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“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:

• Johnny Cash @ johannasvisions

-Egil