Artist: Tulsa Telephone Book

Tony Tost - If Only Johnny Cash Had Covered These...

May 15, 2011, 8:19am Carnival Saloon

Last week I posted my interview with Tony Tost about his book on Johnny Cash's American Recordings album. One of the things I like about the book is that it shares my view that some of the covers JC tackled on his later albums with Rick Rubin , quite frankly, sucked. With this in mind I asked Tony to come up with a list for Carnival Saloon of the Worst of American Recordings. Being a creative chap Tony suggested something much better. What songs should Johnny Cash have covered in [...]

• Guy Clark - The Randall Knife
• The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
• Townes Van Zandt - To Live Is To Fly
• Tulsa Telephone Book - Calexico
• Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson - Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)

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Artist:	Guy Clark
Title:	The Randall Knife
Link Text:	Guy Clark - The Randall Knife
File Name:	05_-_the_randall_knife.mp3
Genre:	Country
Year:	2005

Artist:	The Pogues
Title:	If I Should Fall From Grace With God
Link Text:	The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
File Name:	01_-_if_i_should_fall_from_gra ce_with_god.mp3
Genre:	Pop
Year:	2006

Artist:	Townes Van Zandt
Title:	To Live Is To Fly
Link Text:	Townes Van Zandt - To Live Is to Fly
File Name:	07_-_to_live_is_to_fly.mp3
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2009

Artist:	Tulsa Telephone Book
Title:	Calexico
Link Text:	Calexico - Tulsa Telephone Book (Tom T. Hall cover)
File Name:	09_tulsa_telephone_book_-_cale xico.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Country
Year:	1998

Artist:	Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson
Title:	Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
Link Text:	The Highwaymen - Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
File Name:	07_-_deportee_(plane_wreck_at_ los_gatos).mp3
Genre:	Country
Year:	2000