Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (audio) Site

Despite its gritty realism, Johnny Cash had never been incarcerated when he wrote the song. He drafted the lyrics while stationed in Germany with the in the early 1950s after watching the film Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison .

The studio version was recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 30, 1955, and released by Sun Records . The Folsom State Prison Performance Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (Audio)

The song remains a staple of live performances, frequently featured in touring shows like James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash and A Man Named Cash . Despite its gritty realism, Johnny Cash had never