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Pick a Bale o' Cotton
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Wikipedia article
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| artist = Johnny Cash
| album = Ring of Fire
| A-side = "Bonanza!"
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| released = July or
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| genre = country
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| label = Columbia 4-42512
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| producer = Don Law and Frank Jones
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"'Pick a Bale o' Cotton'" is a work song from the repertoire of Lead Belly.
Johnny Cash released his adaptation as a single for Columbia Records (Columbia 4-42512, with "Bonanza!" on the flip side)
in July or August 1962.
The 'Billboard' magazine evaluated the single upon its release as having a "moderate sales potential", but "Bonanza" only grazed the Hot 100 and entirely missed the 'Billboard' country chart, while "Pick a Bale o' Cotton" didn't make either.
Background
Track listing
'Johnny Cash version'
Personnel
* Johnny Cash vocal, guitar
* Joe Hancock banjo
* Marshall Grant bass
* W. S. Holland drums
* Luther Perkins electric guitar
* Bill Pursell piano
References
Category:Lead Belly songs
Category:Johnny Cash songs
Category:1962 singles
Category:Songs written by Johnny Cash
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:1962 songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Don Law
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