Folsom Prison Blues

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I hear the train a-coming'

“Folsom Prison Blues” is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, originally released in 1955 as a single on Sun Records and later featured on several albums, including With His Hot and Blue Guitar (1957). The song became one of Cash’s signature pieces and is widely recognized as a classic of country and American roots music. Background Johnny Cash wrote “Folsom Prison Blues” in 1953 while serving in the U.S. Air Force. Inspired by the 1951 film Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison and Gordon Jenkins’s 1953 song “Crescent City Blues” (which Cash credited as a partial influence… read more
“Folsom Prison Blues” is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, originally released in 1955 as a single on Sun Records and later featured … read more
“Folsom Prison Blues” is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, originally released in 1955 as a single on Sun Records and later featured on several albums, including With His… read more

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Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, guitarist, actor, songwriter, author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-sound guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increas… read more
Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, guitarist, actor, songwriter, author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, h… read more
Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, guitarist, actor, songwriter, author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldw… read more

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