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The Johnny Cash Show

Season 2 1970 - 1971

  • 1970-09-24T02:00:00Z on ABC
  • 45m
  • 1d 2h (26 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Talk Show
The Johnny Cash Show is an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, invariably preceding the first number with his customary "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" greeting, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe, June Carter Cash (his wife) and the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and The Tennessee Three, with Australian-born musical director-arranger-conductor Bill Walker. The Statler Brothers performed brief comic interludes. An instrumental version of "Folsom Prison Blues" was used for the opening credits. It featured many folk-country musicians, such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great Louis Armstrong, who died eight months after appearing on the show.

26 episodes

Season Premiere

1970-09-24T02:00:00Z

2x01 Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli, Arlo Guthrie

Season Premiere

2x01 Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli, Arlo Guthrie

  • 1970-09-24T02:00:00Z1h

Johnny Cash sings "One More Ride", "Hey, Porter", "Orange Blossom Special" & "Sunday Morning Coming Down". Johnny and Ray Charles duet on "I Walk the Line". Liza Minnelli sings "Lazy Bones" & "Stormy Weather". Johnny & Arlo Guthrie duet on "Oklahoma". Johnny and the Carter Family perform "Blistered". Johnny & June Carter Cash duet on "Help Me Make it Through the Night". All join in for "Peace in the Valley".

Johnny Cash sings "A Boy Named Sue", "Rock Island Line", "Alabama Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy" & "Here Was A Man". Johnny & Jackie DeShannon duet on "This Old House". Johnny & Dennis Hopper duet on "Goin' Up Goin' Down". Johnny does "Drillin'" and "Roughneck" (Come Along and Ride This Train sequence). The Carter Family and Statler Brothers perform "Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man".

1970-10-08T02:00:00Z

2x03 Episode 3

2x03 Episode 3

  • 1970-10-08T02:00:00Z1h

Johnny with George Lindsey & June Carter perform "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home". Johnny and Joni Mitchell duet on "Girl From The North County" Johnny sings "Cow Poke", "Someday Soon" and "Southwind". Johnny with the Statler Brothers perform "Everybody Love A Nut". Johnny with the Carter Family perform "Big River" and "Poison Red Berries". Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Brothers perform "Wings Of A Dove". Johnny & June duet with "The Loving Gift".

1970-10-15T02:00:00Z

2x04 Episode 4

2x04 Episode 4

  • 1970-10-15T02:00:00Z1h

José Feliciano sings "Life is That Way". Johnny Cash sings "Five Feet High and Rising" and "These Hands". Bobby Bare sings "Detroit City". Linda Ronstadt sings "Long, Long Time". Mac Davis sings "A Poem For My Little Lady" and "I Believe In Music". Johnny & Linda Ronstadt duet on "Big Yellow Taxi", "The Old Swimming Hole" and "Water Isn't Water Anymore". Carl Perkins sings "I'll Fly Away". Johnny & June Carter Cash duet on "Keep on the Sunnyside". (Come Along And Ride This Train) "Salute To The Delta Queen", "Country Boy" and "Pickin' Time".

1970-10-22T02:00:00Z

2x05 Episode 5

2x05 Episode 5

  • 1970-10-22T02:00:00Z1h

Johnny sings, "Mama Tried", "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" and "What Is Truth". Peggy Lee sings "For the Good Times". The Guess Who perform "Hand Me Down World".

1970-10-29T03:00:00Z

2x06 Episode 6

2x06 Episode 6

  • 1970-10-29T03:00:00Z1h

Johnny Cash sings "On This Side of the Law", a song from the score he wrote for "I Walk the Line" (an unreleased movie starring Gregory Peck). Johnny & Louis Armstrong duet on "Blue Yodel No. 9". Louis Armstrong performs "Almost Persuaded", "Crystal Chandelier" and "Ramblin' Rose". Johnny & Tennessee Ernie Ford duet on "I'll Have A New Life". Kenny Rogers & the First Edition perform "Heed the Call".

1970-11-05T03:00:00Z

2x07 Episode 7

2x07 Episode 7

  • 1970-11-05T03:00:00Z1h

Johnny Cash sings "On This Side of the Law", "Jambalaya", "Louisiana Man", "Bayou Baby" & "Doin' Time". Johnny and Burl Ives duet on "Don't Go Near The Water" & "Johnny Horizon". Johnny and June Carter Cash perform "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms". The Carter Family & Statler Brothers perform "Suppertime".

