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Johnny Bush

Person · male · United States · Houston · born 1935 · died 2020 · recording since 1968

American musician

honky tonk Western swing country music

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Also known as John Bush Shinn III · 強尼·布許

Debut: 1968
Recording span: 52 years
Release groups: 29
Timeline events: 24
Wiki language versions: 8

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Timeline

24 events▣ Album 21◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1

1930s
1. 17 February 1935 · Birth
  Born 1935-02-17
  source: wikidata
1960s
1. 1968 · Debut release
  Debut release: Undo the Right
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1968 · Album
  Album: Undo the Right
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1968 · Album
  Album: Sound of a Heartache
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1969 · Album
  Album: You Gave Me a Mountain
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1970s
1. 1970 · Album
  Album: You Ought to Hear Me Cry
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1970 · Album
  Album: Bush Country
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1973 · Album
  Album: Whiskey River / There Stands the Glass
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1973 · Album
  Album: Texas Dance Hall Girl
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1973 · Album
  Album: Here Comes the World Again
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1979 · Album
  Album: Armarillo Depot
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1980s
1. 1980 · Album
  Album: Whiskey River
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1982 · Album
  Album: I Can Feel Him Touching You (All Over Me)
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1986 · Album
  Album: Hot Texas Country
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1998 · Album
  Album: Talk to My Heart
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2000 · Album
  Album: Sings Bob Wills
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2000 · Album
  Album: Lost Highway Saloon
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2001 · Album
  Album: Green Snakes
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2006 · Album
  Album: Texas State of Mind
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 20 February 2007 · Album
  Album: Texas on a Saturday Night
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 3 July 2009 · Album
  Album: Country Chart Hits
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 16 March 2010 · Album
  Album: Johnny Bush And The Bandoleros Play The Hits
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1 April 2014 · Album
  Album: Undo the Right / Funny How Time Slips Away
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 16 October 2020 · Death
  Died 2020
  source: wikidata

Biography

English biography819 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1367234261

Biography

John Bush Shinn III (February 17, 1935 – October 16, 2020) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Nicknamed the "Country Caruso", Bush was best known for his distinctive voice and for writing the song "Whiskey RiverWhiskey River1980 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Whiskey River2:30A2Unchained Melody3:02A3Drivin' Nails in My Coffin2:18A4When My Conscience Husts the Most2:32A5Amarillo Depot2:35B1Play "Together Again" Again2:07B2My Mind Mind Is a Bridge for Your MemoryB3Rainbow-Colored Words3:40B4Put Me Out of Your Memory2:40B5Ain't It Easy2:20", a top-20 hit for himself that also became a signature song of fellow country artist Willie Nelson. He was especially popular in his native Texas.

Early life

Bush was born John Bush Shinn III in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood of Houston. He listened to the western swing music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys and the honky-tonk sounds of artists such as Ernest Tubb, Lefty Frizzell, and Hank Thompson. His uncle, the host of a local radio program on KTHT, urged Bush and his brother to play on air, giving Bush his first experience of performing in public. Bush subsequently moved to San Antonio in 1952, beginning a solo career in area honky-tonks such as the Texas Star Inn, before switching to drums. During this period, he earned his stage name, when an announcer mistakenly introduced him as "Johnny Bush". As a drummer, he worked for bands such as the Mission City Playboys, the Texas Plainsmen, and the Texas Top Hands.

Early years

Bush joined Ray Price band, the Cherokee Cowboys, in 1963, along with a young Willie Nelson and Darrell McCall. His association with Price led Bush to Nashville and a contract to sing for record demonstrations. He also played in Nelson's band, the Record Men. With Nelson's financial backing, Bush recorded his first album in 1967, The Sound of a HeartacheSound of a Heartache1968 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1Sound of a Heartache2:40A2A Moment Isn't Very Long2:35A3Lonely Street2:14A4I Can Feel You in His Arms2:31A5Conscience Turn Your Back2:31A6Jealously Insane2:08B1You Ought to Hear Me Cry2:12B2Farewell Party4:50B3Danny Boy5:05B4An Eye for an Eye2:17B5A Way to Survive2:13.

