nothing personal to johnny but it is undoubtedly true Pearl from Mayer, Azis it just me or does it seem that everybody is obsesed with johnny cash ever sence the movie about him came out.Pearl from Mayer, Azguy, johnny yells sooey in reference to another one of his hit befor this one called 'a boy named sue'.Johnny Cash paid Gordon Jenkins $100,000 for copyright infringments in 1967. ![]() not realising he borrowed so heavily from the Gordon Jenkins' original. After watching a prison film, in the Air Force in 1954, Johnny put the structure of his song together. Go to YouTube and look for 'Crescent City Blues'. Ric from Erskine, United KingdomLittle known fact.He was also arrested in El Paso, Texas ( I think it was El Paso ) for having drugs ( the drugs were either prescription drugs or barbiturates he hid inside his guitar). He was arrested in Starkville, Mississippi, for picking flowers and spent one night in jail. So he made a vow afterwards to himself that he would would wear the color black for the rest of his life. Chomper from Franjkin County, PaAccording to his one autobiography, "Man In Black", Johhny Cash onced shot a man in self defense and regretted it.a majority of his songs are non violent so seriously get your facts straight before posting a comment like that on a site like this. when he wrote a song usually it was from experience or how he was feeling. Eva from Las Vegas, Nvi totally disagree with the person that commented saying that Johnny Cash started the rap movement and putting violence in his songs.Cash actually attended University of Tennessee law school for three weeks before being flunked out for drunkenness and cruelty, but not before developing a passion for matters of criminal jurisdiction that stayed with him throughout his life. Or perhaps he was standing on California soil at the Nevada state line and using a high powered rifle managed to shoot a man in Reno from there, thus giving California joint jurisdiction to prosecute the crime. Perhaps he is doing time in Folsom for an unrelated California crime and simply reminiscing, or perhaps bragging, about a prior offense in Reno for which he was never prosecuted. He would not be housed in Folsom prison, which is for sentenced felons. Tom from Los Angeles, CaWell, if he was captured in California, he would be held in a local jail until transported back to Nevada to face trial.And though at first blush it seems implausible if not inappropriate to refer to a boy named Sue at a men's prison, Cash did exactly that, apparently, recording Sue at San Quentin in 69 Tom from Los Angeles, CaPearl, Boy Named Sue was after either version of this song.Megan from Stevenson, AlSuper catchy! lol This song is awesome!.Shame on wikipedia for trying to downplay and whitewash the lawsuit over this song. Christian from Berlin, GermanyJohnny Cash's "signature tune" was stolen line for line from Gordon Jenkins' "Crescent City Blues".Is that clear.?" (prisoners cheering again). I'm here to do what you wanna do, and to do what I wanna do. You gotta stand like this, act like this.' And I just don't give a damn, you know. They said, 'You gotta do this song, You gotta do that song. " (prisoners cheering) Johnny - "They said. Chomper03 from Chambersburg, PaThe following are the actual words Johnny Cash said onstage while he was performing at San Quentin: Johnny - "I tell you what.Chomper03 from Chambersburg, PaActually, he said that the program was being televised from England.Campbell celebrated his 78th birthday yesterday on April 22nd, 2014. The song was track 5 of side 2 on Johnny Cash's debut album, 'Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar', the album was the first one released by Sun Records of Memphis.įour tracks featured on the album made the Country singles chart "Cry Cry Cry" (#14), Folsom Prison Blues (#3), "So Doggone Lonesome" (#4), and "I Walk the Line" (#1).Īnd "I Walk the Line" became his first crossover hit it reached #17 on the Billboard's Top 100 chart. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn April 23rd 1969, Johnny Cash performed "Folsom Prison Blues" on the CBS-TV program 'The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'.Jennifur Sun from RamonaJust watched the bio of the making of the Lp Live at Folsom and according to it, John didn't know he was doing anything wrong by changing the lyrics and using the same tune.Thanks if you k ow please let me put to rest this question. Serious Question, hope for the Razorbacks When he says Sooiiee in some of the recordings of Folsom, is it for the Arkansas Razorbacks or referring to the police? Lisa Jo from Bentonville Arkansas This beautiful man I love is from Arkansas. ![]() Angie from Houston TexasWhy does Johnny randomly say "Suey" in the middle of the song. ![]() Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind I hang my head and cry (play it to the verse, yeah)
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