Johnny Cash – Luther Played The Boogie Woogie

“Luther Played The Boogie”, a song written by Johnny Cash, was recorded by Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two for the Sun label, was recorded on July 30, 1955, in that same session it was also recorded: “Folsom prison blues”, “Doggone lonesome” and “Meand eyed cat”. In the recording session Johnny was accompanied by: Luther Perkins (guitar) and Marshall Grant (bass). With the production of Sam Phillips, the song was released february 15, 1959..

The song was included in Johnny Cash’s sixth album, Greatest! (Sun Records 1959), the album was released on January 12, 1959.

Versions:

Ian Calford & The Brakemen 2000 (Vampirella)
Redd Volkaert 2002 (Dualtone)
Wylie & The Wild West 2004 (Western Jubilee)
Bill Dewey 2004 (Nammics Records)
Tribute Show to Johnny Cash 2016 (Kathrina Records)

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Johnny Cash – Luther Played The Boogie Woogie Lyrics

[Verse: Johnny Cash]
We were just a plain ol’ hillbilly band
With a plain ol’ country style
We never played the kind of songs
That’d drive anybody wild
Played a railroad song with a stomping beat
We played a blues song kinda slow and sweet
But the thing that knocked them off of their feet was
Ooh-wee

[Chorus: Johnny Cash]
When Luther played the boogie-woogie
Luther played the boogie-woogie
Luther played the boogie-woogie
Luther played the boogie-woogie
Luther played the boogie woogie
Luther played the boogie-woogie
Luther played the boogie-woogie
Luther played the boogie
In the strangest kind of way
Play it strange!

Well, we did our best to entertain
Everywhere we’d go
We’d nearly wear our fingers off
To give the folks a show
Played jumping jive to make them get in the groove
We played sad songs, real slow and smooth
But the only thing that’d make them move was
Ooh-wee
[Chorus]

[Outro]
Now, didn’t Luther play the boogie strange?