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Exclusive Listen: Johnny Cash's Early Demo of 'Get Rhythm'

Demo is featured on new rarities collection 'From Memphis to Hollywood: Bootleg Vol. 2'

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February 17, 2011 12:15 PM ET
Exclusive Listen: Johnny Cash's Early Demo of 'Get Rhythm'

Click to listen to Johnny Cash's "Get Rhythm"

From Memphis to Hollywood: Bootleg Vol. 2 — a collection of demos, B sides, non-album singles and live performances by Johnny Cash — will be released on February 22nd, but Rolling Stone has an exclusive track from the set right now. This previously unreleased version of the 1956 B side "Get Rhythm" was a demo recording made before Cash was signed to Sun Records in 1955.

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