| "Luther Played the Boogie" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two | ||||
| A-side | "Luther Played the Boogie" " Thanks a Lot" | |||
| Released | February 15, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly [1] | |||
| Length | 2:02 | |||
| Label | Sun 316 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Cash [2] | |||
| Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Luther Played the Boogie" (audio only) on YouTube | ||||
"Luther Played the Boogie" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. Luther is Luther Perkins, the guitarist in Cash's band.
The song was recorded on July 10, 1958. [3] during Cash's final sessions for Sun Records. [4] It would be released as a single (Sun 316, with " Thanks a Lot", another song from the same session, [5] on the opposite side) on February 15 of the next year, [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] when he already left the label for Columbia. [4]
Before that, the song appeared on Sun Records' album Greatest! Johnny Cash, [8] that came out in January 1959.
Cash received a BMI award for this single. [14]
Charts
| Chart (1959) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [15] | 8 |
References
- ^ Beck, Richard (2019). Trains, Jesus, and Murder - The Gospel According to Johnny Cash. Fortress Press. p. 19. ISBN 9781506455594. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Luther Played The Boogie". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ John Edwards Memorial Foundation (1974). JEMF Quarterly. John Edwards Memorial Foundation.
- ^ a b John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-1-61075-628-0.
- ^ John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3629-7.
- ^ Colin Escott; Martin Hawkins (1 March 2011). Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll. Open Road Media. pp. 411–. ISBN 978-1-4532-1314-8.
- ^ Colin Escott; Martin Hawkins (1975). Catalyst: The Sun Records Story. Aquarius Books. ISBN 9780904619003.
- ^ a b John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3629-7.
- ^ Colin Escott; Martin Hawkins (1980). Sun Records: The Brief History of the Legendary Recording Label. Quick Fox. ISBN 978-0-8256-3161-0.
- ^ Tim Neely (1 May 2004). Goldmine Records & Prices. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-781-7.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.
- ^ George Albert (1 January 1984). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.
- ^ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
- ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
