Songs Similar to Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash
Album: I Walk the Line · Country · Energetic
“Folsom Prison Blues” is a country track by Johnny Cash from the album I Walk the Line. On SongSimilar it sits in our Country collection and is tagged energetic, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 110 BPM).
The closest match right now is “I Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash (100% match). The list also pulls in Willie Nelson, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Johnny Cash's. By genre, the list is mostly country (15 of 20 tracks), with pop and rock mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Folsom Prison Blues”
What songs are similar to Folsom Prison Blues?
On our list, the closest matches are “I Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash, “I Still Miss Someone” by Johnny Cash and “Big Iron” by Marty Robbins. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Folsom Prison Blues sound like?
Based on listening data, “Folsom Prison Blues” sits closest to Marty Robbins, Willie Nelson, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Dolly Parton. Fans of Johnny Cash play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Folsom Prison Blues Country?
We file “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash under Country. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Folsom Prison Blues?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Folsom Prison Blues” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.