70 Years Ago, Johnny Cash Released the Song That Later Revitalized His Career

Johnny Cash released Folsom Prison Blues 70 years ago and it later saved his career, gave a voice to the forgotten, and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtrodden

A man of the people, the artist put his money where his mouth was by visiting prisons around the country and performing the song Raj Tawney - Freelance writer Johnny Cash chats with inmates and guests ...
Forbes

Johnny Cash Earns A Brand New Top 10 Hit On A Billboard Chart

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: NASHVILLE Photo of Johnny CASH, Posed portrait of Johnny Cash, with Takamine acoustic guitar, recording in home studio. Johnny Cash doubles his total number of hits—and top ...
American Songwriter

The Cold-Hearted Number With a Hot Second Life: The Meaning Behind “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash

The rhythm of the original version of “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash chugs along just as the train he sings about. Luther Perkins delivers the unmistakable guitar lick that kicks it off.
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Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded 'Folsom Prison Blues' and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtrodden

On July 30, 1955, a relatively unknown Johnny Cash stepped up to the microphone at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio, accompanied by the Tennessee Two (Luther Perkins on guitar and Marshall Grant on bass), to ...