Title: Johnny Cash – Bitter Tears - Ballads Of The American Indian
Year/Genre: 1964, Country / Folk
Matrix #: CL 2248
Condition: VG (has crackles and pops)

Cultural Facts:

1. Released in 1964, it was one of the first major-label country albums to focus entirely on Native American history and struggles.

2. Many songs came from songwriter Peter La Farge, whose work Cash championed to spotlight U.S. treatment of Indigenous people.

3. Radio resisted “The Ballad of Ira Hayes,” and Cash responded with a full-page ad calling out DJs for refusing to play it.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $30–$40
VG+: $20–$26
VG: $12–$18
G: $6–$10

12/1/25 KG