W hen Johnny Cash performed “Folsom Prison Blues” at California’s Folsom State Prison on Jan. 13, 1968, the song was hardly new.. Cash wrote the tune in 1951 after seeing the film noir ...

The re-do of "Folsom Prison Blues" was recorded at Folsom State Prison in California on Jan. 13, 1968. Cash played two sets — occasionally alongside wife June Carter Cash — after Carl Perkins ...

Two Folsom State Prison inmates are accused of trying to kill a third inmate with an improvised weapon, authorities said Thursday. Latest U.S.

When Johnny Cash played for inmates in 1968, Folsom was a model prison and California's low recidivism rate was unmatched. Today, Folsom is emblematic of everything wrong with California's prisons ...

The live version of "Folsom Prison Blues" stayed at the top of the charts for four weeks and is largely credited with reviving the Man in Black's career; until that time, Cash had failed to have a ...

Johnny Cash performed live at California State Prison at Folsom on this day in history, Jan. 13, 1968. The performance featured an all-star band including June Carter Cash and Carl Perkins.

MILWAUKEE - The Folsom Prison Blues is a full-contact, immersive tribute drama, and you can take it all in at the Pabst Theater. Jay Ernset, who plays Johnny Cash, and Kat Perkins, who plays June ...

“I Walk the Line.” “Get Rhythm.” “I’ve Been Everywhere.” “Folsom Prison Blues.” And, of course, "Ring of Fire.” You’ll find those songs and about 30 more Johnny Cash hits in ...

Chad Deal, a spokesperson for Folsom State Prison, said he learned earlier this week about the closure from the chair of the ...

CHEYENNE — It may not be 1968 anymore, and Johnny Cash may not be with us, but his spirit lives on in the immersive Folsom Prison Experience. On April 5, the Cheyenne Civic Center will turn into ...

But let’s also explore the meaning behind “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash. Videos by American Songwriter. It was July 1955, and Elvis Presley was making big waves in the Southeast.

With Perkin’s superb baritone on Folsom Prison Blues, and the rousing Tennessee Four behind him, Cash and his momentous album of 1968 were miraculously brought to life.