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Johnny Cash

Dyess, AR

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Region: Mississippi Alluvial Plain Conference: Plains Regional Rank: #14

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About Johnny Cash

From the heart of the Deep South emerges a voice forever etched in the annals of country music: Johnny Cash. Born in Dyess, Arkansas, Cash's music resonates with the spirit of his origins, a place that permeates his storytelling. His songs are infused with the grit and honesty of the region, exploring themes of hardship, redemption, and the human condition. Cash's distinctive baritone and minimalist arrangements created a sound that was both raw and deeply moving, captivating audiences across generations.

Cash's connection to place is undeniable, with numerous songs referencing locations that shaped his life and artistry. From the penitent's lament in "Folsom Prison Blues," evoking Folsom, NV, to the small-town struggles depicted in "Starkville City Jail," Cash paints vivid portraits of American life. Even in songs like "A Boy Named Sue," the echoes of Dyess, AR, can be heard. His music transcends simple entertainment, offering a glimpse into the soul of a nation and solidifying his place as a true icon.

Locations in Lyrics

222 location references across 96 songs

Songs & Places

I Love You Tonite
San Francisco, CA Paris, TX Paris, KY Ottawa, IL Ottawa, KS Ottawa, OH
"We checked into the best hotels from San Francisco to Paris"
Kentucky Straight
, KY , ME San Francisco, CA , CA
"Up in Kentucky they make a whiskey"
God Bless Robert E.Lee
Arlington, VA , MS Nashville, TN Atlanta, GA Appomattox, VA
"When Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederacy"
All I Do Is Drive
Nashville, TN
"But if you'll tune into the Grand Ole Opry Saturday night"
Call me the breeze
, CA , GA
"Well I might go out to California"
Starkville City Jail (Live)
Starkville, MS , MS San Quentin, CA Folsom, CA El Paso, TX
"And you go to the Starkville City Jail"
Custer
Crow Agency, MT , MT
"Now, I will tell you, buster, that I ain't a fan of Custer's"
Call Of The Wild
"Bayou bayou bayou bayou"
Have You Ever Been To Little Rock?
Little Rock, AR , AR Rison, AR Hot Springs, AR Dearborn, MI
"Have you ever been to Little Rock?"
Hit The Road And Go
"There's magic in the mountains"
Clean Your Own Tables
San Francisco, CA Los Angeles, CA
"I've done my time in Frisco in LA"
Cocaine Carolina
New Orleans, LA , KY Lexington, KY , CA
"Morning found me lying on a floor in New Orleans"
Give My Love to Rose
San Francisco, CA , LA
"They let me out of prison out in Frisco"
Monteagle Mountain
Monteagle, TN , TN Nashville, TN Chattanooga, TN , FL Atlanta, GA
"On Monteagle Mountain"
Texas, 1947
, TX
"And it's late afternoon on a hot Texas day"
Folsom Prison Blues (Live)
San Quentin, CA Folsom, CA San Antonio, TX Reno, NV Jackson, TN Tulsa, OK
"We want to thank the officials of San Quentin Prison"
Down At Drippin’ Springs
Dripping Springs, TX , TX Austin, TX Littlefield, TX Brownsville, TX Olive Hill, KY Seminole, TX Dublin, TX San Antonio, TX Mena, AR Fort Worth, TX Akron, OH
"Down at Dripping Springs down at Dripping Springs"
Down At Drippin' Springs
Austin, TX Brownsville, TX Dripping Springs, TX Littlefield, TX Nashville, TN Odessa, TX San Antonio, TX Texas, TX The Great Plains, TX
"There's Willie and Waylon Kris and Tom"
Jackson
Jackson, MS Jackson, TN Jackson, GA Jackson, WY Jackson, MI
"We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson"
Dialogue #7
, TN
"You know Carl Perkins and I lived right across the Mississippi River from each other"
Ridin’ on the Cotton Belt
, AR Rison, AR Brinkley, AR
"Cleveland County Arkansas where I was born"
Man in Black
Dyess, AR Folsom, CA Nashville, TN
