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While singer/songwriter/actress/comedienne June Carter Cash's musical legacy may pale in comparison to her beloved husband's work, it is in no way eclipsed by it. As the baby of the legendary Carter Family, June was immersed in the world of entertainment at birth, a vocation that she took to like wildfire. Irreverent and unafraid, she made her radio debut at the age of nine and embarked upon a career that would span six decades. Those years are dutifully and lovingly preserved within the elegant bindings of Columbia/Legacy's Keep on the Sunny Side: June Carter Cash -- Her Life in Music. Book-ended by two very different versions of the collection's namesake tune (one from 1939 and the other from 2003), the two-disc set boasts 40 tracks -- 15 of which were previously available only as vinyl singles -- as well as extensive liner notes from Holly George-Warren and Elvis Costello. Numerous photographs, many from June's own scrapbooks, are peppered throughout the booklet. One shot in particular, a stoic and immersed Carter Cash standing behind a guard while watching her husband perform one of his legendary prison shows (Folsom perhaps?) is particularly affecting. The majority of the material has been culled from her prolific '70s period with Johnny ("Jackson," "Tall Loverman," "If I Were a Carpenter"), as well as her years with the Carter Family. Sadly, her more recent forays into the recording booth (1999's Press On and 2003's posthumous Wildwood Flower) have been given very little attention -- just a few cuts -- but they're both solid albums in their own right and would make great companions to this anthology. That said, Keep on the Sunny Side is a fair and lovingly crafted tribute, one that feels more like an old family photo album than a collection of recordings. Like her husband, June's voice was the voice of the gentry. It was a study in character over polish. Whether fueled by the soft pulse of her beloved Autoharp, or by the deep growl of her Southwestern Virginia lineage, she delivered each song with such confidence, empathy, and humor that her soul poured each one out as perfection itself.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - Maybelle Carter, Guitar - Charles Grean, Producer - Anita Carter, Bass - Helen Carter, Acordeon - Steve Sholes, Producer - Mother Maybelle, Performer - Mel Foree, Composer - Mel Foree, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Electric Guitar - June Carter, Vocal - The Carter Sisters, Performer
Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Various, Performer - Helen Carter, Vocal - Mother Maybelle, Performer - June Carter, Vocal - Maybelle Carter, Vocal - Maybelle Carter, Guitar - Anita Carter, Vocal - Anita Carter, Bass - A .P. Carter, Composer - A .P. Carter, Lyricist - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1952 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Helen Carter, Vocal - M. Carter, Composer - M. Carter, Lyricist - Mother Maybelle, Performer - June Carter, Vocal - Maybelle Carter, Vocal - Anita Carter, Vocal - Anita Carter, Bass - The Carter Sisters, Performer - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1952 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Various, Performer - Helen Carter, Vocal - A.P. Carter, Composer - A.P. Carter, Lyricist - Mother Maybelle, Performer - June Carter, Vocal - Maybelle Carter, Vocal - Maybelle Carter, Guitar - Anita Carter, Vocal - Anita Carter, Bass - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1953 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
M. Carter, Composer - M. Carter, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - June Carter, Vocal - H. Carter, Composer - H. Carter, Lyricist - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1953 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
June Carter Cash, Performer - June Carter, Vocal - June Carter, Composer - June Carter, Lyricist - Frank Loesser, Composer - Frank Loesser, Lyricist - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1953 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
June Carter Cash, Performer - Various, Guitar - Various, Steel Guitar - Hal Smith, Bass - Carl Smith, Vocal - Carl Smith, Performer - Larry Dexter, Composer - Larry Dexter, Lyricist - Don Law, Producer - Farris Coursey, Drums - John Gordy, Piano - June Carter, Vocal
Originally released 1954. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Maybelle Carter, Guitar - Tommy Jackson, Fiddle - Floyd Chance, Bass - Anita Carter, Vocal - Helen Carter, Vocal - Don Law, Producer - Farris Coursey, Drums - Chet Atkins, Electric Guitar - I. Smith, Composer - I. Smith, Lyricist - June Carter, Vocal - The Carter Sisters, Performer
Originally Released 1954 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
B. Bryant, Composer - B. Bryant, Lyricist - Maybelle Carter, Guitar - Tommy Jackson, Fiddle - Floyd Chance, Bass - Anita Carter, Vocal - Helen Carter, Vocal - Don Law, Producer - Farris Coursey, Drums - Chet Atkins, Electric Guitar - June Carter, Vocal - The Carter Sisters, Performer
Originally Released 1954 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
