“Folsom Prison Blues” – from At Folsom Prison


Johnny Cash - “Folsom Prison Blues” – from At Folsom Prison

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Rock and Roll and the American Dream

Grades: High
Subjects: ELA, Social Studies/History

What is the American Dream and how did Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash personify its ideals?

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Johnny Cash

(1932 – 2003) With his rumbling baritone voice, spare, percussive guitar and imposing, black-clad presence, Johnny Cash was an iconic figure whose influence spans the 50s Rockabilly explosion, multimedia stardom in the 60s and a late-life comeback in the '90s. Cash remained a beloved star in the Country field for decades, despite his refusal to play by the genre's established rules. Meanwhile, the empathy for the underdog and passion for social justice that fueled much of his music aligned him with the Rock counterculture from the '60s onward. The Arkansas-bred Cash first recorded in the 50s for the Sun label, where...