My brother-in-law recently created a CD-mix of songs about jails, prisons, and crime for me. I enjoyed listening to it so much that I thought I would reproduce it for Early American Crime.
- “In The Jail House Now” – Soggy Bottom Boys
- “Jailhouse Rock” – Elvis Presley (See the video from Last.fm.)
- “I Shot the Sheriff” – Bob Marley
- “Folsom Prison Blues” – Johnny Cash
- “I Fought the Law” – The Clash
- “Hurricane” – Bob Dylan
- “I’m Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail (Live)” – Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
- “Big Railroad Blues” – The Grateful Dead
- “Jailhouse Blues” – Lightnin’ Hopkins
- “Sing Sing Prison Blues” – Bessie Smith
- “Jailbreak” – AC/DC
- “Halloway Jail” – The Kinks
Do you have any favorite songs about jails, prisons, or crime? Share them in the Comments!
Print
Digg
del.icio.us
Facebook
LinkedIn
Technorati
MySpace
Google Buzz
6 Comments
How ’bout:
“Riot in Cell Block #9″ – The Coaster
“Midnight Special” – Leadbelly (et al)
“30 Days in the Hole” – Humble Pie
RW
And these:
Back on the Chain Gang—The Pretenders
Bandit Cole Younger—Edward L. Crain
Chain Gang—Sam Cooke
Chain Gang Blues—Ma Rainey
Christmas in Prison—John Prine
Criminals—T-Bone Burnett
Fish in the Jailhouse—Tom Waits
Fort Worth Jail, Tex Ritter
Good Morning Judge—Wynonie Harris
I Got Stripes—Johnny Cash
I’m Free from the Chain Gang Now—Johnny Cash
Jackson Cage—Bruce Springsteen
Jailhouse Tears —Lucinda Williams
John Hardy—Leadbelly
Judge Dread—Prince Buster
Judge Harsh Blues—Furry Lewis
Life in Prison—The Byrds
Parchman Farm Blues—Bukka White
Prison Blues—Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Prison Grove—Warren Zevon
Prison Walls—Todd Snider
Rusty Cage—Johnny Cash
Who Shot Sam?—Wanda Jackson
Wise County Jail—Dock Boggs
Women’s Prison—Loretta Lynn
Wow! You really know your jail songs.
“Police Beat” and “Illegal Left” by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones!
“Police Beat” and “Illegal Left” by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones!
And these:
Back on the Chain Gang—The Pretenders
Bandit Cole Younger—Edward L. Crain
Chain Gang—Sam Cooke
Chain Gang Blues—Ma Rainey
Christmas in Prison—John Prine
Criminals—T-Bone Burnett
Fish in the Jailhouse—Tom Waits
Fort Worth Jail, Tex Ritter
Good Morning Judge—Wynonie Harris
I Got Stripes—Johnny Cash
I’m Free from the Chain Gang Now—Johnny Cash
Jackson Cage—Bruce Springsteen
Jailhouse Tears —Lucinda Williams
John Hardy—Leadbelly
Judge Dread—Prince Buster
Judge Harsh Blues—Furry Lewis
Life in Prison—The Byrds
Parchman Farm Blues—Bukka White
Prison Blues—Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Prison Grove—Warren Zevon
Prison Walls—Todd Snider
Rusty Cage—Johnny Cash
Who Shot Sam?—Wanda Jackson
Wise County Jail—Dock Boggs
Women’s Prison—Loretta Lynn
Post a Comment