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Earl Ball
real name Earl Poole Ball Jr.
Earl Ball is credited on 598 releases across 169 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
598
Credits
169
Albums
7
Decades active
193
In collections
Biography
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Born: 12 March 1941 (Hattiesburg, MS)
American songwriter, producer and pianist. He has played in the Band of Johnny Cash and was a member of The Flying Burrito Bros.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
598 releases · 169 albums · active 1966–2025
- Performance · 604
- Production · 245
- Other credits · 14
Studios: Jack Clement Recording Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Quadrafonic Sound Studios · Sound Spectrum Recording, Inc.
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
1968

The Essential Johnny Cash
2002

Safe At Home
1968

A Retrospective
1977

The Flying Burrito Bros.
1971

Live From Austin TX
2005

Magnetic South
1970

Rockabilly Blues
1980

Hand Sown... Home Grown
1969

Different Drum: The Lost RCA Victor Recordings
2021

Lost & Found
1985

The Rambler
1977

The Greatest Years 1958 - 1986
1987

Koncert V Praze = In Prague Live
1983

Look At Them Beans
1975

Greatest Hits
1970

A Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player In The World: Or, My Salute To Bob Wills
1970

Bootleg Vol III: Live Around The World
2011

Classic Cash
1988

I Would Like To See You Again
1978

One Piece At A Time
1976

Christmas Shopping
1968

South Texas Suite
2017

Life Unheard
2013
Frequent collaborators
- Johnny Cash
- Stoney Edwards
- Wynn Stewart
- Terry Stafford
- The Byrds
- Buck Owens
- Merle Haggard
- Bobby Austin
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