

The Carters feature on several songs on the album June Carter sings lead vocal on three songs and duets on another, and Anita Carter sings on "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome.Johnny Cash and wife June Carter Cash stopped by TVNZ (Television New Zealand) for an interview that quickly transitioned into an impromptu performance that not even they were expecting!Ĭash and Carter, 62 and 65 during the recording, were persuaded by a member of the Holmes Show to give viewers a musical treat, bringing out a guitar for the legends to assist them in their subsequent performance.Īfter a few jokes, the husband and wife brought their younger years back to life as their iconic voices caressed the lyrics to their riveting number “Jackson.”ĭuring the show, various fans were placed above the adjacent building as they peered down onto the performance, prompting Carter to lean back and sing up to her audience in light of her kind heart and vivacious energy. This version features Maybelle Carter playing autoharp. Cash and Dylan would later (unsuccessfully) attempt a duet version of the song for Nashville Skyline, and Cash would record the song again for Heroes with Waylon Jennings. "One Too Many Mornings" is a Bob Dylan song from The Times They Are a-Changin'. "Thunderball" was recorded for the James Bond film, but was ultimately turned down in favor of Tom Jones (see also the 'Thunderball film and soundtrack articles). The songs, "Cotton Picking Hands" and "Wer Kennt Den Weg" and "In Virginia" (both in German) had been previously released on singles. Most of the songs were recorded from 1964 to 1965, with the exception of " Smiling Bill McCall" from 1960. Like The Unissued Johnny Cash it consists of material that was either unreleased or not widely available.

Johnny & June is a compilation album and 60th overall album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Bear Family Records in 1978 (see 1978 in music).
