Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues THP 1959

[primalpower46]

@iSlidell

johnny asked his friend if he would do it with one of the chicks in the audience, and he said no

[dioxviad]

Road King Rockabilly

[iSlidell]

I DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT WAS SAID AT 1:19.

[Longhammer37214]

1:19  How's your momma doing? Sick.. Better ? Shakes head. Sick

[rom154700]

@ 35 ' is the crowd a Horse ? :) 

[TheMustangsally75]

This song is not LOUD enough!! Anyone have the same problem? I even have extra stereo speakers, & I just can't crank it UP!!! Must look for another post of the same song. I've had the same problem with other songs. OH WELL!!!

[tesSKYRIMaddict]

@TheMustangsally75

thats just one problem

my problem is that the crowd isnt cheering loud enough

and their problem is they never will be able to cheer loud enough

[tesSKYRIMaddict]

that song was too short

but it was the best 1:58 song i ever heard and will ever hear

until Cash rises from the grave to march with Jesus

[pureredness1]

In 1958, a 20-year-old San Quentin inmate first heard a singer-songwriter perform what would prove to be a very inspirational song. The inmate was Merle Haggard. He wasn’t in jail for the first time or for shooting someone but he was in and doing 15 years for burglary. The performer was Johnny Cash and this was that song! \m/,

[FREDJH15324]

I grew up listenin to Jonny. HE IS MY LIFE!

I LOVE COUNTRY

[BludySkinz]

Johhny's young days damn he changed so much through the years

[jacobWcook]

Crazy good.

[darksidesavior]

Thank to whoever put this one up!!! :)

[1telikit]

I love this more than I love liqueur and I love liqueur I does.

[1laughinggravy]

I like the slower version of this song as Johnny Cash sings it here. Thanks for the upload.

[okineedoxygen]

I love that when he hits the low notes everybody cheers. Nowadays its the screeched and squawked discordant overly high pitched shreeks that everyone likes so much. I'll never understand.

[gerien131]

Elvis was the king, but Johnny Cash was the LEGEND

[jaymusseato]

>LUTHER PERKINS<

[J0NAB0NA]

Wish I could've been in L.A when this happened :)

[teza1046]

great song great singer

[2003fordmustang281]

look at that hair style i wish it was the style now its so awsome

[chronicrossi89]

@2003fordmustang281 u can bring it back dude .. i slick my hair like cash all the time

[jsha]

I prefer the tempo of this versus some of the later recordings of this song.

[quantabesteira]

fooooooooooooooodástico!!!

[JamesMatchboxLee]

THIS Is Super

[1JOHNBOY213]

REAL MUSIC

[Spyflugan91]

Can really recommend watching Johnny Cash's first acting film - Five Minutes to Live. It's up here on youtube in parts! I thought it was kinda good, he's a serial killer :P

[MrKillaJustin]

I Watched the Walk the Line and i Like this song

[wallacewt]

oh i love it they were happy

[jblahlblahgblah]

Luther Perkins looks pretty heated

[ColtFordBlowsDick]

my friend Pyromaniarules has this on vinyl!

[Juicefani11]

Damn.. I miss Marshall so much.. He was a great bassist - with electric and upright bass. Marshall is dead, Luther is dead, Johnny is dead, W.S. is next..

I'm just sad i never got to see Mr. Grant.

[TheSidRay]

Godspeed Marshall

[caylabear18]

i love you johnny



[Planktontube]

I just read that Marshall Grant passed away, I think they are making a big Revival tour in heaven right now. RIP

[Carters01]

@Planktontube Marshall Grant, musician, born 5 May 1928; died 7 August 2011

He is survived by his wife, Etta and his son, Randall.

[blackcuve]

@Carters01 I'm glad he died. He deserved it.

[musclecarluvr1]

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♪ CASH IS THE KING ♪

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[sirmikeypikey]

@SYN7HOR i thought about the same as you and because the way he acts while talking.... i think he says "its sh+t" - maybe he ment the sound in that hall or something... but i´m just guessing - are there any lip-readers on youtube? ;-)

[bobluman4]

@sirmikeypikey he is saying its shit you can tell hahaha luther is the best

[SYN7HOR]

I love the guy with the guitar. He has no idea how cool he actually is. What's he saying to Cash?

[jacquessheppard180]

find a job online careerstartlocation .info interview in the morning

[Skakoan]

I love the double bass player's enthusiasm.

[1962fancyface]

i was born in wrong decade...

[rastagoat1]

He looks high.

[AnAverageBox]

@rastagoat1 Cocaine's a hell of a drug :P

[SuperDragon128]

Heerlijke oude nummers .

