The Sons of Katie Elder (song)

"The Sons of Katie Elder"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album The Sons of Katie Elder (Music from the Score of the Paramount Picture) and Old Golden Throat
A-side"The Sons of Katie Elder"
"A Certain Kinda Hurtin'"
ReleasedJuly 1965 (1965-07)
Genrecountry
LabelColumbia 4-43342
Composer(s)Elmer Bernstein
Lyricist(s)Ernie Sheldon
Producer(s)Don Law[1]
Audio
"The Sons of Katie Elder" on YouTube

"The Sons of Katie Elder" is the theme song for the 1965 Paramount western of the same name starring John Wayne.[2] It was written by Ernie Sheldon (words) and Elmer Bernstein (music).[3]

The song, as recorded by Johnny Cash, wasn't used in the actual film, but appeared on its soundtrack LP.[4][5] Released as a single by Columbia Records (Columbia 4-43342, with "A Certain Kinda Hurtin'" on the opposite side),[6][7] in July 1965,[8] the song became a U.S. country top-10 hit.[9][10][4]

  1. ^ "Johnny Cash - The Sons Of Katie Elder (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (28 August 1965). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 36–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)"Johnny Cash - The Sons Of Katie Elder | Releases". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved 2020-05-07.Lukas Kendall (1994). Film Score Monthly. Lukas Kendall.Johnny Cash (2004). Johnny Cash, the Songs. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 9781560256298.Leigh H. Edwards (6 February 2009). Johnny Cash and the paradox of American identity. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-22061-5.Don Cusic (29 July 2011). The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles. McFarland. pp. 149–. ISBN 978-0-7864-8605-2.
  3. ^ Dick Jacobs (1988). Who wrote that song?. Betterway Publications. ISBN 978-1-55870-100-7.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Alexander2018 (page 73) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
  6. ^ Steve Turner (2005-10-30). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-1-4185-7809-1.
    Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (23 May 1970). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
    Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975. Krause Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-0-87341-934-5.
    Country Music Special. G. J. Greenwood. 1965.
    Tim Neely (31 August 2006). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 9780896893078.
    The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.
  7. ^ George Albert (1984-01-01). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.
  8. ^ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
    July
    "The Sons Of Katie Elder"/"A Certain Kinda Hurtin'" (Columbia 4-43342) released.
    4 September
    "The Sons Of Katie Elder" enters the chart at #50 and during its chart run will reach #10.
  9. ^ Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.
    Joel Whitburn (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-165-9.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Banister2014 (page 123) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).