Redirecting to a newer version of this post….
“I love Bob Dylan, I really do. I love his early work, I love the first time he plugged in electrically, I love his Christian albums, I love his other albums.”
~Johnny Cash
In this series of post I’ll present all the Dylan covers by Johnny Cash I could find. They will be presented chronologically with facts related to the recording.
PS! duets are not included, rather check out:
- Bob Dylan: The 4th recording session for “Nashville Skyline (w/Johnny Cash) – 17 February 1969
- Bob Dylan: The 5th recording session for “Nashville Skyline (w/Johnny Cash) – 18 February 1969
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As an intro, here is a nice video where Bob Dylan talks about Johnny Cash:
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
Date: July 26, 1964
Location: Newport Folk Festival, Freebody Park, Newport
Producer: Don Law – Frank Jones.
Released: The Man In Black 1963-1969, Plus (1996) – Bear Family CD box set & Bootleg Volume III: Live Around The World (2011), Columbia
- Johnny Cash (v, acg)
- Luther Perkins (eg)
- Marshall Grant (b)
- WS Holland (d)
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Mama, You Been On My Mind (v1)
Date: July 27, 1964
Location: Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN.
Producers: Don Law – Frank Jones.
Released: Orange Blossom Special (1965), Columbia
- Johnny Cash (v, acg)
- Bob Johnson (g)
- Luther Perkins (eg)
- Norman Blake (dbr)
- Marshall Grant (b)
- WS Holland (d)
- Karl Garvin
- William McElhiney (trp)
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Mama, You Been On My Mind (v2 – with horns)
Date: July 27, 1964
Location: Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN.
Producers: Don Law – Frank Jones.
Released: The Man In Black 1963-1969, Plus (1996) – Bear Family CD box set
- Johnny Cash (v, acg)
- Bob Johnson (g)
- Luther Perkins (eg)
- Norman Blake (dbr)
- Marshall Grant (b)
- WS Holland (d)
- Karl Garvin
- William McElhiney (trp)
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It Ain’t Me Babe
Date:August 27, 1964
Location:Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN.
Producer:Don Law – Frank Jones
Released: included on many albums (first on “Orange Blossom Special” (1965)).
Also released on an EP
- Johnny Cash (v, acg)
- Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen, June (vhm)
- Norman Blake, Bob Johnson (g)
- Luther Perkins (eg)
- Marshall Grant (b)
- WS Holland (d)
- Karl Garvin
- William McElhiney (trp)
- Charlie McCoy (h)
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Johnny Cash has performed “It Ain’t Me Babe” many times live.
Here are a couple of videos:
Australia 1973 with June Carter Cash:
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somewhere else.. with June Carter Cash:
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Austin, TX – December 08, 1994 (audio):
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Check out:
-Egil
Johnny Cash & Bob share some proclivities in their methods of making themselves famous. I believe from what I read by their friends , they both had a hard working side to them , as well as a touch of wanderlust in life. Both came out of their fall from grace via hard work and help of good friends.
John does a great job on ” Bob’s song It ain’t me Babe” but I can only feel Bob in His song John sings ” Don’t Think Twice”. Two who admire each other but inevitably to each of us definitely one !