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`` Folsom Prison Blues '' is a song written and first recorded in 1955 by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash .. Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash. 1955 in music. The song combines elements from two popular folk styles , the train song and the prison song , both of which Cash continued to use for the rest of his career .. folk. folk music. prison. prison. It was one of Cash 's signature songs .. It was the eleventh track on his debut album With His Hot and Blue Guitar and it was also included -LRB- same version -RRB- on All Aboard the Blue Train .. With His Hot and Blue Guitar. With His Hot and Blue Guitar. All Aboard the Blue Train. All Aboard the Blue Train. A live version , recorded among inmates at Folsom State Prison itself , became a # 1 hit on the country music charts in 1968 .. 1968 in music. Folsom State Prison. Folsom State Prison