70 Years Ago, Johnny Cash Released the Song That Later Revitalized His Career

Johnny Cash released Folsom Prison Blues 70 years ago and it later saved his career, gave a voice to the forgotten, and ...
American Songwriter

“Where Are Your Guts?”: Behind the 1964 Johnny Cash Album Radio Stations Refused To Play, ‘Bitter Tears’

In 1964, Johnny Cash released his 20th album, Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian. This album was inspired by his passion for Native American history and justice. He saw firsthand the squalor ...