The Johnny Cash Songs
Performed by
The Folsom Prison Gang
Performed by
The Folsom Prison Gang
Johnny Cash is an American icon who stands as one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) influencers of the unique, genuine and recognizable "American sound". He is without a doubt the father of the Americana genre although his music could probably be considered a genre unto itself.
The following list are most of the songs performed by The Folsom Prison Gang. The songs are grouped by the major phases of Johnny Cash's career. From the early years at Sun Records (where he met and worked with artists like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison), his years with Columbia Records (when the classic 'Live at Folsom Prison' was recorded), to the final "American Recordings" that are simply beyond words to describe.
The Early Years at Sun:| Cry, Cry, Cry (1955) | Reached #14 on US Country Charts |
| Hey Porter (1955) | |
| Folsom Prison Blues (1956) | #1 - Country(1968 rerelease) |
| I Walk the Line (1956) | #1 - Country, #17 - Billboard |
| Get Rhythm (1956) | #23 - Country (1968 rerelease) |
| Home of the Blues (1957) | #3 - Country, #88 - Billboard |
| Give My Love to Rose (1957) | #13 - Country |
| Wreck of 'Ol 97 (1957) | |
| Big River (1958) | #4 - Country, #14 - Billboard |
| Guess Things Happen That Way (1958) | #1 - Country, #11 - Billboard |
The Columbia Years:| Don't Take Your Guns to Town (1959) | #1 - Country, #32 - Billboard |
| I Got Stripes (1959) | #4 - Country, #43 - Billboard |
| Five Feet High and Rising (1959) | #14 - Country, #76 - Billboard |
| I Still Miss Someone (1959) | |
| In the Jailhouse Now (1962) | #8 - Country |
| Ring of Fire (1963) | #1 - Country, #17 Billboard |
| Understand Your Man (1964) | #1 - Country, #35 Billboard |
| Long Black Veil (1965) | |
| The One on the Right Is on the Left (1966) | #2 - Country, #46 - Billboard |
| Austin Prison (1966) | |
| Wanted Man (1968) | |
| 25 Minutes to Go (1968) | |
| Cocaine Blues (1968) | |
| A Boy Named Sue (1969) | #1 - Country, #2 - Billboard |
| Sunday Morning Coming Down (1970) | #1 - Country, #46 Billboard |
| Kate (1972) | #2 Country, #75 - Billboard |
| Oney (1972) | #2 Country, #101 - Billboard |
| One Piece at a Time (1976) | #1 - Country, #29 - Billboard |
| There Ain't No Good Chain Gang (1978) | #2 - Country |
| (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (1979) | #2 - Country |
The American Recordings:| Rusty Cage (1996) | |
| I've Been Everywhere (1996) | |
| The Man Comes Around (2002) |
