#164 Johnny Cash, 'At Folsom Prison' (1968)

“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” One of the most iconic introductions in recorded music history goes straight into the hit single and album namesake, ‘Folsom Prison Blues.’ Cash, although having been arrested 7 times for misdemeanours, had never actually served a prison sentence. He wrote this song in 1955 after seeing the documentary, ‘Inside The Walls Of Folsom Prison,’ with his unit while serving in the US Air Force. It was his perceived idea of life in prison. The song was top 5 on its original release. The song was popular with inmates who would write to Cash asking him to perform at their prisons.