“Jackson” by Johnny Cash from At Folsom Prison (1968).
Watch Johnny Cash perform this song and “Orange Blossom Special” on The Muppet Show in 1980 here.
(Pictured: Johnny Cash and Mystery Pig.)
According to Kevin Clash, when Cash appeared on Sesame Street, the entire cast and crew wore black in tribute.
I love this song. I find myself singing it all the time. I had to transfer at the Jackson stop twice this weekend in Chicago, and both times the song got stuck in my head.