"Well, you wonder why I always dress in black"
Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955)
, TX Waco, TX Dallas, TX Sweetwater, TX Texas City, TX San Antonio, TX Odessa, TX San Angelo, TX Temple, TX Beaumont, TX Amarillo, TX , TN
"I took a tour to Texas"
Chicken in Black
New York City, NY Nashville, TN
"I know this doctor in New York son"
If It Wasn’t For The Wabash River
, IN , CA , NE
"If it wasn’t for the Wabash River"
A Boy Named Sue (Live)
Gatlinburg, TN
"Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July"
Dialogue #3
Staunton, VA
"What was is like up in the Stanton Virginia about that time of the year Harold"
Further On (Up the Road)
"Now I've been out in the desert, just doin' my time"
Ain’t No Grave (Gonna Hold This Body Down)
"Well, look way down the river"
Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom, CA San Antonio, TX Reno, NV
"I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on"
Dialogue #8
, AR
"we picked up in Northeast Arkansas"
Please Don’t Play Red River Valley
Clint, TX
"That I got from Wayne Raney in Clint Texas C-L-I-N-T Clint Texas"
Mobile Bay
Boston, MA Flagstaff, AZ , AL Chicago, IL
"A shaking man said he had left his family back in Boston"
The Battle of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA , LA Nashville, TN
"the town of New Orleans"
Jackson (with June Carter)
Dyess, AR
Dialogue #1
, NC Asheville, NC Cherokee, NC Bryson City, NC
"up in Flatts,North Carolina"
Restless Kid (demo)
, CO Denver, CO , TX Rio Bravo, TX
"Colorado's right hand will put you on the run"
Cocaine Blues
Folsom, CA
"Ninety-nine years in the Folsom pen"
Highway Patrolman
Johnstown, PA , MI , OH
"while the band played "The Night of the Johnstown Flood""
My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine and Dandelion Wine)
, KY
"Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home"
Tennessee Flat-Top Box
, TX Austin, TX , TN
"In a little cabaret in a south Texas border town"
To The Shining Mountains
, PA , VA , OK , OH , MN New Orleans, LA
"Yes, went they through the Lehigh Valley"
I’ve Been Everywhere
Winnemucca, NV Reno, NV Chicago, IL Fargo, ND , MN Buffalo, NY Winslow, AZ Sarasota, FL Wichita, KS Tulsa, OK Ottawa, IL Tampa, FL Panama City, FL Mattawa, WA Bangor, ME Baltimore, MD Amarillo, TX Boston, MA Charleston, SC Dayton, OH , LA Washington, D.C., DC Houston, TX Kingston, NY Texarkana, TX Monterey, CA Santa Fe, NM Tallapoosa, GA Glen Rock, PA Black Rock, AR Little Rock, AR Oskaloosa, IA , TN Chicopee, MA Spirit Lake, IA Grand Lake, CO Baraboo, WI Crater Lake, OR Louisville, KY Nashville, TN Knoxville, TN Jacksonville, FL Waterville, ME Pittsfield, MA Springfield, IL Bakersfield, CA Shreveport, LA Hackensack, NJ Detroit, MI Cadillac, MI Fond du Lac, WI Davenport, IA , ID Jellico, TN Pasadena, CA Avalon, CA Pittsburgh, PA Parkersburg, WV , CO Ellensburg, WA Rexburg, ID Vicksburg, MS El Dorado, AR Larimore, ND Ardmore, OK Haverstraw, NY Chatanika, AK Chaska, MN , NE , AK Opelika, AL Waterloo, IA Kalamazoo, MI Kansas City, MO Sioux City, IA Cedar City, UT Dodge City, KS
"I was totin' my pack along the dusty Winnemucca road"
I've Been Everywhere
Amarillo, TX Bakersfield, CA Baltimore, MD Bangor, ME Boston, MA Buffalo, NY Cedar City, UT Charleston, WV Chicago, IL Davenport, IA Dayton, OH Dodge City, KS Fargo, ND Houston, TX Jacksonville, FL Kalamazoo, MI Kansas City, KS Knoxville, TN Louisville, KY Monterey, CA Nashville, TN Ottawa Pasadena, CA Pittsburgh, PA Reno, NV Santa Fe, NM Sarasota, FL Shreveport, LA Sioux City, IA Springfield, IL Tampa, FL Texarkana, TX Toronto Tulsa, OK Vicksburg, MS Washington, DC Waterloo, IA Wichita, KS Winslow, AZ , AK , CO , ID , LA , MN , NE , OK , TN
"I've been to Amarillo"
Crystal Chandeliers and Burgundy
San Antonio, TX
"This boxcar's been my home since St Antone"
