Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man

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"Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man"
Single by Johnny Cash and June Carter
from the album Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter
B-side "You'll Be All Right"
ReleasedMay 1967 (1967-05) [1]
Genre Rockabilly, rock and roll
Label Columbia 4-44158
Songwriter(s) Marshall Grant

"Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man" is a song written by Johnny Cash's bass player Marshall Grant and originally recorded by the duo of Johnny Cash and June Carter.

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Released in May 1967 as a single (Columbia 4-44158, with "You'll Be All Right" on the opposite side), [1] [2] the track was also included on the album Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter that appeared in August. [3]

The song peaked at number six on U.S. Billboard 's country chart for the week of August 19, 1967. [4] [5]

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 4-44158, 1967) [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man" M. Grant 2:32
2."You'll Be All Right" J. Cash, J. Carter 2:44
7" single (Columbia [Hall of Fame series] 4-33120, 1968) [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jackson"G. Rodgers, B. Wheeler2:45
2."Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man" M. Grant 2:32

Charts

Chart (1967)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 6

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