[rickkuhn]

Play that guit-box, Luther!

[Razamabaz]

@AlaricThe1st Idiot.

[TaylorOnTheMic]

@AlaricThe1st not 4 me

[IRemixXBOSS]

Walk the Line♥

[KeyReally]

such a beautiful man.

[87pittpens]

@colek711 from what i heard he had stage fright so might have been telling himto calm down cuz if u look he kinda seems nervous

[302zman]

Straight out of Compton!

[trevor8930]

love the slap upright bass,

[holycrapanthony]

This is just fantastic.

[Josh10311]

I shot a man in reno just to watch him die....

[texascountryboy72]

Im only 14 but all I do is listen to Merle, Waylon, Willie, Cash, Paycheck, Jones, Strait, and any other country singers that should be way before my time and Im proud to say I dont know a song by the stupid pop artists of today! I saw the recent top music list and was proud to say I couldnt tell you a word from any of them!

[Jeepjr5]

People are still listening to this song from over 50 years ago and I bet 50 years from now people wont even remember beiber

[mownai2]

always likin it

[melirose89]

country music has become so incredibly stupid especially in recent years, with the absolute dumbest lyrics about drinking beer or whatever else mundane thing. must be why i despise most country music except for the old school country folks like Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton

[xXLightSoundXx]

What is the name of the song by johnny cash that joaquin phoenix sings to the inmates at folsom in walk the line?

[suicidalgrin99]

@xXLightSoundXx I think you mean cocaine blues

[Madscientist024]

Live in those times, I don't know about that. I dig Johnny Cash and everything but I'm black makes the time period not terribly appealing.

[MenkeriosAndemicael]

@Madscientist024

I hear you! Wicked times, especially in the south.

But man-o-man, I've loved this man's music since I was a kid.

[sard37]

1:23 he says shit lol

[WhatAFuckingDouche]

@sard37

Yeah, seems like it, or he's saying"it's off... it's shit"

Is it? Dont have a clue about music.

[bigmrclean]

@sard37 I think he was saying "Sing It"..As in don't take another break. Something must have been out of tune a little or some reason luther didn't wanna take another break...Normally they take 2 breaks.

[sard37]

@bigmrclean you could be right bud, thanks.

I was watching the jonny cash story a few weeks before i saw this and wondered how close it was to the real thing, i enjoyed the film and must say i think they put alot of research into it.

[bigmrclean]

@sard37 Oh yeah, Totally agree.

[guitargold77]

the guitarist aint bored something was bugging him, at around 1:28 you can see him mouth something to johnny

[loch150]

@guitargold77 We guitarists are picky and we get moody when we dont get our way lol.

[greyman88]

Cash = Legend

[yourmotherslover1056]

my grandpa sang this on his death bed. not even kidding he was sing this minutes before he died. now everytime i hear this song i think of his crazy ass lol

[TheDJGrandPa]

@yourmotherslover1056 You've got the coolest grandfather ever!

[MikaylaanddTabby]

I love how johnny mocks the prison guard at 1:54(:

[uglymoon78]

@MikaylaanddTabby Prison guard? This is not from a prison concert.

[musclecarluvr1]

We S T I L L & will A L W A Y S love you Johnny.

You A L W A Y S have been and A L W AY S will be No.1

There will N E V E R be another.

You R.I.P. Legend.

[FrankieRocks13]

in 1 vid i saw Luther smile. like an actual smile.

[peterganna]

1:23 that guy looks pised he lips to johnny shit

[cowbellpeaceprize]

He was a legend in his own time. He will remain a legend. RIP Johnny!

[wulkyboy]

solved the problem with guitar at 1.19 johnny cash was ready to change to the next chord but his guitarist was telling him not yet too early cash realised and waited for the next bar to change...it took me about 10 mins to work it out...you have to listen really carefully he starts to play the bass line on his guitar to lead him into the next chord but you can see his guitarist nodding to him not yet .......problem solved simple well if you are a musician if not you wont understand this

[shaunateaify]

they just dont make friggin stars like this anymre. he had something a producer couldnt add with and amount of tech equipment and thats why in 3011 this will still be playing on the radio

[leandrotocalini]

Johnny Cash es dios.

Saludos desde Argentina

[WhateverrMann]

thumbs up if you're listening to this in 2042

[MrC7895]

this is my favorite johnny cash song..

[Tfoutside]

John Cash plays Compton LBC Blvd. True Gangsta yehaw

[wedel219]

@imyy4upeople1 Yeah, that's a definitely possibility. I'm just guessing. I don't he's cursing though, bottom line.

