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"Folsom Prison Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, based on material composed by Gordon Jenkins. Written in 1953, [ 1 ] it was first recorded and released as a single in 1955, and later included on his debut studio album Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!
His second single, "Folsom Prison Blues", was released in December 1955 and reached the country Top Five in early 1956. His final single on With His Hot and Blue Guitar! , " I Walk the Line ", continued his success, reaching number one on the country charts and staying there for six weeks, eventually crossing over into the pop Top 20.
The album release of At Folsom Prison was prepared in four months. Despite the recent success of "Rosanna's Going Wild", a Cash single released just before the Folsom concerts that reached number two on the country charts, Columbia initially invested little in the album or its single "Folsom Prison Blues". This was due partially to Columbia's ...
"Folsom Prison Blues" Grand Ole Opry Live Classics - Great Number 1 Hits [45] 2011 "Big River" Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Volume 2: 1992-1994 [46] "Ring of Fire" Grand Ole Opry Classic Collection - Classic Hits [47] "Jackson" Grand Ole Opry Classic Collection - Duets [48] "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ain't No Good Chain Gang" (with Waylon Jennings)
"Hey Porter" was the first of many rail-themed songs that Cash would record during his career, and was soon followed by "Folsom Prison Blues", another rail-themed track. The song is available on many compilations, such as The Complete Sun Singles, The Essential Johnny Cash, Ring Of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash Volume Two, and The Legend.
A clean-cut Sam Hunt hit the stage to perform his new song "Locked Up" at the 2024 CMT Music Awards. Wearing a black suit and white dress shirt, Hunt brought some “Folsom Prison Blues” vibes ...
"Crescent City Blues" is a song written by composer Gordon Jenkins and sung by Beverly Mahr, and released on his Seven Dreams album in 1953. It is a torch song about a lonely woman hoping to leave the Midwestern town of Crescent City. Its melody borrows heavily from the 1930s instrumental "Crescent City Blues" by Little Brother Montgomery. [1]
VH1 Storytellers is a live album by Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music) on American Recordings.The album was produced by Rick Rubin and was the third record released as part of Cash's ten-year period of collaboration with Rubin.