Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” was originally written in 1953. Cash famously recorded the track at Memphis’ Sun Studio just two years later. However, it wasn’t until 1968 that the song became a ...

A good singer-songwriter tells a story. But a great singer-songwriter makes you believe that what they’re saying comes from true experience. Johnny Cash excelled at this sort of musical embodiment.

Released in May 1968, “Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison” was the outlaw country singer’s first live album on the Columbia label. Cash originally released the song “Folsom Prison Blues” in 1955 and had ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...