You may notice a slight change in tone in this November 11, 1970 episode, with greater emphasis on comedy. Comedian George Gobel guests, singing “Sky Ball Paint.” Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia Tyson perform a medley including “Crazy Arms.” Cash sings his 1956 single “Get Rhythm” and Stevie Wonder offers a soulful rendition of his hit “Heaven Help Us All.” Father Of Bluegrass Bill Monroe performs “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” with his band the Bluegrass Boys. Anita Carter sings “Tulsa County.” And the ensemble closes with “I Got Stripes,” “Big Midnight Special,” and “Blowin’ In The Wind.”

1970-11-19T03:00:00Z

2x09 Episode 9

2x09 Episode 9

  • 1970-11-19T03:00:00Z1h

Johnny sings "I Have A Journeyed In This Land My Father Walked" and "Sing A Traveling Song". Johnny with the Carter Family perform "Allegheny". Johnny with Cass Elliott & the Statler Brothers perform "Everybody Loves A Nut". Johnny and Cass Elliott duet on "Act Naturally". Johnny, Lorne Greene and the Carter Family do "Way Out west In the Old Days". Johnny With Maybelle, Sara Carter, Carter Family & Statler Brothers perform "I'll Be Satisfied". Cass Elliott sings "I Saw A Man".

1970-11-26T03:00:00Z

2x10 Episode 10

2x10 Episode 10

  • 1970-11-26T03:00:00Z1h

Glen Campbell sings, "Wichita Lineman". Johnny sings, "Workin' Man Blues" and "Folsom Prison Blues". Johnny & Glen Campbell duet on "Arkansas". Stoneman Family perform "Doin' My Time". Tony Joe White sings, "Conjure Woman".

2x11 Merle Haggard, Anne Murray

  • 1970-12-03T03:00:00Z1h

The show opens with Cash singing “25 Minutes To Go” from his 1968 live album “At Folsom Prison.” Johnny and June join with Homer Haynes and Jethro Burns for “Guess Things Happen That Way.” Cash sings “Portrait of My Woman,” the Statler Brothers perform their hit “Bed Of Rose’s,” and the Carter Family joins for “Daddy Sang Bass.” 25-year-old Anne Murray offers a sweet rendition of “Snowbird” and “Sing High, Sing Low.” Singer/songwriter Merle Haggard performs “Sidewalks Of Chicago” and is joined by Cash for “Okie From Musgokee,” “Sing Me Back Home” and “I’m A Lonesome Fugitive.” Haggard’s wife Bonnie Owens joins the ensemble for “Swinging Doors” and “Mama Tried” and Carl Perkins takes the vocals on Haggard’s “I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am.” And everybody joins voices for a closing rendition of “Put Your Hand In The Hand.”

1970-12-17T03:00:00Z

2x12 Episode 12

2x12 Episode 12

  • 1970-12-17T03:00:00Z1h

Jackie DeShannon sings "A Thing Called Love". Hank Snow sings "Remember Me". Johnny Cash with the Carter Family, Statler Brothers & Carl Perkins perform "Old Time Religion". Johnny and Al Hirt duet on "I Walk The Line". (Come Along And Ride This Train) Johnny sings "Johnny Reb" (Civil War Theme) and "Ballad Of The Harp Weaver".

Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Bros. perform "Twelve Days Of Christmas". Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Bros. Everly Bros. Ike Everly, Tommy Cash, Mr. & Mrs. Ray Cash & Roy Orbison perform "Do What You Do Do Well". Johnny sings "Little Drummer Boy" & "I Never Picked Cotton". Johnny & June duet on "Turn Around". Entire Cast & Carrie Cash On Piano join in for "Silent Night".

1971-01-07T03:00:00Z

2x14 Derek and the Dominos

2x14 Derek and the Dominos

  • 1971-01-07T03:00:00Z1h

This episode opens with Johnny singing “Big River” and “Waltzing Matilda” and the Carter Family backing Eric Andersen on “Born Again.” Next, Derek And The Dominos (featuring Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle, and Jim Gordon) perform “It’s Too Late” and “Matchbox” with Johnny and Carl Perkins. Connie Smith sings “Once A Day” and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott croons "Mule Skinner Blues." Cash, who struggled with addiction all his life, closes the show with a frank anti-drug message and the cautionary ballad “The Needle.”

