On August 1, 1960. “Columbia’ label released “Ride This Train”, the sixth Johnny Cash album. It was recorded December – February 1960, and was produced by Don Law.
Personnel:
- Johnny Cash – vocals, rhythm guitar, arrangements
The Tennessee Two
- Luther Perkins – lead guitar
- Marshall Grant – bass
- Johnny Western – guitar
- Floyd Cramer – piano
- Buddy Harman – drums
- Shot Jackson – dobro, steel guitar
- Gordon Terry – fiddle
- Alan Lomax – adaptation, arrangements
- Mark Wilder – mixing, mastering
- Seth Foster – mastering
- Stacey Boyle – tape research
- Matt Kelly – tape research
- Kay Smith – tape research
- Arthur Levy – liner notes
- Howard Fritzson – art direction
- Randall Martin – design
- Don Hunstein – photography
- Darren Salmieri – A&R
- Steven Berkowitz – A&R
- Patti Matheny – A&R
Track listing:
- Loading Coal – Merle Travis
- Slow Rider – Johnny Cash
- Lumberjack – Leon Payne
- Dorraine of Ponchrtrain – Johnny Cash
- Going to Memphis – Hollie Dew, Alan Lomax, (new words and music) by Johnny Cash
- When Papa Played the Dobro – Johnny Cash
- Boss Jack – Tex Ritter
- Old Doc Brown – Red Foley
- Second Honeymoon – Autry Inman
- Ballad of the Harp Weaver – Thelma Moore, Edna Millay
- Smiling Bill McCall – Johnny Cash
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