The rhythm of the original version of “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash chugs along just as the train he sings about. Luther Perkins delivers the unmistakable guitar lick that kicks it off. Marshall Grant’s upright bass and Cash’s acoustic guitar work together to create the rockin’ rumble of a steam engine comin’ round the […]
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