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Johnny Cash

Five Feet High and Rising

1959 · via William Elliott Whitmore

Johnny Cash wrote “Five Feet High and Rising” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1959. Also recorded by Lee Hazlewood (released 1991), William Elliott Whitmore (released 2011) and The Beatles (released 2004), among 70 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Whitmore borrowed this one from Johnny Cash, who wrote it and first released it in 1959. Lee Hazlewood took his own turn at it later, so once you've heard the source, there's another door down the hall.

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Credited writer: Johnny Cash.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1959.

Other recordings on file · first release year

70 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-2095 · No. 0004, Oct 28, 2026.

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William Elliott Whitmore covered "Five Feet High and Rising" on a 2011 release. Who wrote the song and put out the first recording of it?Johnny Cash
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