B-side "Give My Love to Rose" Format 7" single Genre Country
rockabilly | Released August 10, 1957 Recorded July 1, 1957 Length 2:41 | |
"Home of the Blues" is a Johnny Cash song about his unhappy childhood. It was recorded on July 1, 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee and released as a single in August of the same year. It was also included as the eleventh track of his second album Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous. The song was written by Johnny Cash, Lillie McAlpin and Glenn Douglas Tubb and produced by Jack Clement.
"Home of the Blues" was redone by Joaquin Phoenix as a part of the 2005 film, Walk the Line.
Partial ownership of the song is held by Florida businessman John Palumbo.
A cover was done by Owl City in early 2012.
References
Home of the Blues Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA