Folsom Prison Blues
E117344
Folsom Prison Blues is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, famous for its gritty prison narrative and iconic line about shooting a man in Reno "just to watch him die."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Folsom Prison Blues canonical | 15 |
| song "Folsom Prison Blues" | 1 |
| song “Folsom Prison Blues” | 1 |
| “Folsom Prison Blues” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T991556 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folsom Prison Blues Context triple: [Johnny Cash, notableWork, Folsom Prison Blues]
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A.
Tombstone Blues
"Tombstone Blues" is a fast-paced, surreal, electric blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, known for its dense, visionary lyrics and prominent placement on his landmark 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.
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B.
Outlaw Blues
"Outlaw Blues" is a blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, featured on his influential 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home.
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C.
Lonesome Town
"Lonesome Town" is a melancholic 1958 pop ballad performed by Ricky Nelson that became one of his signature hits.
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D.
Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie is a 1973 country album by Willie Nelson that marked a creative turning point in his career and helped launch the outlaw country movement.
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E.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song famed for its rapid-fire, surreal lyrics and its influential cue-card style promotional film often cited as a precursor to the modern music video.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folsom Prison Blues Target entity description: Folsom Prison Blues is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, famous for its gritty prison narrative and iconic line about shooting a man in Reno "just to watch him die."
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A.
Tombstone Blues
"Tombstone Blues" is a fast-paced, surreal, electric blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, known for its dense, visionary lyrics and prominent placement on his landmark 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.
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B.
Outlaw Blues
"Outlaw Blues" is a blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, featured on his influential 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home.
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C.
Lonesome Town
"Lonesome Town" is a melancholic 1958 pop ballad performed by Ricky Nelson that became one of his signature hits.
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D.
Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie is a 1973 country album by Willie Nelson that marked a creative turning point in his career and helped launch the outlaw country movement.
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E.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song famed for its rapid-fire, surreal lyrics and its influential cue-card style promotional film often cited as a precursor to the modern music video.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
live recording
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| artist | Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| associatedAlbum | At Folsom Prison ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | convicted murderer ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
US Billboard Hot Country Singles number 1
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs number one
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresInstrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| firstReleasedOn | Sun 232 ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
outlaw country ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
country music standard
ⓘ
signature song of Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| hasGuitarRiff | train-like rhythm ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Folsom Prison Blues (live at Folsom Prison)
ⓘ
linked to:
Live at Folsom Prison concert
|
| hasLyric | I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine | I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
envy of free people
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| hasTrainImagery | train passing by the prison ⓘ |
| includedOn | At Folsom Prison ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Crescent City Blues
ⓘ
Gordon Jenkins ⓘ |
| key | F major ⓘ |
| label | Sun Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
crime and punishment
ⓘ
prison life ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
ⓘ
linked to:
The Tennessee Three
|
| producer | Sam Phillips ⓘ |
| recordCompany | Sun Records ⓘ |
| recorded |
1954
ⓘ
1968 ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Folsom State Prison ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| reRecorded | 1968 ⓘ |
| setting | Folsom State Prison ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | medium-fast ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | baritone ⓘ |
| writer | Johnny Cash ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Folsom Prison Blues Description of subject: Folsom Prison Blues is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, famous for its gritty prison narrative and iconic line about shooting a man in Reno "just to watch him die."
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
John
linked to: Folsom Prison Blues
linked to: Folsom Prison Blues
linked to: Folsom Prison Blues