"Luther Played the Boogie" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash.
"Luther Played the Boogie" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two | ||||
A-side | "Luther Played the Boogie" "Thanks a Lot" | |||
Released | February 15, 1959 (1959-02-15) | |||
Genre | Rockabilly[1] | |||
Label | Sun 316 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Cash[2] | |||
Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Luther Played the Boogie" (audio only) on YouTube | ||||
The song was recorded on July 10, 1958.[3] during Cash's final sessions for Sun Records.[4] It would be released as a single (Sun 316, with "Thanks a Lot", another song from the same session,[5] on the opposite side) on February 15 of the next year,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] when he already left the label for Columbia.[4]
Before that, the song appeared on Sun Records' album Greatest! Johnny Cash,[8] that came out in January 1959.
Cash received a BMI award for this single.[14]
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] | 8 |
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