STUDIO SESSION FOR JOHNNY CASH & THE TENNESSEE TWO
AT THE MEMPHIS RECORDING SERVICE FOR SUN RECORDS 1958

SUN RECORDING STUDIO
706 UNION AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
SUN SESSION: SESSION 1 - THURSDAY MAY 15, 1958
SESSION HOURS: 10:30-13:30
PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - JACK CLEMENT

"BORN TO LOSE"
Composer: - Frankie Brown
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Peer International
Matrix number: - U 472 - Master (2:08)
Recorded:- May 15, 1958 - Additional Echo Added
Released: - April 27, 1962
First appearance: - Sun Records (S) 45rpm standard single Sun 376-B mono
BORN TO LOSE / BLUE TRAIN
Reissued: - 1997 Bear Family Records (CD) 500/200rpm BCD 15804 DI-4-20 mono digital
THE SUN SINGLES COLLECTION - VOLUME 4

Cash's somber reading of "Born To Lose" fits the mood of this country standard like a glove. Composer Ted Daffan could have retired on the royalties he earned from all the versions of this tune since its 1942 copyright. Cash's relatively workmanlike vocal has been engulfed by a sea of echo, and the chorus liberally applied. All things considered, this was not an unreasonable entry into the 1962 country sweepstakes, along with Ray Charles' mega-selling pop version. (HD)

Name (Or. No. Of Instruments)
Johnny Cash - Vocal and Guitar
Luther Perkins - Guitar
Marshall Grant - Bass
James M. Van Eaton - Drums
Jimmy Wilson - Piano

Overdubbed Session Probably March 27, 1961
Phillips Studio, 317 Seventh Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee

The Confederates were a barbershop quartet that performed in the 1950s and 1960s.
The group formed in September 1953 at a SPEBSQSA chapter meeting in Memphis, Tennessee
They consisting of
George Evans - Tenor
Dave LaBonte - Lead
Bill "Bus" Busby - Baritone
Wally Singleton - Bass

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