Singing in Viet Nam Talking Blues explained
"Singing in Viet Nam Talking Blues" (or "Singin' in Viet Nam Talkin' Blues") is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.
Released in May 1971[2] [3] as the second single (Columbia 4-45393, with "You've Got a New Light Shining" on the opposite side)[4] from Cash's that year's album Man in Black, the song reached #18 on U.S. Billboard country chart[5] and #124 on Billboards Bubbling Under the Hot 100.
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Notes and References
- Web site: 10 Protest Songs of Johnny Cash. Protest Music Hall of Fame. January 9, 2024. June 8, 2024.
- Book: Peter Lewry. I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. 2001. Helter Skelter. 978-1-900924-22-1. 90.
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"Singing In Vietnam Talking Blues"/ "You've Got A New Light Shining" (Columbia 4-45393) is released and will hit #18 in July..
- Book: The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. 1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-29506-5. 8–9.
- Book: Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975. 2000. Krause Publications. 978-0-87341-934-5.
Book: Tim Neely. Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. 1 August 2002. Krause Publications. 978-0-87349-471-7.
Book: Tim Neely. Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. 31 August 2006. Krause Publications. 9780896893078.
- Book: Joel Whitburn. Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. 2002. Record Research. 978-0-89820-151-2.
Book: Joel Whitburn. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. 2005. Record Research. 978-0-89820-165-9.
Singing In Viet Nam Talking Blues Chart History (Hot Country Songs). Billboard. 2020-05-23.
