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Johnny Cash

Busted

1962 · via William Elliott Whitmore

Johnny Cash’s 1962 recording of “Busted” is the earliest release on file. Harlan Howard is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Ray Charles (released 1967), Waylon Jennings (released 1967) and Oscar Benton (released 1972), among 133 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Harlan Howard wrote it, Cash put it out in 1962, and then Ray Charles, Waylon Jennings and even Nazareth all took a turn. Whitmore is just the latest guy to walk this one home broke.

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Credited writer: Harlan Howard.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1962.

Other recordings on file · first release year

133 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-2095 · No. 0004, Oct 27, 2026.

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