![]() ![]() "Why Don't You Quit Leaving Me Alone" Ĭash's daughter Rosanne Cash recorded a cover version of "Tennessee Flat Top Box" in 1987 on her album King's Record Shop. Rosanne Cash version "Tennessee Flat Top Box" Ultimately he disappears from the local scene, only to re-emerge on television, having fulfilled his dream. He becomes so popular that girls "from there to Austin" would secretly leave home and pawn jewelry for money to make the trip to hear him play, and "all the girls from nine to ninety, were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him: 'Don't stop.'" He has no physical abilities, only his ability to play the guitar, which he loves so much that making money is secondary to him. The song is a story of a little boy aspiring to be a country singer, who starts his career at a local cabaret in a South Texas border town. The song's name refers to a steel-stringed acoustic guitar. It was released as a single in late 1961, reaching 11 on the Billboard country singles charts and 84 on the pop charts. " Tennessee Flat Top Box" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Cash. ![]() 1961 single by Johnny Cash "Tennessee Flat Top Box"įrom the album Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash
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