Smiling Bill McCall explained

Smiling Bill McCall
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Cash
A-Side:	"Smiling Bill McCall" "Seasons of My Heart"
Genre:	country
Label:	Columbia 4-41618
Prev Title:	Straight A's in Love
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Second Honeymoon (song)
Next Year:	1960

"Smiling Bill McCall" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.^{[1] [2]}

The song was released as a single by Columbia Records (Columbia 4-41618, with "Seasons of My Heart" on the opposite side)^{[3] [4] [5]} in March^{[6] [7]} or April 1960.^[8]

Composition

It is a story song.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Smiling Bill McCall - Composition by Johnny Cash, Hollie Dew, Nick Shaffran - Discogs Tracks. Discogs. 2019-01-23.
2. Book: John L. Smith. Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. 1 January 1999. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-3629-7.
3. 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.
4. Book: Tim Neely. Goldmine Records & Prices. registration. Smiling Bill McCall Seasons of My Heart 41618.. 2004-05-01. Krause Publications. 978-0-87349-781-7.
5. Book: George Albert. The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. 1984-01-01. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-1685-5.
6. Book: Peter Lewry. I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. 2001. Helter Skelter. 978-1-900924-22-1.
   March
   “Seasons Of My Heart”/"Smiling Bill McCall” (Columbia 4-41618) released..
7. Book: The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. 1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-29506-5. 21–.
8. Book: Steve Turner. The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. 2005-10-30. Thomas Nelson. 978-1-4185-7809-1. 245–.
9. Book: John M. Alexander. The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. 16 April 2018. University of Arkansas Press. 978-1-61075-628-0. 41–.