100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. This post: FOLSOM PRISON BLUES. Continues tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè pays tribute to 100 songs that innovated, changed the rules, defied convention and had a significant impact on the evolution of pop and rock music, presented in chronological order…

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100 SONGS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

1968

💥37 Folsom Prison Blues

[live version]

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was already recognized as a fundamental influence in the country genre by 1968. He had contributed staples such as “I Walk The Line” and “Ring Of Fire” that carved out new directions for musicians that followed. In 1968, his image as “the outlaw” and “the man in black” came together with even greater impact when he recorded a new album in Folsom Prison. He had sung about the facility more than a decade prior, releasing “Folsom Prison Blues” as a single in 1955. The live re-recording added authenticity to Cash’s lyrics. The song begins with the country icon introducing himself: “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” before the incarcerated greet him with an enthusiastic cheer. It is soon followed by the powerful line: “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die”. Cash remained a legend in the country, folk and pop music genres until his death in 2003.

1967-    Sunshine Of Your Love

             A Day In The Life

             Respect

             Light My Fire

            Venus In Furs
             Strawberry Fields Forever

1966-   Good Vibrations

            Tomorrow Never Knows

            Eight Miles High

1965-   The Sounds Of Silence

            My Generation

            Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag

            (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

            I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

1964-  You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

           You Really Got Me

           The House Of The Rising Sun

           Where Did Our Love Go

1963-  I Want To Hold Your Hand

           Blowin’ In The Wind

           Be My Baby

1962- Misirlou

1961- Crazy

1960- The Twist

          Cathy’s Clown

1959- There Goes My Baby

          What’d I Say (Parts 1 & 2)
1957- Great Balls Of Fire
          Jailhouse Rock

          You Send Me

          That’ll Be The Day

1955- Tutti Frutti

           Maybellene

1955- Rock Around The Clock

1954- That’s All Right Mama

1951- Rocket 488