I Still Miss Someone

The song I Still Miss Someone was born from the collaboration between Johnny Cash and his nephew, Roy Cash Jr.. Originally, they recorded it in 1958, and it was released as the B-side of the single Don’t Take Your Guns to Town. Despite its start as a secondary track, I Still Miss Someone proved to have lasting resonance, becoming a cornerstone of Cash's repertoire and one of his most covered compositions.

Throughout his career, Johnny Cash included I Still Miss Someone in many of his live performances, with his rendition on the album At Folsom Prison, recorded in 1968 at Folsom Prison, California, being particularly notable. He can also be seen singing it alongside Bob Dylan in a scene from the documentary Eat the Document, filmed during Dylan's 1966 world tour. The connection between the two artists deepened, and in 1969 they recorded a duet of this song for Dylan's album Nashville Skyline, which would officially see the light of day in 2019. Later, Cash also performed this piece in concerts with his supergroup The Highwaymen, alongside Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson. The Highwaymen's 1990 live version was included on the album Live: American Outlaws in 2016.

The emotion and simplicity of I Still Miss Someone have inspired a large number of artists to create their own versions. From The Statler Brothers in 1966 to Martina McBride and Dolly Parton in 2005, including Emmylou Harris, Don King, Flatt & Scruggs, Stevie Nicks, Nanci Griffith, Jimmy Buffett (who performed it as a tribute to Cash shortly after his passing in 2003), Gram Parsons, Brenda Lee, Joan Baez, Linda Ronstadt, Leo Kottke, Troy Cassar-Daley, Fairport Convention, John Doe, and The Sadies, the song has demonstrated its ability to resonate across different styles and generations. It was even included in the soundtrack of the 2005 biopic, Walk the Line, underscoring its importance in Cash's musical legacy.