Stardom and vocal problems

A series of regional hits on the Stop label, including "You Gave Me a MountainYou Gave Me a Mountain1969 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1Each Time2:09A2Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me2:30A3Mama's Hungry Eyes3:26A4When the Grass Grows Over Me3:04A5Darkness on the Face of the Earth2:27B1You Gave Me a Mountain23:58B2She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)2:26B3Until My Dreams Come True2:27B4Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie2:31B5Back From the Wine2:10B6It's All Over (But the Crying)2:50" (penned by Marty Robbins), "Undo the RightUndo the Right1968 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracksA1Undo the Right2:37A2What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)2:21A3Cuando Caliente Del Sol2:22A4Tonight We Steal Heaven Again2:08A5Cold, Cold Hands2:35A6Unchained Melody3:03B1What a Way to Live2:31B2Today I Started Loving You Again2:30B3Bottle, Bottle2:20B4Life Turned Her That Way2:35B5I'll Warm by the Flame2:27B6Apt #92:04" (penned by Willie Nelson and Hank Cochran), "What A Way To Live", and "I'll Be There" soon followed. Rock critic Robert Christgau said that Bush's version of "You Gave Me a Mountain" "brings a catch to the throat and a tear to the eye." These songs did well in Bush's native Texas, and reached the national top 20. In 1972, he was signed to RCA Records, whose Nashville division was headed by guitarist Chet Atkins. His first RCA single, "Whiskey RiverWhiskey River1980 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Whiskey River2:30A2Unchained Melody3:02A3Drivin' Nails in My Coffin2:18A4When My Conscience Husts the Most2:32A5Amarillo Depot2:35B1Play "Together Again" Again2:07B2My Mind Mind Is a Bridge for Your MemoryB3Rainbow-Colored Words3:40B4Put Me Out of Your Memory2:40B5Ain't It Easy2:20", was climbing the charts with airplay on countless radio stations when his voice began faltering. Bush even felt he was being punished by God for his sins. Bush has since said: "I thought because of my promiscuous behavior and bad choices and being raised as a Baptist, that it was a punishment from God."
Bush lost half of his vocal range and was sometimes unable to talk. RCA dropped him in 1974 after three albums, he developed a drug habit, and was often stricken with performance anxiety when he was able to perform at all. After several misdiagnoses, doctors diagnosed the cause in 1978 when they discovered he had a rare neurological disorder called spasmodic dysphonia. Although this did not prevent him from recording, Bush's career began to take a downturn. He worked with a vocal coach in 1985, and was able to regain 70% of his original voice.

Later years

Bush teamed with Darrell McCall in 1986, recording a successful honky-tonk album Hot Texas CountryHot Texas Country1986 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1The Twenty Fourth Hour2:322Pick Me Up on Your Way Down2:083Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie2:594You Done Me Wrong1:505If You’ll Hold the Ladder3:056I Can’t See Texas From Here2:257There’ll Always Be a Honky Tonk in Texas2:458Just Ridin’ Through3:499Broken Promise Land2:3810Afternoon Rendez Vous3:28 and began assembling a large country band (as did Willie Nelson) performing around South Texas. In 1994, the band released Time Changes Everything, the same year that RCA released a greatest-hits album. A major tour soon followed. In recent years, Bush has continued to tour regularly, often performing with Nelson.
Several albums on local Texas labels soon followed. His renewed visibility made him a mentor figure to younger Texas musicians who revered the honky-tonk/hardcore country sound that Bush has done so much to keep in the public eye. Austin musicians such as Dale Watson and Cornell Hurd sought him out to play on their albums. In 2003, he was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame with his lifelong friend Willie Nelson on hand to induct him. In 2007, he released his autobiography, with the aid of Rick Mitchell: Whiskey River (Take My Mind): The True Story of Texas Honky-Tonk, published by the University of Texas Press. A new album, Kashmere Garden Mud: A Tribute to Houston’s Country Soul, was released on the Icehouse label at the same time.
With the success of his recent botox treatments for his vocal condition and his successful career revival, Bush was a spokesman for people afflicted with vocal disorders. In 2002, he was honored with the Annie Glenn Award from the National Council of Communicative Disorders for Bush's work in bringing attention to the condition of spasmodic dysphonia. Bush self-released The Absolute Johnny Bush, a full-length album of new recordings, in June 2017. It included collaborations with Dale Watson and Reckless Kelly.
Bush died at a hospital in San Antonio on October 16, 2020. He was 85, and suffered from pneumonia in the time leading up to his death.

Singles

Source: AllMusic, unless otherwise stated.

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	8	49.7th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	29	90.1th
Studio albums	21	96.7th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	24	95.3th
Recording span (years)	52	92.5th
Genres	5	88.3th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (29 release groups · 21 studio albums)

Albums · 21

Undo the Right
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:33
A1Undo the Right2:37
A2What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)2:21
A3Cuando Caliente Del Sol2:22
A4Tonight We Steal Heaven Again2:08
A5Cold, Cold Hands2:35
A6Unchained Melody3:03
B1What a Way to Live2:31
B2Today I Started Loving You Again2:30
B3Bottle, Bottle2:20
B4Life Turned Her That Way2:35
B5I'll Warm by the Flame2:27
B6Apt #92:04
Sound of a Heartache
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 31:16
A1Sound of a Heartache2:40
A2A Moment Isn't Very Long2:35
A3Lonely Street2:14
A4I Can Feel You in His Arms2:31
A5Conscience Turn Your Back2:31
A6Jealously Insane2:08
B1You Ought to Hear Me Cry2:12
B2Farewell Party4:50
B3Danny Boy5:05
B4An Eye for an Eye2:17
B5A Way to Survive2:13
You Gave Me a Mountain
1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 49:58
A1Each Time2:09
A2Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me2:30
A3Mama's Hungry Eyes3:26
A4When the Grass Grows Over Me3:04
A5Darkness on the Face of the Earth2:27
B1You Gave Me a Mountain23:58
B2She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)2:26
B3Until My Dreams Come True2:27
B4Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie2:31
B5Back From the Wine2:10
B6It's All Over (But the Crying)2:50
You Ought to Hear Me Cry
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 21:21
A1You Ought to Hear Me Cry2:15
A2Lonely Street2:14
A3Jealously Insane2:05
A4An Eye for an Eye2:17
A5Way to Survive2:14
B1Sound of a Heartache2:40
B2A Moment Isn't Very Long2:35
B3I Can Feel You in His Arms2:32
B4Conscience Turn Your Back2:29
Bush Country
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Jim, Jack, and Rose
A2I'll Go to a Stranger
A3Daddy Lived in Houston
A4It's All in the Game
A5Statue of a Fool
A6Funny How Time Slips Away
B1My Cup Runneth Over
B2Tonight I'm Coming Home to an Angel
B3The Wrong Side of the World
B4All I Have to Offer You Is Me
B5Wine Me Up
B6I Miss You Already
Whiskey River / There Stands the Glass
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1There Stands the Glass
A2Another Bridge to Burn
A3Pour the Wine
A4You Can't Take It With You
A5Whiskey River
B1Woman
B2Right Back in Your Arms Again
B3This Has Got to Last
B4It's the Last Time I'll Ever Cheat on You
B5These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye
Texas Dance Hall Girl
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 26:01
A1Texas Dance Hall Girl2:58
A2We're Back in Love Again2:52
A3My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You2:38
A4(Wine Friend of Mine) Stand by Me2:30
A5Muscatel Memories2:21
B1Haven't I Always2:11
B2I Leaned Over Backwards for You2:41
B3The Warm Red Wine2:58
B4The Genuine Healer of Time2:16
B5Waltz of the Wine2:36
Here Comes the World Again