[sayhellyes]

i love the face the electric guitar player makes. more people should play deadpan hahahaha

[Pac22faz]

@fishboy1424

You have to look closely!

[olderman998]

priceless history!

[ARNOLDPEREZ5]

you tube = time machine

[MyNamezTrl]

poutsa re



[goplad1]

The Cash Town Hall Party performances are great! I own the guitar Johnny is playing in this show. It's on display in the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. Luther and marshall are fantastic!

[LastTrulyPerson]

I wish i could live in Johnnys times ....

[Rosenkilde2011]

@LastTrulyPerson Hahaha, the 50-60's. Me too!

[aprilynn1100]

@LastTrulyPerson even though we cant live in johnnys times, we can still love it!!!!!

[akapvp]

your the best R.I.P

[XFighterinlove]

Gosh! I can't believe. They found somebody exactly alike to Luther for WALK THE LINE movie, even his movements with the head... Gosh, I deffinitely clap to that!

[inspire11slt]

@XFighterinlove I was thinking the same thing; they cast the right actors to portray Cash, Perkins, etc.

[tomasdownunder]

Great Luther Perkins!!!

[MrArnoldarnold]

Before everyone jumps on me just listen to what I have to say. I am not saying he is and I am not saying he isn't but I have been told that the guitar made up the solo on the spot for this song and I wonder if this is when he did it. It is a fact that the guitar made up the solo on the spot I just don't know if this is it or not. Does anyone know? It looks like it could be because Johnny Cash looks around before the solo and talks to him during it. Strange? So perhaps it is.

[MrArnoldarnold]

@MrArnoldarnold

Guitar Player*

[wulkyboy]

Totally wrong pal check my comment i've solved the problem

[isuckaman]

HOW GOOD WAS HE!

[FilipinoGirliee]

SANITARIUM!!!!!!!

[nikawoohoo19]

you know that all the people who sang songs in the past like the 1900 to 1970 had to have talent like johnny cash he had talent

[JoScholten]

awesome solo guitarist



[Evo7778]

born in 89 and livin in 59... he will be missed, thumbs if you feel the same

[laggar28]

Why was I born in the wrong century!!!!?

[suzukimann31]

@laggar28 its all part of a plan to keep this music alive and not forgotten

[11xCHRiSx]

@laggar28 I feel ya bro!

[Motarmstrong]

@laggar28 born in the right century, just the wrong end of it.

[laggar28]

@Motarmstrong HAHA! Well, I really mean decade... Just lets say that I was tired when I was written century...

[williwo]

@laggar28 are you 11?

[punktechnoluver7]

@laggar28 i have the same feeling

[punktechnoluver7]

@laggar28 i have the same feeling

[OpEspeciales]

@laggar28 Think taht if you was of last century you probably didnt know him. Now, with internet can listen all of his songs!! Im glad to can say that!

Sorry for my English xD

[StupidFuckingTrolls]

@laggar28 so you were born in the 2000s?

[KirillOI]

@laggar28 you're right, i agree

[raybradburywriter]

@laggar28 So you're 11?? Good on you for being a Cash fan at that age! lol

[jbnew2002]

you weren't, this stuff is classic and will be listened to and copied for centuries, as art is....

[MrJapaneseboy1111]

@laggar28 you where born in the most peacefull century in humans history

[budgieBurglar]

man the guy playing the solo guitar is so chill! Loving this!

[Darksky1001able]

This is the only version of Folsom Prison Blues i like from The man in black.

[Pac22faz]

Funny conversation 1:20 between cash and lead giutarist... "LIP READ"

[fishboy1424]

@Pac22faz

wtf di dthey say to eachother?

[whosthere1]

@fishboy1424 Basically Johnny asked the electric guitar(can't remember his name) how it was going, meaning the song. And the electric guitar guy shook his head and said, "Shit."

Johnny turns his head with a grin.

[wedel219]

@whosthere1 -- It looks to me like the guitarist says, at first, "C chord" and then "C to A." They might have been talking about the key and progression of the next song they would play.

[Rosenkilde2011]

Damn! i goose!!

[l1n1ck004]

always be a good boy dont ever play with guns but i shot a man in reno JOHNNY YOU ARE THE MAN

[smbguitar1]

Simple chords, simple solo, simply the best, ladie's and gentelman, one and only Johnny Cash!

[MrPunkPadge]

@smbguitar1 I couldn't agree more!

[ChiefWyldeSpirit]

0:54 haha what's that supposed to mean huh? :P

Johny in our hearts!

[4192362]

@ChiefWyldeSpirit it's mimicking a prison guard Johnny once saw in San Quentin - the guard was chewing gum.

