"Bad News" is a song written by and originally released by John D. Loudermilk, whose version reached #23 on the U.S. Billboard country chart in 1963.
Johnny Cash version Johnny Cash recorded this song for his album I Walk the Line out in May 1964.
Released as a single (Columbia 4-43058, with "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" on the opposite side) in June 1964, Cash's version peaked at #8 of the Billboard country chart for two weeks. ("The Ballad of Ira Hayes" was more popular, reaching number 3.)
Analysis
Track listing
Personnel Johnny Cash – vocal, guitar Norman Blake – dobro Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen, June – vocal harmony Jack Clement – guitar Marshall Grant – bass W.S. Holland – drums Luther Perkins – electric guitar Bill Pursell – piano
Charts Chart (1964)Peakposition
References
External links "Bad News" on the Johnny Cash official website