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Drinkin' My Baby Off My Mind
A2Lord Let a Lie Come True
A3Pass Me By
A4That Rain Makin' Baby of Mine
A5Here Comes the World Again
B1Cold Grey Light of Dawn
B2Green Snakes on the Ceiling
B3That's All That Matters
B4Borrowed Angel
B5Drownong My Troubles Till They've Learned How to Swim
Armarillo Depot
1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 25:54
A1Amarillo Depot2:35
A2My Mind Is a Bridge for Your Memory2:10
A3Unchained Melody3:02
A4Whiskey River2:30
A5Play "Together Again" Again2:07
B1When My Conscious Hurts the Most2:32
B2Rainbow-Colored Words3:40
B3Put Me Out of My Memory2:40
B4Drivin' Nails in My Coffin2:18
B5Ain't It Easy2:20
Whiskey River
1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 23:44
A1Whiskey River2:30
A2Unchained Melody3:02
A3Drivin' Nails in My Coffin2:18
A4When My Conscience Husts the Most2:32
A5Amarillo Depot2:35
B1Play "Together Again" Again2:07
B2My Mind Mind Is a Bridge for Your Memory
B3Rainbow-Colored Words3:40
B4Put Me Out of Your Memory2:40
B5Ain't It Easy2:20
I Can Feel Him Touching You (All Over Me)
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:36
A1Pathway to Your Door2:46
A2September in Your Eyes3:42
A3I Can Feel Him Touching You (All Over Me)3:13
A4An Eye for an Eye3:04
A5Jim, Jack & Rose2:34
B1Pour the Wine3:04
B2This Hell You've Put Me In3:06
B3Shell of a Man2:28
B4Wino's Prayer3:45
B5Soul of the Wine2:54
Hot Texas Country
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:39
1The Twenty Fourth Hour2:32
2Pick Me Up on Your Way Down2:08
3Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie2:59
4You Done Me Wrong1:50
5If You’ll Hold the Ladder3:05
6I Can’t See Texas From Here2:25
7There’ll Always Be a Honky Tonk in Texas2:45
8Just Ridin’ Through3:49
9Broken Promise Land2:38
10Afternoon Rendez Vous3:28
Talk to My Heart
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1Please Talk to My Heart
2A Moment Isn't Very Long
3Any Fool Could See
4This House Has No Doors
5Neon Nightmare
6The Least I Can Do Is Try
7The Cheatin' Line
8It Sure Feels Good
9The Winds of Change
10The Bottle, Your Memory & Me
11The Sound a Breaking Heart Makes
12Deep in Love and Buried in the Blues
13As Long as There's Women Like You
Sings Bob Wills
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 26:20
1Don't Sing Me No Songs About Texas2:35
2Time Changes Everything3:18
3And God Created Texas2:03
4Beneath a Neon Star2:29
5Warm Red Wine2:53
6New Road Under My Wheels2:33
7Raindrops Falling in a River2:56
8Jersey Bounce2:42
9South of the Border2:57
10Bob Sait It "Aw" (And Called It Western Swing)1:54
Lost Highway Saloon
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 57:07
1The Same Ole Me2:52
2When It's Your Turn to Fall4:28
3Wish I'd Seen Your Going Coming3:10
4Maybe, Maybe Not2:46
5The Wall3:53
6You've Got 'Til Sundown3:38
7Lost Highway Saloon4:29
8Hands Can Say a Lot Beneath the Table3:08
9They're Hanging Me Tonight3:53
10I'll Never Be Free4:14
11Home to Texas3:54
12Pride Goes Before a Fall3:30
13So This Is the Fall (That Pride Goes Before)4:13
14Wine Into Water8:59
Green Snakes
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 43:35
1Green Snakes (On the Ceiling)2:12
2When Did You Stop Lovin' Me4:10
