Music Connection

THE COMPLETE JOHNNY CASH: Lyrics from a Lifetime of Songwriting

JOHNNY CASH was an American singer and songwriter who become one of the most important, influential, and respected artists in the history of music.

70 Years Ago, Johnny Cash Released the Song That Later Revitalized His Career

Johnny Cash released Folsom Prison Blues 70 years ago and it later saved his career, gave a voice to the forgotten, and ...
Whiskey Riff

Rock Artist, Sawyer Hill, Delivers Incredible Cover Of Johnny Cash’s Classic Country Hit “Folsom Prison Blues”

Incredible. This might be the best cover of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," I've ever heard, and it's by rock artist Sawyer Hill. He released a rendition of the classic country song with a bit of ...
American Songwriter

The Homicidal Meaning Behind Johnny Cash’s “Cocaine Blues”

Plenty of odes to drugs and stories of addiction made their way into the outlaw country songbook, from Willie Nelson‘s “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die,” Waylon Jennings‘ “Don’t You Think This ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtrodden

A man of the people, the artist put his money where his mouth was by visiting prisons around the country and performing the song Raj Tawney - Freelance writer Johnny Cash chats with inmates and guests ...