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Title: Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Country, Outlaw Country, Kingsland, Arkansas
Matrix #: JS 6114
Condition: VG+
Cultural Facts:
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Legal Trouble: Cash was arrested multiple times in the ’60s for drug-related charges, feeding the outlaw image tied to his prison material.
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Personal Struggle: He battled severe amphetamine addiction, staying awake for days at a time and burning through relationships and finances.
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Media Narrative: Prison songs blurred reality and persona, with audiences often unsure where Cash’s character ended and his real life began.