What song was released as the B-side of "I Walk the Line"?

“Get Rhythm” was released as the B-side of Johnny Cash’s 1956 single “I Walk the Line.” The record appeared on Sun Records as Sun 241, pairing Cash’s first major number-one country hit with an energetic song he wrote himself.

“I Walk the Line” was recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis on April 2, 1956, and released on May 5. Its restrained, unusual sound helped make Cash a national star, while “Get Rhythm” showcased the punchier rockabilly side of his early work. Cash recorded it with Luther Perkins on lead guitar and Marshall Grant on bass, the musicians known as the Tennessee Two.

The pairing is often confused because “Get Rhythm” later became an A-side in its own right. In 1969, a version with overdubbed live effects was issued as a single and reached the country charts. That later release had “Hey Porter” as its B-side, but the original 1956 B-side to “I Walk the Line” was “Get Rhythm.”