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"Cool Water" is a song written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. It is about a parched man and his mule traveling a wasteland tormented by mirages . Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as No. 3 on the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
"Folsom Prison Blues" Cash: Another Johnny Cash cover, first recorded by Cash in 1956. "A Fool Such as I" Bill Trader: This was a hit for Hank Snow on the country charts in 1953, and a number 2 pop hit for Elvis Presley in 1959. [26] "Four Strong Winds" Ian Tyson: One of a number of Ian and Sylvia Tyson songs.
"Folsom Prison Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, based on material composed by Gordon Jenkins. Written in 1953, [ 1 ] it was first recorded and released as a single in 1955, and later included on his debut studio album Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!
Despite little initial promotion by Columbia, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison was a hit in the United States, reaching number one on the country charts and the top 15 of the national album chart. The lead single, a live version of "Folsom Prison Blues", was a top 40 hit, Cash's first since 1964's "Understand Your Man".
I'd Just Be Fool Enough (To Fall) I'd Rather Die Young; I'd Rather Have You; I'd Still Be There; I'll Always Love You (in My Own Crazy Way) I'll Be All Smiles Tonight; I'll Be Home for Christmas; I'll Be Loving You; I'll Cross Over Jordon Someday; I'll Fly Away; I'll Go Somewhere And Sing My Songs Again; I'll Have a New Life; I'll Remember You ...
After he left school, Nolan drifted around the country, finding work where he could and always writing songs. He took a lifeguard job in Los Angeles in 1929. His father had changed his name to Nolan and it was as Bob Nolan that he began a career as a singer on the Chautauqua tent-show circuit and as a lifeguard in Santa Monica. [3]
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A Concert: Behind Prison Walls is the fifty-fourth overall album and a live album recorded by Johnny Cash at the Tennessee State Prison in 1974. The album features a total of seven performances by Cash with his backing band the Tennessee Three. It also features a total of nine performances by Linda Ronstadt, Roy Clark, and Foster Brooks.