"Born to Lose" is a song written by #TedDaffan. Recorded by his band Ted Daffan's Texans, with vocal by Leon Seago, on February 20, 1942, it was released as a double A-side single exactly one year later, at the height of the #SecondWorldWar. This was Daffan's most successful record, as well as the most successful release of "Born to Lose"; it remained on the hillbilly chart for 82 weeks. The song has been covered by many artists, including #JohnnyCash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsOmizjm0Xw
Ray Charles Born To Lose

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12:12am Rusty Cage by Johnny Cash from American II: Unchained
#KJAC #TheColoradoSound #JohnnyCash
12:37pm Folsom Prison Blues (feat. The Tennessee Two) by Johnny Cash from With His Hot and Blue Guitar (feat. The Tennessee Two)
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When Texas was fertile ground for prison bands

"[T]he most moving lyrics are about loneliness, heartache and how incarceration strains families."

“The musicians skated around problems. The officers treated us better. Every song you did on the albums, you’d get $10 for writing it, and if you played at the rodeo, you got $5.”

https://www.keranews.org/arts-culture/2026-03-26/texas-prison-rodeo-music

#TexasPrisonRodeo #TheMarshallProject #RedemptionSongs #Music #DollyParton #WillieNelson #Jazz #BehindTheWalls #JohnnyCash #MauriceChammah #KERA

When Texas was fertile ground for prison bands

Until the 1980s, an annual prison rodeo offered a chance for men inside to perform and sell albums. Now The Marshall Project is making them available to you.

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2:55pm Baby Ride Easy (with June Carter Cash) by Johnny Cash
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A Boy Named Sue song video.
One that I was able to upload.
One with alt-text within video.
#JohnnyCash #ABoyNamedSue
#Music #Song #Songs #Video
#MusicVideo #Entertainment
Alt text: Johnny Cash live performance at San Quentin Prison, singing A Boy Named Sue.
#JohnnyCash #ABoyNamedSue
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https://youtu.be/WOHPuY88Ry4?si=SXP2-X9J2Y0YDrrZ
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (Live at San Quentin, 1969)

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On 25 March 2003: Capitol/Nashville Records releases "Rules of Travel", the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter #RosanneCash; produced by husband John Leventhal, it includes a duet with her father #JohnnyCash.
It Ain't Me Babe (Johnny Cash & June Carter), by Alex Falcon

from the album Copycat EP

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