which jackson is the johnny cash song about
Jackson (song)
There has been much speculation regarding which Jackson the song is about ; but , according to Wheeler , `` Actually , I did n't have a specific Jackson in mind . I just liked the sharp consonant sound , as opposed to soft - sounding words like Nashville . '' Though Wheeler had no particular Jackson in mind when writing the song , subsequent recordings have narrowed attributions to Jackson , Tennessee : The previous source also quotes Charlie Daniels as having recorded `` Jackson '' with these lines , `` I ai n't talking ' bout Jackson , Mississippi . I 'm talking ' bout Jackson , Tennessee '' . And , Johnny Cash is quoted in the video from the same source : `` Well , I was gon na take her down to see Carl Perkins in Jackson . '' Carl Perkins lived in Jackson , Tennessee . 
There has been much speculation regarding which Jackson the song is about ; but , according to Wheeler , `` Actually , I did n't have a specific Jackson in mind . I just liked the sharp consonant sound , as opposed to soft - sounding words like Nashville . '' Though Wheeler had no particular Jackson in mind when writing the song , subsequent recordings have narrowed attributions to Jackson , Tennessee : The previous source also quotes Charlie Daniels as having recorded `` Jackson '' with these lines , `` I ai n't talking ' bout Jackson , Mississippi . I 'm talking ' bout Jackson , Tennessee '' . And , Johnny Cash is quoted in the video from the same source : `` Well , I was gon na take her down to see Carl Perkins in Jackson . '' Carl Perkins lived in Jackson , Tennessee .
Though Wheeler had no particular Jackson in mind when writing the song, subsequent recordings have narrowed attributions to Jackson, Tennessee. And, Johnny Cash is quoted in a video: ``Well, I was gonna take her down to see Carl Perkins in Jackson.'' Carl Perkins lived in Jackson, Tennessee.
Though Wheeler had no particular Jackson in mind when writing the song , subsequent recordings have narrowed attributions to Jackson , Tennessee : The previous source also quotes Charlie Daniels as having recorded `` Jackson '' with these lines , `` I ai n't talking ' bout Jackson , Mississippi . And , Johnny Cash is quoted in the video from the same source : `` Well , I was gon na take her down to see Carl Perkins in Jackson . '' Carl Perkins lived in Jackson , Tennessee .
There has been much speculation regarding which Jackson the song is about ; but , according to Wheeler , `` Actually , I did n't have a specific Jackson in mind . Though Wheeler had no particular Jackson in mind when writing the song, subsequent recordings have narrowed attributions to Jackson, Tennessee. And, Johnny Cash is quoted in a video: ``Well, I was gonna take her down to see Carl Perkins in Jackson.'' Carl Perkins lived in Jackson, Tennessee.
There has been much speculation regarding which Jackson the song is about ; but , according to Wheeler , `` Actually , I did n't have a specific Jackson in mind . Though Wheeler had no particular Jackson in mind when writing the song , subsequent recordings have narrowed attributions to Jackson , Tennessee : The previous source also quotes Charlie Daniels as having recorded `` Jackson '' with these lines , `` I ai n't talking ' bout Jackson , Mississippi . And , Johnny Cash is quoted in the video from the same source : `` Well , I was gon na take her down to see Carl Perkins in Jackson . '' Carl Perkins lived in Jackson , Tennessee .