
Episode 37: “I Walk The Line” by Johnny Cash
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Johnny Cash: A Country Blues Song
Johnny Cash's Don't Be Angry sold two million copies in a conservative country market. The song is an expression of one man's very personal aesthetic, no matter how much Sam Phillips altered it to fit his own idea of what cash should be recording. And next week we'll look at how Elvis was doing away from Sun Records.
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