•
Ian Tyson (of
Ian and Sylvia) included a spirited version of Big River on the duo's ''Lovin' Sound'' album released in 1967, with David Rae on lead guitar. •
The Grateful Dead played a
cover version of this song 396 times from 1965-1995. First appearing on their 1976 live album
Steal Your Face, it features on many of their
concert recordings, such as
One from the Vault and ''
Dick's Picks Volume 1''. •
Colin Linden recorded a version included in the 2003 tribute album, ''
Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash'' (
Northern Blues). •
Trick Pony recorded a version of Big River with Johnny Cash and
Waylon Jennings on their debut album. •
Hank Williams Jr. covered this song on his 1970 album
Singing My Songs - Johnny Cash, which contained exclusively covers of Johnny Cash songs. •
The Secret Sisters recorded a version of the song in 2011, with
Jack White playing backing guitar. •
Bob Dylan and
The Band recorded two takes of the song in 1967 during
The Basement Tapes sessions. They were officially released on November 4, 2014, on
The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete. •
Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash also recorded a version of the song together at the 1969 Dylan-Cash sessions. This version was officially released on November 1, 2019, on ''The Bootleg Series Vol. 15: Travelin' Thru, 1967–1969''. • Johnny Cash was featured in a cover performed by
The Highwaymen, a country supergroup featuring Cash,
Willie Nelson,
Waylon Jennings and
Kris Kristofferson. This cover is slightly more upbeat, skewing to "Outlaw Country," and features the verse Cash omitted when he first recorded the song for Sun (Jennings sang the verse on the studio recording and in live performances, which allowed each member of the group to sing a verse). •
Tim Armstrong covered the song in 2012 during his Guitar Center session. •
Rosanne Cash recorded a cover of the song on her 1980 album
Right or Wrong. •
Beat Farmers recorded a raucous cover of the song on their 1987 album
The Pursuit of Happiness. • Johnny Rivers on the album Memphis Sun Recordings. •
Gene Summers included the song on his "Country Song Roundup" album in 2018. •
Infamous Stringdusters recorded a cover of the song on their 2015 Undercover album. •
Tim Buckley recorded an extended-length improvisational cover in 1968 that appears on the 2-CD set "Live at The Electric Theater Co. Chicago, 1968". •
Bill Monroe performed a version that appears on the compilation album, Down for Double, released in November 2018. •
Lemmy performed a version appearing as the first track on
The Head Cat album
Lemmy, Slim Jim, & Danny B released in 2000. •
Boyd Holbrook recorded a cover of the song for the 2024 film,
A Complete Unknown. ==References==