Hey Porter
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| “Hey, Porter” | |||||
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| Single by Johnny Cash | |||||
| B-side | "Cry, Cry, Cry" | ||||
| Released | July 1955 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | September 1954 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 2:14 | ||||
| Label | Sun Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Johnny Cash | ||||
| Producer | Sam Phillips | ||||
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Hey, Porter is a song by Johnny Cash. It was recorded in September 1954 and released as a single in July the following year.
[edit] Origins
Cash wrote the song while on his way home from a four year stint in the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Landsberg, Germany, and as such felt elated to be returning to his native South.

