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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.
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On This Day in 1955, Johnny Cash Recorded a Song That Would Bring Him Chart Success and Legal Issues Decades Later
Seventy years ago today, Johnny Cash stepped into the Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee to record one of his most iconic songs.
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The Johnny Cash Song Horror Punk Pioneer Glenn Danzig Wrote Specifically for the Man in Black
Sometimes opposites attract. Misfits founder Glenn Danzig was honored to pen this song for Johnny Cash in the 1990s.
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Joe Rogan, Bono, and the Church of the Self - The American Spectator
Bono, rock’s high priest of self-satisfaction, recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience to do what Bono does best: talk. About himself. About the time he met Johnny Cash. About God.
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On This Month in 1969, Johnny Cash Released One of His Biggest Comedic Hits—Recorded From Prison
In July of 1969, Johnny Cash released his comedic collaboration with author Shel Silverstein, "A Boy Named Sue".