On August 2,1965, “Columbia” label released “Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West”, the 22nd Johnny Cash album. It was recorded August 1959 – April 1965, and was produced by Don Law and Frank Jones.

Personnel:

• Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
• Luther Perkins – guitar
• Norman Blake, Jack Clement – acoustic guitar
• Bob Johnson – 12-string guitar, flute, banjo, mandocello
• Bill Pursell – piano, harpsichord
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica
• Marshall Grant – bass
• W.S. Holland – drums
• Michael N. Kazak – drums
• Mother Maybelle Carter – autoharp
• The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers – backing vocals

Track listing:

1. Hiawatha’s Vision – Johnny Cash
2. The Road to Kaintuck – Johnny Cash, June Carter
3. The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part I – V. C. Gilbert, Mary Hadler
4. The Ballad of Boot Hill – Carl Perkins
5. I Ride an Old Paint – traditional, Johnny Cash
6. Hardin Wouldn’t Rain – Johnny Cash
7. Mr. Garfield – Ramblin’ Jack Elliot
8. Streets of Laredo – traditional, Johnny Cash
9. Johnny Reb – Merle Kilgore
10. A Letter from Home – Maybelle Carter, Dearest Dean
11. Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie – traditional, Johnny Cash
12. Mean as Hell – Johnny Cash
13. Sam Hall – Tex Ritter
14. 25v Minutes to Go – Shel Silverstein
15. The Blizzard – Harlan Howard
16. Sweet Betsy from Pike – Jimmie Driftwood
17. Green Grow the Lilacs – traditional, Johnny Cash
18. Stampede – Peter La Farge
19. The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part II – Jack Gilbert, Mary Hadler
20. Reflections – Johnny Cash