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Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded 'Folsom Prison Blues' and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtrodden
On July 30, 1955, a relatively unknown Johnny Cash stepped up to the microphone at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio, accompanied by ...
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On This Day in 1968, Johnny Cash Was at No. 1 with a Song That Got Him Sued
Fifty-seven years ago today, Johnny Cash was in the middle of a four-week run at No. 1 with a song that got him sued.