• "Folsom Prison Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. Written in 1953, it was first recorded and released as a single in 1955, and...
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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, U.S., approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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