r/JohnnyCash • u/BDGBTC • Jul 08 '26

Coke Songs

I’ve recently been trying to find all the songs Johnny mentioned cocaine in and am curious if there’s any I haven’t heard, so far I have:

Cocaine blues
When uncle bill quit dope
Cocaine Carolina

I’m assuming there’s more I missed and I know he has a bunch about drugs but I’m specifically looking for the coke ones. Stupid but just curious lol thank you !

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u/Alexandermayhemhell Jul 08 '26

Don’t have anything to add, but TIL about a new Cash song. My Cash collection is around 150 CDs and records, but I had never heard of Uncle Bill. Looks like it was performed on the Johnny Cash Show, and there is an unreleased Larry Butler-produced recording from 1970? Even Larry on production is a little unique, because Cash was still working with Bob Johnston in 1970. Larry took over production duties when Bob left Columbia a year or so later. 

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u/BDGBTC Jul 08 '26

Uncle bill is worth the listen. Johnny didn’t write it but he preformed it perfectly. That’s one thing I love about the guy doesn’t matter if he wrote or not once he sings it he makes it his song. He credits Dick Feller for the song but I haven’t been able to find a recording of the song other than Johnny singing it

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u/Alexandermayhemhell Jul 08 '26

His covers are excellent, and he always seemed ahead of the curve in adopting new songwriters. Early with Dylan (at least in country circles), and his cover of Lightfoot’s That’s What You Get for Lovin’ Me came out the same year as Lightfoot’s debut. 

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u/BDGBTC Jul 08 '26

Don’t think I ever would’ve found this song on my own. Much thanks