• "Folsom Prison Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, based on material composed by Gordon Jenkins. Written in 1953, it was first...
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  • May 6, 1968. After his 1955 song "Folsom Prison Blues", Cash had been interested in recording a performance at a prison. His idea was put on hold until...
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    Folsom State Prison Folsom California State Prison is a California State Prison in Folsom, California, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast...
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  • children who took his ability as a gift. "Folsom Prison Blues" stemmed from Kripke's desire to feature prison ghosts, and the initial plot had FBI Agent...
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  • instrumental "Crescent City Blues" by Little Brother Montgomery. It was adapted by singer Johnny Cash as the "Folsom Prison Blues." Jenkins was a respected...
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    himself with "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash". He began to follow that by "Folsom Prison Blues", one of his signature songs. His other signature songs include "I...
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  • Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford (category Blues albums by American artists)
    and "Folsom Prison Blues". Notes Tracks 18 and 19 are from the European releases only. "Folsom Prison Blues" is a cover song of "Folsom Prison Blues" as...
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    The song "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash is about Folsom State Prison. Crespano del Grappa, Italy Jiaohe City, China "City of Folsom, California"...
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  • in October 1951, and used it as an inspiration for his hit song "Folsom Prison Blues," which he recorded numerous times between 1955 and his death in...
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  • At San Quentin (category Prison music)
    conceptual series of live prison albums that also included At Folsom Prison (1968), På Österåker (1973), and A Concert Behind Prison Walls (1976). The album...
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    California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Folsom, in Sacramento County, California. The facility is...
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    student taught by Rhoads. In 2023, the band got together to arrange “Folsom Prison Blues.” They tapped John Carter Cash (Johnny Cash's son) for production...
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  • Folsom High School is a public secondary school in the western United States, located in Folsom, California, a suburb east of Sacramento. Established...
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    was found in 2015 near Folsom Prison in California and named after Johnny Cash, whose song "Folsom Prison Blues" made the prison famous. Mature males are...
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    "Folsom Prison Blues" co-written by Ana Cristina Cash was recorded by Los Tigres Del Norte for their prison documentary Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom...
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  • "I Walk the Line," "Cry! Cry! Cry!," "So Doggone Lonesome," and "Folsom Prison Blues." It was re-issued on July 23, 2002, as an expanded edition, under...
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  • Francisco. The Dead Kennedys' Jello Biafra sings background vocals on Folsom Prison Blues. The song Dead Heroes was included on Rodney Bingenheimer's punk...
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  • previously recorded on albums made from prison concerts or live albums and has songs such as "Folsom Prison Blues", "Orange Blossom Special", "Understand...
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  • purchased a guitar and found solace in writing songs, including "Folsom Prison Blues" which he developed in 1952. After his discharge from the military...
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  • Johnny Cash Trail (category Folsom, California)
    located by the Folsom Prison where Cash performed his hit song “Folsom Prison Blues” on January 13, 1968. The trail itself used to be a mode of automotive...
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  • Right Mama", "Blue Suede Shoes," "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", "Folsom Prison Blues" and others. Producer Chips Moman encountered a major issue following...
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    finale. On May 20, 2018, he performed "Don't Close Your Eyes", "Folsom Prison Blues" and his single was "Johnny Cash Heart" finishing runner-up to winner...
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    Treasure" (demo) – 2:31 "My Treasure" (overdubbed master) – 1:17 "Folsom Prison Blues" (demo) – 2:32 "Wide Open Road" (demo) – 2:36 "Wide Open Road" (demo)...
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  • personally choose the songs that he would be introducing. Gunn picked "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash as the first one. He also revealed that he also planned...
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    April 7, 2012. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Carson McKee Cover "Folsom Prisoner Blues"". August 12, 2018. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner, Carson McKee, Reina...
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  • recording sessions for the album, Cash rerecorded his Sun Records hits "Folsom Prison Blues", "Hey, Porter" and "I Walk the Line", but none of these versions...
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  • between the two, most prominently Johnny Cash, whose breakthrough hit "Folsom Prison Blues" (1955, live in 1968) combined a western theme with a rock-and-roll...
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    Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Waylon Jennings) They Come to America 1994 "Folsom Prison Blues" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Young" Red Hot + Country 1995 "Were...
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    Brothers performed brief comic interludes. An instrumental version of "Folsom Prison Blues" was used for the opening credits. It featured many folk, singer-songwriter...
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  • 1968 and released as a B-side on a 45 RPM live reissue of Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" single in April 1968. Later recorded by Burl Ives (on the album...
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