The City Of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA Kankakee, IL Memphis, TN , LA
"Riding on the City of New Orleans"
Dialogue #6
Maywood, IL Copper Creek, VA
"But as John says in his song"
You Wild Colorado (Mono)
, CO
She Came from the Mountains
Colorado Springs, CO , CO , IA
"She came from the mountains Rocky Mountains eagle-high"
mister garfield
Washington, DC
A Proud Land
, UT , OK , NM , AZ
"Then came Utah"
I’ll Say It’s True
Dresden, TN New York City, NY Littlefield, TX Birmingham, AL
"Like hot pink and Dresden blue"
I'll say it's true
New York City, NY
The Beast in Me
New York City, NY
"Patently unclear if it's New York or New Year"
Tennessee Stud
, TN , AR , TX
"I left Tennessee very much alive"
Gone
San Francisco, CA , CA
"I'm on the hill by Friscio Bay"
Cocaine Blues (At Folsom Prison)
Folsom, CA El Paso, TX
"Ninety-nine years in the Folsom Pen"
Hey Porter
, TN
"How much longer will it be 'til we cross That Mason-Dixon Line?"
Big Foot
Wounded Knee, SD , SD
"Like that day at Wounded Knee, South Dakota"
New Mexico
, NM Griffin, GA
"out in New Mexico"
Georgia On A Fast Train
, GA , NC , SC , MS Detroit, MI
"I've been to Georgia on a fast train, honey"
Ghost Riders in the Sky
"An old cowboy went ridin' out one dark and windy day"
Calilou
, LA , CA Crescent City, CA New Orleans, LA Phoenix, AZ Tucumcari, NM
"Well I'm finally going back to Louisiana"
Dialogue #4
, TN
"she was always going into Clinch Mountain hunting wood"
Southern Comfort
Nashville, TN , TN Hermitage, TN
"And I got a good job in Nashville"
Big River
St. Paul, MN Davenport, IA St. Louis, MO Memphis, TN Baton Rouge, LA New Orleans, LA
"And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river"
Cajun Born
Lafayette, LA , LA , AK , OH
"born on the bayou, thirty miles out of Lafayette"
One Piece at a Time
, KY Detroit, MI
"Well, I left Kentucky back in '49"
Chattanooga City Limit Sign
Nashville, TN Chattanooga, TN Monteagle, TN Detroit, MI , TN
"Out of Nashville toting my sack"
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
, GA , NC , SC
"I'm in Georgia doing time"
Drive On
Los Angeles, CA
"And nobody tried to be John Wayne"
A Boy Named Sue
Nashville, TN Dyess, AR
Arkansas Lovin' Man
Arkansas, AR
"I'm a natural actual real authentical Arkansas lovin' man yes I am"
Call Me the Breeze (feat. John Carter Cash)
Georgia, GA Georgia Peach Belt, GA
"Might go down to Georgia"
Cry! Cry! Cry!
town
Five Feet High and Rising
, AR
"Born in Kingsland, Arkansas"
Get Rhythm
town windy corner Dyess, AR
God Bless Robert E. Lee
Appomattox, VA Arlington House, VA Atlanta, GA Confederacy Dixie Jefferson Davis, VA Mississippi, MS Nashville, TN Sherman's March to the Sea, GA Sherman's March to the Sea, SC The North The South Ulysses S. Grant, IL
"But today at Appomattox General Lee sat down"
god bless robert e. lee
Charlottesville, VA Lexington, VA Murray, KY
I Hung My Head
courthouse gallows the town
I Walk the Line
Nashville, TN Dyess, AR
I Won’t Back Down
Gates of Hell (disambiguation)
My Old Kentucky Home
, KY
Restless Kid - Demo
Denver, CO , CO , SD , TX
"I got a gal in Denver town"
Ring of Fire
Nashville, TN Dyess, AR Calgary, AB
Texas-1947
, TX
The Long Black Veil
The Man Comes Around
Wayfaring Stranger
God’s Gonna Cut You Down
Dyess, AR
Hurt
Dyess, AR La Porte, TX Brownsville, TX Sabine Pass, TX Gettysburg, PA Sharpsburg, MD Shiloh, TN Murfreesboro, TN Manassas, VA Fredericksburg, VA Chancellorsville, VA Appomattox, VA Charleston, SC Vicksburg, MS Kennesaw, GA Garfield, AR Crow Agency, MT Stillwater, NY Chalmette, LA Hendersonville, TN
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Dyess, AR
folson prison blues
Folsom, NV Reno, NV
starkville city jail
Starkville, MS
texas - 1947
, TX
Wanted Man
Shreveport, LA
"Song about Shreveport, LA"

