I had a song called "Folsom Prison Blues" that was a hit just before "I Walk The Line." And the people in Texas heard about it at the state prison and got to writing me letters asking me to come down there. So I responded and then the warden called me and asked if I would come down and do a show for the prisoners in Texas.
Johnny CashGospel music is so ingrained into my bones. I can't do a concert without singing a gospel song. It's what I was raised on.
Johnny CashI would take songs that I'd loved as a child and redo them in my mind for the new voice I had, the low voice.
Johnny Cash