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Singer/ songwriter Zachary Scot Johnson ( www.zacharyscotjohnson.com ) performs a cover of Johnny Cash's "Big River" on day 1681 of thesongadayproject.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Delbert McClinton performed the song on a couple of albums.
Ian Tyson (of Ian and Sylvia) included a spirited version of Big River on the duo's Lovin' Sound album released in 1967, with David Rae on lead guitar.
The Grateful Dead played a cover version of this song in some of their live performances.[3] It appears on many of their concert recordings, such as Dick's Picks Volume 1 (Grateful Dead Records).
Colin Linden recorded a version included in the 2003 tribute album, Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash (Northern Blues).
Trick Pony recorded a version of Big River with Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings on their debut album.
Australian band Cold Chisel included a live version of the song on their 2003 Ringside reunion tour and DVD.
Hank Williams Jr. covered this song on his 1970 album Singing My Songs - Johnny Cash, which contained exclusively covers of Johnny Cash songs.
The Secret Sisters recorded a version of the song in 2011, with Jack White playing backing guitar.[4]
Bob Dylan and The Band recorded two takes of the song in 1967 during The Basement Tapes sessions. They were officially released November 4, 2014 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete.
Johnny Cash was featured in a cover performed by The Highwaymen, a country supergroup featuring Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. This cover is slightly more upbeat, skewing to "Outlaw Country," and featured the verse Cash omitted when he first recorded the song for Sun (Jennings sang the verse on the studio recording and in live performances, which allowed each member of the group to sing a verse).
Tim Armstrong covered the song in 2012 during his Guitar Center session.
Roseanne Cash recorded a cover of the song on her 1980 album Right or Wrong.
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