“Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” is a song written by Kris Kristofferson that was recorded in 1969 by Ray Stevens before becoming a #1 hit on the Billboard US Country chart for Johnny Cash. Stevens’ version of the song reached #55 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #81 on the Hot 100 pop chart in 1969. In 2021, it was listed at #476 on Rolling Stone’s “Top 500 Best Songs of All Time”. It also appeared on the author’s own album Kristofferson. In a 2013 interview, Kristofferson said the song “opened up a whole lot of doors for me. So many people that I admired, admired it. Actually, it was the song that allowed me to quit working for a living.”
Songs with Banjo from Harold Hagler
