Sun Records: The Essential Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Rockin'
2▼CD: Cotton Crop Country
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1Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.352:47
2Blue Suede Shoes
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (in 1955, from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins42:16
3Defrost Your Heart
double bass:
Johnny Black (bassist) (in 1955-07)
fiddle:
Bill Cantrell (in 1955-07)
guitar:
Quinton Claunch (in 1955-07) and Charlie Feathers (in 1955-07)
steel guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (in 1955-07)
vocals:
Charlie Feathers (in 1955-07)
Charlie Feathers2:33
4Howlin' Tom Cat
Harmonica Frank Floyd2:45
5Thanks a Lot
Jeanne Newman2:31
6Blackland Farmer
Sleepy LaBeef2:21
7Where the Old Red River Flows
recording of:
Where the Old Red River Flows
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
Jimmie Davis2:54
8Runnin' Around
Charlie Feathers2:08
9Who Will the Next Fool Be
recording of:
Who Will the Next Fool Be
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich2:24
10Driver
Dave Dudley3:12
11I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:43
12Girl Most Likely
Jeannie C. Riley2:10
13Southbound Line
Tracey Pendarvis & The Swampers2:26
14In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce2:21
15Sweet Country Girl
Dane Stinit2:12
16My Kind of Carryin' On
recording of:
My Kind of Carryin’ On
writer:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) and Doug Pointdexter (Sun Records artist)
Doug Poindexter2:01
17Jump Right Out of This Jukebox
Onie Wheeler2:21
18Two Young Fools in Love
Barbara Pittman2:26
19How Long
Maggie Sue Wimberly42:46
20Another
recording of:
Another
writer:
Roy Drusky and Vic McAlpin
Roy Drusky2:37
3▶CD: Beale Street Blues