ORIGINAL JOHNNY CASH TENNESSEE TWO 78 CRY! CRY! CRY! / HEY PORTER! SUN # 221 E-
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CLASSIC JOHNNY CASH & THE TENNESSEE TWO ON THIS ORIGINAL US SUN LABEL 78
CRY! CRY! CRY!
b/w HEY, PORTER!
"Cry! Cry! Cry!" is a song written and performed by singer/songwriter, Johnny Cash. The song was originally released in 1955 and reached number 14 on the US Best Sellers charts. It was Johnny Cash's first release on the SUN record label.In 1954, before the release of the song "Cry! Cry! Cry!," Cash signed with Sun Records after he came home from serving with the United States Air Force. During that time, he wrote the song “Hey, Porter” which was met with little excitement from the executives at his record label. He was then told to come back with a song that Sun Records owner, Sam Phillips, would be able to sell. Cash went home and wrote the song "Cry! Cry! Cry!" overnight and came back and performed it to Phillips the following day. The song was then coupled with "Hey Porter" and released as the B-side of the record. For the recording of the song, Johnny Cash was backed by "The Tennessee Two", Luther Perkins on guitar and Marshall Grant on bass.
The early success of the song led to a featured spot on the Louisiana Hayride Tour and kicked off the career of Johnny Cash in the process. The song sold over 100,000 copies in the southern states alone. Cash then began to tour with Elvis Presley (among other artists from the record business) soon after its release. The song was later included on Cash's first album, 1957's With His Hot and Blue Guitar, one of the first albums released by Sun Records.
DISC DETAILS
US SUN 221 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
CONDITION -E- a couple of light scuffs but record plays Superbly well and has loads of shine!
Both labels have H-582 written lightly on the label