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

Highway I 40 10 Mississippi River 135 US Route 61 4

Connected Places

Dyess, AR Alaska, AK Alcatraz Island, CA Amarillo, TX Appomattox, VA Arkansas, AR Arlington House, VA Asheville, NC, NC Atlanta, GA Austin, TX Bakersfield, CA Baltimore, MD Bangor, ME Baton Rouge, LA Bexar County, TX Boston, MA Brownsville, TX Bryson City, NC, NC Buffalo, NY California, CA Canadian border, MI Cedar City, UT Chalmette, LA Chancellorsville, VA Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chattanooga, TN Cherokee, NC, NC Cheyenne Territory, MT Chicago, IL Cleveland County, AR Clinch Mountain, TN Clinch Mountain, VA Colorado Springs, CO Cotton Belt, AL Crazy Horse, SD Crow Agency, MT Crow Reservation, MT Davenport, IA Dayton, OH Denver, CO Detroit, MI Dixie, AL Dodge City, KS Dripping Springs, TX Fargo, ND Flatts, North Carolina, NC Folsom, CA Folsom Prison, CA Fredericksburg, VA Garfield, AR Gatlinburg, TN Georgia, GA Georgia Peach Belt, GA Gettysburg, PA Grand Ole Opry, TN Gulf of Mexico, LA Hot Springs, AR Houston, TX Jackson, TN Jackson, Tennessee, TN Jacksonville, FL Jefferson Davis, VA Johnstown, PA Kalamazoo, MI Kansas City, KS Kennesaw, GA Kingsland, AR Knoxville, TN La Porte, TX Lafayette, LA Lake County, TN Lakota Territory, SD Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, MT Little Rock, AR Littlefield, TX Los Angeles, CA Louisiana, LA Louisville, KY Maddy Hill, North Carolina, NC Manassas, VA Mason-Dixon Line, PA Memphis, TN Michigan, MI Michigan state line, MI Mississippi, MS Mississippi Delta, AR Mobile, AL Monteagle, TN Monterey, CA Murfreesboro, TN Nashville, TN New Orleans, LA New York, NY North Carolina, NC Northeast Arkansas, AR Odessa, TX Ohio, OH Ouachita Mountains, AR Ozark Mountains, AR Paris, TN Paris, TX Pasadena, CA Phoenix, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Reno, NV Reno, Nevada, NV Sabine Pass, TX Sacramento County, CA San Antone, TX San Antonio, TX San Antonio, Texas, TX San Francisco, CA San Quentin Prison, CA Santa Fe, NM Sarasota, FL Sharpsburg, MD Sherman's March to the Sea, GA Sherman's March to the Sea, SC Shiloh, TN Shreveport, LA Sioux City, IA Sioux land, SD South Carolina, SC South Dakota, SD Springfield, IL St. Louis, MO St. Paul, MN Staunton, Virginia, VA Stillwater, NY Tampa, FL Tennessee, TN Texarkana, TX Texas, TX The Great Plains, TX Tucumcari, NM Tulsa, OK Tulsa, Oklahoma, OK Ulysses S. Grant, IL Utah, UT Vicksburg, MS Washington, DC Washoe County, NV Waterloo, IA Wichita, KS Winslow, AZ Wounded Knee, SD
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