3I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today2:41
4Driving Nails (In My Coffin)2:23
5Rainbow in Daddy's Eyes3:34
6Dos Tacos2:23
7The Next Voice You Hear3:03
8He Dont' Deserve You Anymore3:16
9Glory Train (Holy Train)2:26
10Cheatin' Fire3:06
11Nobody's Business (But My Own)2:42
12The Truth About You3:01
13You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry2:52
14Moon Mullican Story2:18
15The Pipeliner Blues3:28
Texas State of Mind
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 44:38
1Sweet Mental Revenge2:47
2Has It Been That Bad for You4:02
3I Can't See Texas From Here2:27
4Wino's Prayer3:50
5I Didn't Every Chance I Had3:36
6An Eye for an Eye3:15
7Goin' Away Party3:42
8Texas State of Mind3:08
9Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy2:52
10Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All3:21
11In My Dreams3:52
12Opportunity to Cry4:32
13I'm Not Crazy Yet3:14
Texas on a Saturday Night
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 41:43
1Texas on a Saturday Night2:37
2(Wine Friend of Mine) Stand by Me2:35
3Shell of a Man2:36
4If She Could See Me Now2:28
5That’s What It’s Like to Be Lonesome2:58
6Jim, Jack & Rose2:29
7Curtain in the Window2:35
8Tonight I’ll Break the Bottle Out2:54
9The Part Where I Cry2:49
10Wrong Side of the World3:05
11Pour the Wine3:23
12Mr. Record Man2:52
13Under the Influence of Love2:23
14I Threw Away the Rose3:12
15Swinging Doors2:47
Country Chart Hits
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 28:53
1Each Time2:09
2Undo The Right2:38
3What A Way To Live2:31
4Put Me Out Of My Memory2:45
5She Just Made Me Love You More3:16
6Apartment #92:08
7When The Grass Grows Over Me3:05
8Hands Can Say A Lot Beneath The Table3:02
9Danny Boy4:54
10Ain't It Easy2:25
Johnny Bush And The Bandoleros Play The Hits
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 25:45
1I'll Be There -- Re-recording2:15
2There Stands The Glass -- Re-recording2:02
3It's All In The Game -- Re-recording2:15
4You Gave Me A Mountain -- Re-recording3:57
5Think Of Me (When A Fool Is Talked About)2:36
6Jim Jack And Rose -- Re-recording2:29
7Undo The Right -- Re-recording2:30
8My Joy -- Re-recording3:05
9Green Snakes On The Ceiling -- Re-recording2:08
10Whiskey River -- Re-recording2:28
Undo the Right / Funny How Time Slips Away
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 29 tracks · 1:18:42
Disc 115 tracks · 40:59
1Undo the Right2:40
2You Ought to Hear Me Cry2:18
3You’ll Never Leave Me Completely2:57
4A Moment Isn’t Very Long2:40
5Life Turned Her That Way2:41
6I Miss You Already2:39
7Each Time2:09
8My Mind Is a Bridge for Your Memory2:15
9My Cup Runneth Over2:27
10Ain’t It Easy2:21
11Hands Can Say a Lot Beneath the Table2:51
12Put Me Out of My Memory2:45
13She Just Made Me Love You More3:15
14Apartment #92:09
15Danny Boy4:52
Disc 214 tracks · 37:43
1Funny How Time Slips Away3:38
2Wine Me Up2:36
3Lonely Street2:18
4Darkness on the Face of the Earth2:29
5It’s All Over but the Crying2:50
6Until My Dreams Come True2:28
7Don’t You Ever Get Tired2:32
8Play Together Again Again2:13
9Today I Started Loving You Again2:30
10Deepening Snow3:35
11Mama’s Hungry Eyes3:29
12Darling You Know I Wouldn’t Lie2:33
13I’ll Go to a Stranger2:17
14Way to Survive2:15

