

Johnny Cash released the first single, "Seasons of My Heart," from his upcoming album Now, There Was A Song! The single, released by Columbia Records, was a cover of the same song written by George Jones and Darrell Edwards in 1955. As the B-Side to the single, Johnny released "Smiling Bill McCall," written by Johnny himself, which does not appear on any of Johnny's antemortem albums. Johnny's recording of "Seasons of My Heart" reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs list. "Smiling Bill McCall" reached #13 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs list and number #110 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles list.

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"(Ghost) Riders In The Sky," written by Stanley Jones. Track #5 on Silver (1979).

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"'Cause I Love You," written by Johnny Cash. Track #3 on Hello, I'm Johnny Cash (1970).

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welcome to johnnycashhistorian, a blog chronicling the history of johnny cash's career

hi. i'm isaac. i am a huge johnny cash fan and a professional historian. so I decided to combine these two characteristics into a blog.

what is the purpose of this blog? the goal is for it to essentially serve as a timeline of johnny's five-decade-long career. i want this to be a kind of archive of his music, interviews, concerts, etc., rather than a place where I post personal opinions about his music or other subjective content

what will be included on this blog? music release dates, interview videos, major life events (e.g., birth/death, marriage, birth of children, etc.). it is also a goal of mine to post his entire discography one song at a time.

why should i care? johnny cash is a huge part of twentieth-century Americana! he was a pioneering voice in the genre of outlaw country and is one of the defining artists of what is now known as "old country." he was also a major advocate for indigenous rights, racial equality, and prison reform at a time when those causes were were largely ignored by the American government and actively hindered by the American public.

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