Hey, Porter
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| "Hey, Porter" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
| B-side | "Cry! Cry! Cry!" | |||
| Released | July 1955 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | September 1, 1954 | |||
| Genre | Country, rockabilly | |||
| Length | 2:14 | |||
| Label | Sun Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Johnny Cash | |||
| Producer | Sam Phillips | |||
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"Hey, Porter" is a song by Johnny Cash. It was recorded in September 1, 1954 and released as a single in July the following year.
[edit] Origins
Cash wrote the song while on his way home from a four year stint in the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Landsberg, Germany, and as such felt elated to be returning to his native South. The song is available on many compilations, such as The Complete Sun Singles, The Essential Johnny Cash, Ring Of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash Volume Two, The Legend.
The song "Hey Porter" was covered by Ry Cooder in 1971 on his second album Into the Purple Valley.
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