[ChiefWyldeSpirit]

@4192362 haha cool thing.

[RememberSoCal]

hahahaha luther perkins, most enthusiastic guitar player ever

[wicksanu]

hey thanks to vevo this is the best quality recording, its an awesome video though.

[titusvilleslim]

He has a classic voice

[DarkKetzerisch]

Featured on TV Tropes! =D

[jacksonbgates]

Straight gangster... decades ahead of his time. 

[Motleycruefanclub123]

When I was younger, this song was always played to me and I would sing it as loud as I could. Johnny Cash was like god to me. R.I.P

[ThePkrunners]

he died on my birthday :( i look up to him my uncle got me into him when i was 6 and now im 15 and i love him :) he died sept 12 2003 an i was borned sept 12 1995 :) i wish i meet him

[BloodifiedTV]

Who ever said Johnny Cash died? His right here. there and everywhere i go.

[Rateupmycomment]

im 7 yers yung and i loev johnny cash and hayt justina beaver . .. .

[STRAWBERRYSTUDIO2]

I like it so MUCH! 6279 thumbs up!

[johnnychally]

cool what ever it takes long live roack n roll

[eartant]

Love the calm demeaner of Luther, his guitarist ! Yeah, best song EVER in my opinion.

[taylorsjzbigz]

im 12 years old and im lisening to JOHNY CASH!!! LUV HIM NO ONE CAN BEAT HIM

[stella0008]

IM STUCK IN FOLSOM PRISON ! THIS MAN IS THE BEST ! NO ONE CAN BEAT HIM !!!

[Scarletthdarge26]

jonny cash siempre fuiste el mejor gracias por tu legado eres el maximo idolo de la musc country!!!

[Scarletthdarge26]

jonny cash siempre fuiste el mejor gracias por tu legado eres el maximo idolo de la musc country!!!

[SchmoozeMinkey]

I was there that day! I lived within walking distance of the place in Compton. Saw Hank Snow and Homer and Jethro there, too. God, how I wish I could go back in time. I was born in 1950.

[acsleister]

@SchmoozeMinkey You are a lucky lucky man...only if I could go back in time and shake Johnny's hand...born in 1992

[Gabow666]

This proves that Elvis wasn't the only one in the 50's with crazy hormonal girls screaming after every line he sings...

[horrido666]

This is 50's gangster rap. Go Johnny!!!

[openmindedatheist]

Just the song to hear in a pub after a frenzied day, accompanied by a good pint.

[thedykesshow]

Yes this is an amazing song cheers operator guy

[shimokita2]

Cash is asking Luther Perkins, "How was the meal at the hotel tonight, any good?" and Perkins says, "Nah, not very good." And Cash nods, saying, "Ah...right."

Read it, it's in the book.

[shimokita2]

- Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns!

[djteedmc53]

When i die i wanna drink nd smoke with johnny cash, tupac, bob marly in heavin nd cant forget god whos wit meh!!

[thedykesshow]

I'm 12 I love Johnny cash have I got a good taste of music?

[HelloOperator91]

@thedykesshow Im 12 Too! This song is plain Badass

[morbidmaki]

JOHNNY CASH WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!

[biglinguist]

Seriously sweet. And the guitarist looks like if he wasn't doing this, he'd be hanging around the Trailways station stealing unattended luggage.

[sandraw272]

just brilliant x

[SuperHaloStarwarsFan]

Dammit, I was born in the wrong decade. 1945 would've been nice... see the 1950's and 1960's from my own perspective. But I have to live in a twisted world full of idiots, liars, corrupt people, and shit. This place is called the Internet.

[animallover900]

im reading a book about him for class (we got to choose who we wanted to read about) n he said in an interview that when he wrote this song he was trying to think of the worst reason to kill someone hence "just to watch him die"

[mikeab71]

"I shot a man in Reno

just to watch him die"

One of the most classic lines in music ever?

[Gamer0900]

@mikeab71 I think so good sir.

[roxyrox113]

What a wonderful,wonderful voice that man had.Love him

[squishnosebabiraver]

haha damn i wash i was alive 52 years ago to see this live wulda been one hell of an experiance

[Nokpest11]

@squishnosebabiraver but consider you'd also be in prison ;)

[squishnosebabiraver]

@Nokpest11 yea but it wulda been hell worth it johhny cash is a legend

[XFighterinlove]

dAmned! I love this man!!!!!!!!!!! Really, one of the best!

[SuperSchnibbel]

Awesome...!!!!!!!!!!!1

[jazzaste123]

What a legend

[Hussarer]

@jazzaste123 what a legend