Columbia Records 1958–1986 is an album contains many of Cash's famous hits, including Ring Of Fire and Folsom Prison Blues,a song written in 1953 and first recorded in what year by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash?
Folsom Prison Blues "Folsom Prison Blues" is a song written in 1953 and first recorded in 1955 by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. 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. 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 (same version) on "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.
Gee (The Crows song) "Gee", released in June 1953 by The Crows, is a song which has been credited as the first rock and roll hit by a rock and roll group. It is a doo-wop song, written by William Davis and Viola Watkins, and recorded by the Crows on the independent label, Rama Records, at Beltone Studios in New York City in February 1953. It charted in April 1954, one year later. It took a year to get recognized on "Your Hit Parade". It landed No.2 on the rhythm and blues chart and No. 14 on the pop chart. It was the first 1950s doo-wop record to sell over one million records. Recorded on an independent label, it was one of the first such R&B records to crossover to the wider pop market.