This 1960 compilation collects a handful of early Sun singles, including the B-side to "I Walk the Line." It predates Cash's legendary output on American Recordings by decades.
- This album was originally released on the Grand Avenue label. It features the original Sun recordings of "Hey Porter" and "Cry! Cry! Cry!" which were Cash's first singles for the label. The album was reissued in 1961 by Sun Records.
- Johnny Cash recorded these songs in 1955 and 1956 at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. The producer of these recordings was Sam Phillips.
- This release includes "Folsom Prison Blues," a song Cash would later re-record to massive success in 1968. The 1960 compilation charted at number 11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Johnny Cash is a country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor, known for his deep bass-baritone voice and his dramatic, story-like songs. In 1960, Cash was at the height of his early career, having already released several successful albums and singles for Sun Records and Columbia.
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