Album · 7

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1972	The Best of Johnny BushSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 31:01 A1I'll Be There2:14 A2City Lights2:51 A3What a Way to Live2:30 A4My Joy3:07 A5My Cup Runneth Over2:29 A6It's All in the Game2:14 B1Undo the Right2:36 B2You Gave Me a Mountain3:26 B3You Ought to Hear Me Cry2:15 B4Each Time2:08 B5Jim, Jack and Rose2:39 B6Warmth of the Wine2:32	Compilation	1972
1980	Live! at DanceTown U.S.A.Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:34 Disc 15 tracks · 26:10 A1Introduction... / What a Way to Live2:42 2Medley: Undo the Right / Put Me Out of My Memory / Release Me / Sittin' and Thinkin'10:40 3Medley: Drivin' Nails in My Coffin / From Tennessee to Texas / John Henry4:48 B2Adrianna's Song3:15 B3A Trilogy for the Hostages4:45 Disc 28 tracks · 26:24 C1Introduction of the Bandoleros1:30 C2The South's Gonna Do It Again4:45 C3Lady, Lay Down Beside Me2:55 4Medley: Cotton-Eyed Joe / Schottische4:43 D1Whiskey River2:22 D2You Gave Me a Mountain3:45 D3My Cup Runneth Over2:28 8The Last Country Song / Deep in the Heart of Texas: The Last Country Song / Deep in the Heart of Texas3:56	Live	1980
2002	Live!Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 15 tracks · 50:57 1Introduction0:28 2What a Way to Live2:13 3Medley: Undo the Right / Put Me Out of My Memory / Release Me / Sittin' and Thinkin'10:32 4Medley: Drivin' Nails in My Coffin / From Tennessee to Texas / John Henry4:49 5Adrianna's Song3:24 6A Trilogy for the Hostages3:34 7Introduction of the Bandoleros1:24 8The South's Gonna Do It Again4:44 9Lady, Lay Down Beside Me2:53 10Medley: Cotton- Eyed Joe / Schottische4:38 11Whiskey River2:17 12You Gave Me a Mountain3:40 13My Cup Runneth Over2:52 14The Last Country Song2:47 15Deep in the Heart of Texas0:42	Live	2002
2017	The Absolute Johnny BushSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 20 tracks · 58:28 1I'll Go To A Stranger2:15 2Today I Started Loving You Again3:12 3Whiskey River2:29 4Each Time2:33 5Right Back In Your Arms Again2:22 6Undo The Right2:41 7My Cup Runneth Over2:29 8The Last Thing I Needed (The First Thing This Morning)3:48 9I'll Be There2:11 10Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride At All3:19 11These Lips Don't Know How To Say Goodbye2:35 12This Has Gotta Last2:27 13I Gotta Get Drunk2:26 14The Door3:26 15You're Playing Hard To Forget3:32 16If I Say I Love You (Consider Me Drunk)3:15 17You'll Never Leave Me Completely3:04 18Ain't No Honky-Tonks In Jail3:42 19As Long As I Am Dreaming3:04 20Without A Song3:38	Compilation	19 May 2017
—	Greatest Hits Volume 1Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:04:14 1Texas Dance Hall Girl3:01 2Home in San Antone3:11 3Here Comes the World Again2:29 4That Rain Makin' Baby of Mine3:04 5Pass Me By2:37 6Lord Let a Lie Come True2:29 7Muscatel Memories2:25 8Haven't I Always2:15 9I Can Feel Him Touching You (All Over Me)3:00 10There Stands the Glass2:24 11(Wine Friend of Mine) Stand by Me2:33 12We're Back in Love Again2:56 13Toy Telephone3:26 14I've Just Destroyed the World2:58 15Jennifer3:31 16Half a World2:56 17I Really Don't Want to Know3:06 18Something Seems to Fall Apart Inside2:52 19Man With No Soul at All4:15 20Secret Love3:23 21Ease Me to the Ground2:33 22From Tennessee to Texas2:50	Compilation	—
—	Greatest Hits, Volume 1Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:09:04 1Green Snakes on the Ceiling2:16 2Texas Dance Hall Girl3:01 3Home in San Antone3:11 4Here Comes the World Again2:30 5That Rain Makin' Baby of Mine3:03 6Pass Me By2:38 7Lord Let a Lie Come True2:30 8Muscatel Memories2:25 9Haven't I Always2:16 10I Can Feel Him Touching You All Over Me2:59 11There Stands the Glass2:24 12Wine Friend of Mine, Stand by Me2:33 13We're Back in Love Again2:56 14Whiskey River2:33 15Toy Telephone3:26 16I've Just Destroyed the World2:58 17Jennifer3:31 18Half a World2:57 19I Really Don't Want to Know3:05 20Something Seems to Fall Apart Inside2:52 21Man With No Soul at All4:15 22Secret Love3:23 23Ease Me to the Ground2:33 24From Tennessee to Texas2:49	Compilation	—
—	14 Greatest HitsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 38:27 1Undo the Right2:38 2You Gave Me a Mountain4:02 3Each Time2:09 4City Lights2:53 5Jim, Jack, and Rose2:40 6You Ought to Hear Me Cry2:18 7Lonely Street2:18 8I'll Be There2:17 9Warmth of the Wine2:32 10What a Way to Live2:32 11My Joy3:09 12You'll Never Leave Me Completely2:58 13She Just Made Me Love You More3:16 14Put Me Out of My Memory2:45	Compilation	—

Single · 1

Single release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2020	Say It SimplySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:08 1Say It Simply3:08		15 May 2020

Stats & PK

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Johnny Bush metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	8	49.7th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	29	90.1th
Studio albums	21	96.7th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	24	95.3th
Recording span (years)	52	92.5th
Genres	5	88.3th

Awards & honours

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Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
The Offenders(band)	—	present
The Record Men(band)	—	present	electric guitar

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnny_bush_2007.jpg
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8fff053a-78ab-4c5e-ac4e-bbffa02ef42b
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8fff053a-78ab-4c5e-ac4e-bbffa02ef42b
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6266407
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6266407
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Bush
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Bush

Why this artist is in the database

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Image: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q6266407 · MusicBrainz: 8fff053a-78ab-4c5e-ac4e-bbffa02ef42b

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