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The Legend of John Henry's Hammer - Live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA (1st Show) - January 1968

by Johnny Cash

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Familiarity

First-time 1 archive appearance

Appearances
1 archive appearance
First appearance
Zach in John Henry (Oct 4, 2025)
Most recent appearance
Zach in John Henry (Oct 4, 2025)
Games
1 game
Submitters
1 submitter
Artist footprint
7 artist appearances across 7 songs
Best finish
#7, 0 points

Origins

Submission history

The Singularity

  • John HenryOriginZach - #7 - 0 points - submitted Oct 4, 2025 - **no need to give this song points, this is a bonus song** Do engines get rewarded for their steam? Before you complain this is too on the nose, this is the song that inspired this round and indirectly the whole league. The round title 'John Henry' is too good though; I didn't want to rename this round. so I gave myself a third song slot to share this with you. The artistic aspect of Cash playing a show for prisoners could also fit the 'limit pushing' theme
The Legend of John Henry's Hammer - Live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA (1st Show) - January 1968