In 1955, they began recording under the Sun label. Cash became the front man for the group and precipitated their introduction to Sam Phillips of Sun Records. Cash and his wife, Vivian, were living in Memphis, Tennessee, at the time. The song was performed with the help of Marshall Grant and Luther Perkins, two mechanics who were introduced to Cash by his older brother Roy after Cash was discharged from the Air Force. "I Walk the Line" crossed over and reached #19 on the pop music charts. country Juke Box charts that summer, one week on the C&W Jockey charts and number two on the C&W Best Seller charts. It spent six weeks at the top spot on the U.S. "I Walk the Line" was originally recorded at Sun Studio on April 2, 1956, and was released on May 1. Vivian Liberto would write a book called "I Walked the Line" about her time with Johnny. However, Johnny Cash would eventually divorce Vivian Liberto and then marry June Carter. The song's lyrics discuss resisting temptation, being accountable, and remaining faithful to Vivian Liberto during his first marriage. It's to get my pitch." The humming was necessary since the song required Cash to change keys several times while singing it. On one occasion, while performing "I Walk the Line" on his TV show, Cash explained to the audience the reason for his humming during the song: "People ask me why I always hum whenever I sing this song. Cash originally intended the song to be a slow ballad, but producer Sam Phillips preferred a faster arrangement in the end, Cash agreed to the change, and the uptempo recording met with success. I was newly married at the time, and I suppose I was laying out my pledge of devotion." After writing the song, Cash had a discussion with fellow performer Carl Perkins, who encouraged him to adopt "I Walk the Line" as the song title. Later in a telephone interview, Cash stated, "I wrote the song backstage one night in 1956 in Gladewater, Texas. The unique chord progression for "I Walk the Line" was inspired by the backwards playback of guitar runs on Cash's tape recorder while he was stationed in Germany as a member of the United States Air Force. The song captures Johnny Cash's "boom-chicka-boom" sound by Johnny putting a dollar bill in the neck of his guitar. It was the title song for a 1970 film starring Gregory Peck and a 2005 biopic of Cash starring Joaquin Phoenix. It has also been used on many LPs released from Sun Records, such as With His Hot and Blue Guitar, Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous, and Sings Hank Williams. The song remained on the record charts for over 43 weeks, and sold over two million copies. After three attempts with moderate chart ratings, it became Cash's first #1 hit on the Billboard charts, eventually reaching #17 on the US pop charts. " I Walk the Line" is a song written and recorded in 1956 by Johnny Cash. Problems playing this file? See media help.
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