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Kristofferson is the debut album of singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, which was produced by Fred Foster and released in June 1970 by Monument Records. After working a series of temporary jobs, Kristofferson became a helicopter pilot for oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico. While he worked, he wrote songs and pitched them to singers around Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee during his free time. Kristofferson's songs were recorded by country singers Roy Drusky, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roger Miller and later he persuaded Johnny Cash to try his material. Cash invited Kristofferson to perform with him at the Newport Folk Festival, after which Fred Foster signed Kristofferson to Monument Records as a songwriter and recording artist.
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- ↑ "The Last Time". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- 1 2 3 "Johnny Cash - The Last Time / Rockabilly Blues". Discogs . Retrieved 2021-10-08.
JOHNNY CASH THE LAST TIME -K. Kristofferson- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "ROCKABILLY BLUES" JC 36779 Produced by Earl Poole Ball // JOHNNY CASH ROCKABILLY BLUES (TEXAS 1955) -J.R. Cash- Taken From The Columbia Lp: "ROCKABILLY BLUES" JC 36779 Produced by Earl Poole Ball
- ↑ Lewry, Peter (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
- ↑ Smith, John L. (1994). The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. p. 11. ISBN 9780313295065.
- ↑ "Johnny Cash".
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of December 6, 1980)". Billboard . Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ Banister, C. Eric (2014-08-01). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-61713-609-2.
- ↑ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
