The Johnny Cash Show (1969)

About This Series

The Johnny Cash Show is a talk series. Its leading cast includes Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash and Merle Haggard. It premiered on June 7, 1969 on ABC. TMDB lists 2 seasons and 58 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe, June Carter Cash and the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and The Tennessee Three, with Australian-born musical director-arranger-conductor Bill Walker. The Statler Brothers performed brief comic interludes. It featured many folk-country musicians, such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great Louis Armstrong, who died eight months after appearing on the show.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Cast

• Johnny Cash Self - Host 58 episodes
• June Carter Cash Self 58 episodes
• Merle Haggard Self 4 episodes
• O.C. Smith Self 3 episodes
• Marty Robbins Self 3 episodes
• Glen Campbell Self 3 episodes
• T Tommy Cash Self 3 episodes
• Joni Mitchell Self 3 episodes
• Cass Elliot Self 3 episodes
• Jackie DeShannon Self 3 episodes
• Roy Orbison Self 3 episodes
• Roger Miller Self 2 episodes
• D Doug Kershaw Self 2 episodes
• T Tony Joe White Self 2 episodes
• Tammy Wynette Self 2 episodes
• M Melanie Self 2 episodes
• Arlo Guthrie Self 2 episodes
• Chet Atkins Self 2 episodes

Seasons

• Season 11969 · 32 episodes
• Season 21970 · 26 episodes