On July 20, 1968, Johnny Cash hit No. 1 on the country charts with the live version of "Folsom Prison Blues." The song is the first track on his hit At Folsom Prison album. This ascent to No. 1 was ...

Prison Blues is an American workwear brand selling starchy blue jeans and rigid trucker jackets for around $50. It’s a niche label—If Levi’s is the giant of the jean world, Prison Blues is more like ...

Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp organized the first annual Farm Aid in 1985. Taking place in Champaign, Illinois, the benefit for family farmers featured a star-studded lineup. B.B.

When Johnny Cash played for inmates in 1968, Folsom was a model prison and California's low recidivism rate was unmatched. Today, Folsom is... Folsom Embodies California's Prison Blues In January 1968 ...

PENDLETON, Ore. — Inside the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution, the hum of sewing machines fills the air as adults in custody (AICs) craft workwear with purpose. For more than 30 years, the ...

On this day (July 30) in 1955, Johnny Cash entered the Sun Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee, and recorded the original rendition of “Folsom Prison Blues.” He would later release the song as a ...

Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates some education, and teach them about the Blues.