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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! (1957), as the album's eleventh track.
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: Himself Documentary film; archive footage Johnny Cash's America: 2012 My Father and the Man in Black: 2014 The Winding Stream: Johnny Cash: American Rebel a/k/a I Am Johnny Cash: 2015 We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited: 2019 The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash: 2020 My Darling Vivian: 2022
Despite little initial promotion by Columbia, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison was a hit in the United States, reaching number one on the country charts and the top 15 of the national album chart. The lead single, a live version of "Folsom Prison Blues", was a top 40 hit, Cash's first since 1964's "Understand Your Man".
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Cash's Folsom Prison performance of "Cocaine Blues" was portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in the 2005 Cash biographical film Walk the Line. The film version, edited down to make it shorter, fades into the next scene before the line "I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down" is sung.
Prepare to step back in time and immerse yourself in the unforgettable atmosphere of the legendary 1968 Johnny Cash show at Folsom Prison.
Unlike the fast-paced rock and roll style of "Folsom Prison Blues," "Crescent City Blues" is a slow, 16-bar blues torch song. The instrumentation is entirely orchestral, [10] while the Cash song is an uptempo number with a heavy guitar riff from Luther Perkins.
"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.