Biography
John Bush Shinn III (February 17, 1935 – October 16, 2020) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Nicknamed the "Country Caruso", Bush was best known for his distinctive voice and for writing the song "Whiskey River", a top-20 hit for himself that also became a signature song of fellow country artist Willie Nelson. He was especially popular in his native Texas.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
225 releases · 63 albums · active 1954–2024
- Performance · 302
- Other credits · 17
- Production · 17
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Sam Phillips Recording Studio · Atlantic Studios · Quadrafonic Sound Studios · Pedernales Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Willie Nelson
- Various
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Danny Woods (3)
- Roger Miller
- Ray Price
- Lonnie Spiker
- Danny Brown (11)










