| "The Folk Singer" | |
|---|---|
 Spanish release picture sleeve | |
| Single by Johnny Cash | |
| A-side | "Folsom Prison Blues" |
| Released | April 1968 |
| Recorded | 1968 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 3:01 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Charles E. Daniels, Johnny Cash |
"The Folk Singer" is a folk song, written by Charles E. Daniels and American musician Johnny Cash and first recorded by Cash in 1968. [1] It is also known as "Folk Singer" or, less often, "The Singer".
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Allegedly about American pop singer Tommy Roe, "The Folk Singer" was first recorded in 1968 and released as a B-side on a 45 RPM live reissue of Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" single in April 1968. Later recorded by Burl Ives (on the album, The Times They Are A-Changin' ) the same year [2] and Glen Campbell (on the album, Try a Little Kindness ) in 1970, [3] the song reached a wider audience from these versions.
