And it’s still very much true to today!Ī hit in the midst of his 1969-71 hot streak which included his ABC-TV variety show, this Carl Perkins composition shone the light on Cash’s Gospel roots, and became a classic of both genres, evoking a feeling and a spirit of a time that felt far away in the midst of daily Vietnam War updates from Walter Cronkite.

Some of Cash’s performances were very serious in their approach to social issues, such as “The Ballad of Ira Hayes.” However, this 1966 release proved to be one of his more humorous takes on the differences between the left and the right. Johnny Cash – “The One On The Right Is On The Left” So much so, in fact, that a fan actually made a car based on the song for Cash that is on display at the Storyteller’s Museum, a building devoted to Cash in rural Hickman County, Tenn. where the singer lived part-time.ġ3. He made his final trip to the top of the Billboard Country Singles chart with a song that made an impact on many listeners with its lyrics of the ultimate dream machine. Cash’s close relationship with his mother Carrie no doubt inspired the song, which was voted as one of the Top 100 Western Songs of all-time from the Western Writers of America in 2014.īy 1976, Cash’s fortunes as a recording artist were very much hit or miss.

Cash had quite the way with a story song, and this heartbreaking western anthem became his first chart-topper after his move from Sun to Columbia Records.

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