Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From / Various Destination Jail: 31 Prison Songs From / Various CD

-Incarceration is a common theme in American roots music.-Songs tell of gruesome crimes, daring escapes, self-pity, repentant pleas for a second chance in exchange for promises of category XYZ.-Bear Family Records½ delivers 'Destination Jail', a cross-sty

1. Folsom Prison Blues - Billy Tidwell ; the Chivells 2. In the Jailhouse Now - Webb Pierce 3. Alabama Jailhouse - Rod Morris 4. Shot Four Times and Dyin' - Bill Carter 5. The Ballad of Caryl Chessman - Ronnie Hawkins 6. Jailer, Jailer - Jim Carter 7. Death Row - the Pierce Brothers 8. Walla Walla State Prison - Gary Williams 9. Midnight Train - Johnny Burnette Trio 10. Liliy's Lament (Cell 29) - Helen Grayco 11. Crash Out - Jaycee Hill 12. Prisoner's Song (Alt. Take 2) - Sonny Burgess 13. Huntsville Prison Blues - Troy Crane ; the Three Texans 14. Fort Worth Jail - Skeets McDonald 15. Chain Gang Charlie - Curley Money 16. One Dead Man Ago - Jimmie Skinner 17. Run - Stonewall Jackson 18. The Guard on the North Wall - Bobby Sykes 19. Jailer Bring Me Water - Bobby Darin 20. Folsom Prison Blues - Reb Allen 21. Lewisburg Prison - Johnny Starr 22. Riot in Cell Block No. 9 - Ron ; Joe ; the Crew 23. Chain Gang - Jimmy Young 24. Hey Sherriff - Johnny Rebb ; His Rebels 25. Jailer Man - Bill Carter 26. Death Row - Jim Minor 27. Prisoner's Song - Bill Monroe 28. Doin' My Time - Bill Flagg 29. The Hanging Tree - Marty Robbins 30. My Hanging Day - George Champion 31. Walking the Last Mile - Bennie Hess