Jackson

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"Jackson" is a classic country duet, famously performed by Johnny Cash and June Carter, about a fiery, deteriorating marriage and the lure of wild living in the town of Jackson.

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Jackson canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
associatedPerformer Johnny Cash
June Carter Cash
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs classic country duet
genre country
hasCharacter husband (narrator)
wife (narrator)
hasForm vocal duet
hasInfluenceOn subsequent country duets about relationships
hasMood ironic
playful
hasMusicalStyle country
duet
hasRefrain references going to Jackson
language English
lyricalSubject fiery relationship
plans to go to Jackson
narrativePerspective dialogue between spouses
notableDuetVersion Johnny Cash and June Carter version
notableFor call-and-response vocal style
humorous portrayal of a troubled marriage
notableRecordingBy Johnny Cash
June Carter
linked to: June Carter Cash
originalReleaseDecade 1960s
partOfTradition American country music canon
performanceType male–female duet
performedAsDuetBy Johnny Cash and June Carter
popularizedBy Johnny Cash and June Carter version
setting Jackson (town referenced in lyrics)
linked to: Jackson
theme desire for wild living
deteriorating marriage
marital conflict
title Jackson
writer Billy Edd Wheeler
Jerry Leiber

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Referenced by (9)

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Billy Ed Wheeler notableWork Jackson
Billy Ed Wheeler wrote Jackson
At Folsom Prison hasPart Jackson
Jackson (song) title Jackson
subject linked to: Jackson
Lee Hazlewood notableWork Jackson
Nancy & Lee hasTrack Jackson