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Johnny Cash AKA (man in black) Johnny made this song when he was in the army!!then he switched the words a little bit and that's who made Folsom prison blues :))

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When was Folsom Prison Blues created?

"Folsom Prison Blues" was written and recorded by Johnny Cash in 1955, but the live version of the song that became popular was recorded at Folsom Prison in California in 1968.


Who sang the song 'Folsom Prison Blues'?

Johnny Cash sang 'Folsom Prison Blues.' It first appeared on a live album of the same name. When Cash wrote the song, he knew he wanted to perform it live in a prison. He got the opportunity, in 1968, to perform two concerts in prisons.


What song was Johnny Cash inspired to write after seeing a movie about a prison?

'Folsom Prison Blues'.


Was johnny cash incarcrated At Folsom Prison?

Johnny Cash, an American singer-songwriter, first performed the song Folsom Prison Blues in January of 1968. The song was first released December of 1955.


I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. lyrics go to what song?

'Folsom Prison Blues' by Johnny Cash.


What was johny cashe's most famous song?

That would probably be 'Folsolm Prison Blues', first recorded in 1956, the version recorded live at Folsom Prison went to No.1 on the billboard country charts in 1968.


Who remade folsom prison song?

Angel Mary & The Tennessee Werewolves


Is the song 'Sad Mans Tongue' by Volbeat original?

It's actually not a Johnny Cash cover, but more a bit of a tribute to Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash. It was written by Poulsen.


Was johny cash in prison?

Johnny Cash never went to jail. Every now and then he'd get thrown in for the night to sober up or come down, but he never actually got sent to prison. In his early career, when he wrote and recorded 'Folsom Prison Blues', Sun producer Sam Philips thought the records would sell better if people actually thought Cash had written the song while behind bars. So the myth started to circulate, but it was never anything more than a myth.


What song is sung in the prison scene in Walk the Line?

The song is "Cocaine Blues."


Why does johnny cash's album 'live at folsom prison' have june carter labeled as a singer on 'Give My Love to Rose' when she's not featured in the song?

June Carter may have been a back-up singer on the song, Give my Love to Rose. She was with Johnny Cash at the prison when he recorded the album, Live at Folsom Prison.


Did Johnny Cash really kill somebody?

If you're referring to the line in Folsom Prison Blues "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die." It's just a song. If he killed a man he also fell into a ring of fire.