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House of Cash Records, House of Cash, House of Cash Recording Studios is the Cash family's Record label that has published the works of Johnny Cash and his family. [8] The Cash family recordings includes: June Carter Cash, Anita Carter, John Carter Cash, Carlene Carter, Rosanne Cash, Laura Weber Cash, The Carter Family, Tommy Cash, and The Cash Crew Band.
"Goin' by the Book" is a song written by Chester Lester and initially recorded by Johnny Cash in 1986. Released in the second half of 1990 as a single (Mercury 878 292–7, with "Beans for Breakfast" on the B-side), [3] [4] [2] the song reached number 69 on U.S. Billboard 's country chart for the week of October 13.
The song was also featured on Cash's 1960 Columbia album Now, There Was a Song! under the title "Transfusion Blues" substituting the line "took a shot of cocaine" with "took a transfusion" along with some other minor lyrical changes (and a tamer version of the climactic lyric "I can't forget the day I shot my woman down").
"That Old Wheel" is a song written by Jennifer Pierce and recorded by Johnny Cash together with Hank Williams Jr. for Cash's Jack Clement–produced 1988 album Water from the Wells of Home. Released in September 1988 as the lead single from the album, [ 4 ] [ 3 ] [ 1 ] the song reached number 21 on U.S. Billboard 's country chart for the week ...
Three songs on the album are updated versions of songs previously recorded by Cash. "Help Me" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1973 album "The Gospel Road". "I Came to Believe" was previously recorded by Cash in the 1980s during the recording sessions that would ultimately result in the posthumous 2014 release Out Among the Stars.
The song achieved much of its fame when it was performed by Johnny Cash in his Folsom Prison concert (At Folsom Prison). During this live performance, one of the prisoners in the background was laughing, and Cash started to chuckle. He gently admonished the man, "No laughing during the song, please!" The man yelled something about "Hell!"
The song is an autobiographical account of Cash's unpleasant childhood. Cash has attributed his inspiration for this song as Home of the Blues record shop on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, which operated from the late 1940's until the mid 1970's. He used to hang out there, buy records and meet other musicians including the owner Ruben Cherry.
According to John M. Alexander's book The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash, the song was not released as a single: “Goodbye Little Darlin',” which was written by cowboy legend Gene Autry and songwriter Johnny Marvin, was the first Cash song Jack Clement produced. Its haunting beauty reveals a side of Cash not yet realized.