70 Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded 'Folsom Prison Blues' and Became a Folk Hero

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GlitchRider47 · 3h ago
As someone who discovered Johnny Cash late (in the past decade) I was really surprised to find out that Johnny Cash covered Hurt by Nine Inch Nails, and not the other way around. I never considered the time overlap in their careers.
defrost · 2h ago
Cash covered a number of songs, another notable example was of Nick Cave's The Mercy Seat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mercy_Seat_(song)

orionblastar · 2h ago
Trent commented on it: https://youtu.be/_8NTVzubfqE