BUDDY EMMONS, Steel Guitar - Dale Potter, Fiddle - Helen Carter, Vocal - Helen Carter, Acordeon - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - June Carter, Guitar - June Carter, Vocal - Maybelle Carter, Vocal - Maybelle Carter, Guitar - Anita Carter, Vocal - Anita Carter, Bass - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1954 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Banjo - NORMAN BLAKE, Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - Anita Carter, Composer - Anita Carter, Lyricist - Rufus Long, Flute - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Don Law, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - John R. Cash, Composer - John R. Cash, Lyricist - June Carter, Guitar - June Carter, Vocal - Frank Jones, Producer
Originally Recorded 1964 & Released 1978 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Floyd Cramer, Piano - Grady Martin, Electric Guitar - June Carter Cash, Performer - NORMAN BLAKE, Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Billy Grammer, Guitar - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - Don Law, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - June Carter, Guitar - June Carter, Vocal - June Carter, Composer - June Carter, Lyricist - Frank Jones, Producer
Originally Released 1964 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Floyd Cramer, Piano - Grady Martin, Electric Guitar - June Carter Cash, Performer - NORMAN BLAKE, Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Billy Grammer, Guitar - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - H. Carter, Composer - H. Carter, Lyricist - Don Law, Producer - A. Carter, Composer - A. Carter, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass - June Carter, Guitar - June Carter, Vocal - Frank Jones, Producer
Originally Released 1964 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
W.S. Holland, Drums - Anita Carter, Vocal - Anita Carter, Guitar - M. Kilgore, Composer - M. Kilgore, Lyricist - Helen Carter, Vocal - Helen Carter, Guitar - Don Law, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - The Carter Family, Performer - June Carter, Guitar - June Carter, Vocal - June Carter, Composer - June Carter, Lyricist - Frank Jones, Producer
Originally Released 1965 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Roy Huskey Jr., Bass - A.P. Carter, Composer - A.P. Carter, Lyricist - Maybelle Carter, Vocal - Maybelle Carter, Guitar - Bob Johnson, Lute - Anita Carter, Vocal - Anita Carter, Guitar - Helen Carter, Vocal - Helen Carter, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Don Law, Producer - The Carter Family, Performer - June Carter, Vocal - Frank Jones, Producer
Originally Released 1964 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
DISC 2
W.S. Holland, Drums - Luther Perkins, Electric Guitar - B. E. Wheeler, Composer - B. E. Wheeler, Lyricist - J. Leiber, Composer - J. Leiber, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Don Law, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - June Carter, Performer - June Carter, Vocal - Frank Jones, Producer
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment
June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Wootton, Electric Guitar - NORMAN BLAKE, Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bill Pursell, Piano - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Johnston, Producer - T. Hardin, Composer - T. Hardin, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass
(P) Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Kris Kristofferson, Lyricist - Kris Kristofferson, Composer - Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Performer - CHARLIE COCHRAN, Piano - W.S. Holland, Drums - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Watson, Engineer - Red Lane, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Selby Coffeen, Engineer - Don Tweedy, Arranger - Marshall Grant, Bass - Larry Butler, Producer - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Producer - Bob Wootton, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Helen Carter, Background Vocal - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Performer - Anita Carter, Background Vocal - J. C. Cash, Composer - J. C. Cash, Lyricist
Originally Released 1971 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
James Webb, Composer - James Webb, Lyricist - Rosey Nix, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Wootton, Electric Guitar - Harold Hausey, Composer - Harold Hausey, Lyricist - D.J. Fontana, Drums - Jerry Whitehurst, Piano - David Jones, Guitar - Gordon Terry, Fiddle - Johnny Cash, Producer - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Carlene Carter, Vocal - Jerry Shook, Guitar - Rosanne Cash, Vocal
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Guitar - Joe Zinkan, Bass - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - D.J. Fontana, Drums - David Jones, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Producer - Ed Hudson, Engineer - Helen Carter Jones, Composer - Helen Carter Jones, Lyricist - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Guitar - Joe Zinkan, Bass - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - D.J. Fontana, Drums - Jan Howard, Composer - Jan Howard, Lyricist - David Jones, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Producer - Ed Hudson, Engineer - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Rosey Nix, Composer - Rosey Nix, Lyricist - Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Guitar - Joe Zinkan, Bass - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - D.J. Fontana, Drums - David Jones, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Producer - Ed Hudson, Engineer - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Guitar - Joe Zinkan, Bass - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Hensley, Vocal - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - Jerry Hensley, Performer - D.J. Fontana, Drums - David Jones, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Producer - Ed Hudson, Engineer - John R. Cash, Composer - John R. Cash, Lyricist - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Guitar - Jean Ritchie, Composer - Jean Ritchie, Lyricist - Joe Zinkan, Bass - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - D.J. Fontana, Drums - David Jones, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Producer - Ed Hudson, Engineer - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - Maybelle Carter, Composer - Maybelle Carter, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Guitar - Joe Zinkan, Bass - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - D.J. Fontana, Drums - David Jones, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Producer - Ed Hudson, Engineer - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Guitar - Joe Zinkan, Bass - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - D.J. Fontana, Drums - David Jones, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Producer - Ed Hudson, Engineer - Helen Carter Jones, Composer - Helen Carter Jones, Lyricist - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Guitar - Joe Zinkan, Bass - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - D.J. Fontana, Drums - David Jones, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Producer - Ed Hudson, Engineer - Helen Carter Jones, Composer - Helen Carter Jones, Lyricist - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
A.P. Carter, Composer - A.P. Carter, Lyricist - Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Guitar - Joe Zinkan, Bass - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - D.J. Fontana, Drums - David Jones, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Producer - Ed Hudson, Engineer - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Freeman Ramsey, Engineer - June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Johnson, Guitar - Joe Zinkan, Bass - Carlene Cash, Composer - Carlene Cash, Lyricist - Roger Tucker, Engineer - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - D.J. Fontana, Drums - David Jones, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Producer - Ed Hudson, Engineer - Charlie Bragg, Engineer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
June Carter Cash, Vocal - June Carter Cash, Composer - June Carter Cash, Lyricist - June Carter Cash, Performer - Bob Wootton, Electric Guitar - Henry Strezelecki, Bass - George Tidwell, Trumpet - Tommy Jackson, Fiddle - The Nashville Edition, Background Vocal - Don Davis, Producer - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Kelso Herston, Guitar
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
June Carter Cash, Vocal - Bob Wootton, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Larry McCoy, Piano - Jerry Hensley, Guitar - T. Smith, Composer - T. Smith, Lyricist - Jan Howard, Background Vocal - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Producer - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Marshall Grant, Bass - The Carter Family, Background Vocal - Jack Routh, Guitar - Charlie Bragg, Producer
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
While singer/songwriter/actress/comedienne June Carter Cash's musical legacy may pale in comparison to her beloved husband's work, it is in no way eclipsed by it. As the baby of the legendary Carter Family, June was immersed in the world of entertainment at birth, a vocation that she took to like wildfire. Irreverent and unafraid, she made her radio debut at the age of nine and embarked upon a career that would span six decades. Those years are dutifully and lovingly preserved within the elegant bindings of Columbia/Legacy's Keep on the Sunny Side: June Carter Cash -- Her Life in Music. Book-ended by two very different versions of the collection's namesake tune (one from 1939 and the other from 2003), the two-disc set boasts 40 tracks -- 15 of which were previously available only as vinyl singles -- as well as extensive liner notes from Holly George-Warren and Elvis Costello. Numerous photographs, many from June's own scrapbooks, are peppered throughout the booklet. One shot in particular, a stoic and immersed Carter Cash standing behind a guard while watching her husband perform one of his legendary prison shows (Folsom perhaps?) is particularly affecting. The majority of the material has been culled from her prolific '70s period with Johnny ("Jackson," "Tall Loverman," "If I Were a Carpenter"), as well as her years with the Carter Family. Sadly, her more recent forays into the recording booth (1999's Press On and 2003's posthumous Wildwood Flower) have been given very little attention -- just a few cuts -- but they're both solid albums in their own right and would make great companions to this anthology. That said, Keep on the Sunny Side is a fair and lovingly crafted tribute, one that feels more like an old family photo album than a collection of recordings. Like her husband, June's voice was the voice of the gentry. It was a study in character over polish. Whether fueled by the soft pulse of her beloved Autoharp, or by the deep growl of her Southwestern Virginia lineage, she delivered each song with such confidence, empathy, and humor that her soul poured each one out as perfection itself.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 01:45:11
- Main artists: June Carter Cash
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Country
(p) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
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