Hey, Porter

"Hey, Porter"
Single by Johnny Cash
B-side"Cry! Cry! Cry!"
ReleasedJune 21, 1955
RecordedMarch 22, 1955
GenreRockabilly[1]
Length2:14
LabelSun Records
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cash
Producer(s)Sam Phillips
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Cry! Cry! Cry!"
(1955)
"Hey, Porter"
(1955)
"So Doggone Lonesome"
(1955)

"Hey, Porter" is a song by Johnny Cash. It was recorded on September 1, 1954 and released as a single in May the following year. It tells the story of a train journey home to Tennessee, from the point of view of a very excited passenger that continually asks the porter for updates.

  1. ^ LIFE Unseen: Johnny Cash - An Illustrated Biography With Rare and Never-Before-Seen Photographs from the Archives of Sony Music Entertainment. TI Incorporated Books. 2013. rockabilly material, including "Hey Porter" and later "Cry, Cry, Cry"

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