Gordon Lightfoot sings "When Uncle Bill Quit Dope". Bill Anderson sings "Amazing Grace". Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Brothers perform "In The Sweet Bye And Bye". Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Brothers perform "Are We Washed In the Blood Of The Lamb" and "Bringing In The Sheaves". Johnny and Jane Morgan duet on "A Boy Named Sue" and "A Girl Named Cash". Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Brothers, Jane Morgan, Bill Anderson, Jan Howard, Gordon Lightfoot, and Homer & Jethro join in for "One More Ride".

Roy Acuff
Eddy Arnold
Carl Perkins
Marty Robbins
Buck Owens
Merle Haggard

Chet Atkins
Merle Haggard
Sonny James
Gordon Lightfoot
Webb Pierce
Takahiro Saito
B.J. Thomas
Kitty Wells
Tammy Wynette
Minnie Pearl
Faron Young
Carl Perkins

1971-02-04T03:00:00Z

2x18 Episode 18

2x18 Episode 18

  • 1971-02-04T03:00:00Z1h

"Captain Campbell's Medicine Show" barrels into town with songs, dances and remedies for every ailment; the students of "Dear old Jaspar High" raise a ruckus at a year-end bash; the farmer's daughter-traveling salesman joke gets another go-round.

James Taylor sings "Sweet Baby James", "Fire and Rain" and "Country Road". Johnny Cash sings "A Boy Named Sue", "One Too Many Mornings" and "A Man in Black". Linda Ronstadt sings "A Very Lovely Woman". Neil Young sings "Needle and the Damage Done" and "A Journey Through the Past". The Dillards perform "I'll Fly Away" and "St. Peter is Going to Put Me Up". Tony Joe White sings "Daddy, Travelin' Bone". June Carter Cash sings "He's a Good Man".

Johnny sings "The Preacher Said". Mahalia Jackson sings "Amazing Grace". Edwin Hawkins Singers perform "My Father's House". Staple Singers perform "More Than a Hammer and a Nail". Blackwood Brothers perform "Old Country Church". Oakridge Boys perform "I Know". Stuart Hamblin sings "This Old House". Johnny & June duet with "The Nazarene, "Water into Wine" and "The Wailing Wall". All join in for "Old Time Religion" and "When the Saints Go Marching In".

2x22 Circus for Children Of All Ages

  • 1971-03-04T03:00:00Z1h

Circus For Children Of All Ages. Johnny sings "The Very Biggest Circus Of Them All", "Old Shep", "Big Rock Candy Mountain" and "Boa Constrictor". Johnny with Carter Family perform "Jesus Loves Me". Johnny with Carter Family & Statler Bros. perform "I'll Fly Away".

1971-03-11T03:00:00Z

2x23 Episode 23

2x23 Episode 23

  • 1971-03-11T03:00:00Z1h

Johnny sings "Man In Black", "Ballad Of John Henry" and "These Men With Broken Hearts". Johnny & June duet on "You'll Be All Right" and "It Ain't Me Babe". Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Bros. perform "I'll Fly Away".

1971-03-18T03:00:00Z

2x24 Episode 24

2x24 Episode 24

  • 1971-03-18T03:00:00Z1h

Johnny sings "Folsom Prison Blues", "If Not For Love (I Could Be One Of These)" and "Singing In Viet Nam Talking Blues". Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Bros. perform "June Makes The Flowers Grow". Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Bros. perform "Belshazah".

1971-03-25T03:00:00Z

2x25 Episode 25

2x25 Episode 25

  • 1971-03-25T03:00:00Z1h

Season Finale

1971-04-01T03:00:00Z

2x26 Episode 26

Season Finale

2x26 Episode 26

  • 1971-04-01T03:00:00Z1h

Johnny sings "I Walk The Line" & "Sunday Morning Coming Down". Johnny & June duet on "Darlin Companion", "If I Were A Carpenter" and "Jackson". Merle Travis performs "Sing Sing Sing".

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