Folsom Prison Blues - Lexington Lab Band

For our 12th Episode LLB covers a true American icon - Johnny Cash. A member of both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Country Music Hall of Fame his impact on music is undeniable We've picked four of our faves and have our guest and friend JD Simo along with us for this series. We're also glad to have Kevin & Jay (Big River Band) back with us for this project. Thanks for sharing music with us and sharing your time to check out this series!

[@cozmickid80]

Great playing all around but that lead work was off the charts. Wow.

[@tonedr]

cozmickid thanks so much for listening...sincerely appreciated!

[@vincemarshall9520]

first lead had a bit of early Beatles George Harrison/ Rubber Soul kind of feel to it. Nice work gents!

[@BufordT-ji6zg]

JD Simo

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Holy crap! That dude can play!

[@tonedr]

Shutup & Play - Guitar Tutorials when you coming to do one with us?!?

[@alangriff1]

Man can that dude rattle those strings or what.....beautiful stuff...so talented..all of ya...wo!!

[@tonedr]

he's a monster - thanks so much for checking this out!

[@guitarxy1948]

Dale . . . I never get tired of listening to this rendition of that great Cash classic. You and JD kill it.

[@tonedr]

hello Don...we were so honored to have JD agree to do this series - what a monster! Hope all is good your way, your friend, dale.

[@cogman62]

When I first heard this, I thought, he sounds a lot like JD Simo. It’s him! I’ve seen him a few times at Robert’s Western World in Nashville with the Don Kelly Band. His guitar playing will melt your face off. People who walk in the door of Robert’s and hear him on stage just stand back in disbelief with their mouths open. Yes, he’s that good.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@steveparish9210]

Johnny and Luther and Marshall would be proud!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@myvenusinuranus]

this is the best version of Folsom Prison Blues I've ever heard. that guitar is fugly but he sure can play the hell out of it. he's an amazing guitar player

[@tonedr]

great thanks for giving this a listen!

[@ynned21]

Son!! Living outside of Nashville I hear it all but Johnny Cash just gave a thumbs up to that one. Might as well go back to Jackson and throw that one in there. Good job guys!!

[@tonedr]

Denny ODonald thanks for being willing to check this out...hope all is good in Music City - your friend, dale.

[@gorky60]

Bravo!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@erichancock4618]

AWESOME! Love the Tele tone!

[@tonedr]

hello Eric...we all greatly appreciate you checking this out!

[@zbraz14]

Just amazing! Loved that! That lead was smoking!!

[@tonedr]

zbraz14 thanks for checking this out...greatly appreciated!

[@royhanson3335]

Love it

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@Boogieplex]

Great job boys, all the way around.Props for getting JD Simo to play guitar, he’s been on of my favorite guitarists for awhile now.I suggest budding guitarists look him up, he’s incredible.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@_Common_Logic_]

Pay attention kids... The secret to awesome chicken picking is in the white coiled cord...Always use a white coiled cord :)))

[@tonedr]

totally true!

[@stocktim]

7 yrs ago and this just popped up?! Holy crap this is great.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@MrBoehol]

Fantastic Guitarplayer. The more i listen .The more i love the "Singing guitar"

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@ianferguson2434]

Great job guys. I've just put my telecaster away it deserves to be played like that. I will study the video to try and emulate his work . Check back in about 15 years 😂

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@clev1729]

Again Gentlemen....BADASS!!!....SOOOIE!!!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@elvispresley-ns6vp]

The epic cover ive ever heard

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@elvispresley-ns6vp]

@@tonedr no problem! Have a great day!

[@firstcoastmusicianonline3706]

Fun stuff! I'd say JD gave us all a good lesson in the importance of learning the fretboard!

[@tonedr]

he definitely gave me several lessons! thanks for checking this out, dale.

[@jrsn2music]

Must be fun to share music with such talented folks! Another home run, way out of the park, Dale! Thanks to all of you for sharing your gifts with us! John

[@tonedr]

jrsn2music no thank you for sharing music with us! hope all is good, your friend, dale.

[@johnharte2729]

Great playing

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@coolhandluke2310]

Awesome job thanks.👍🇨🇦

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@dioscaresparza]

that Tele sound! daaaaaaaamn man.....so happy to found your channel!

[@tonedr]

appreciate the listen and hope you find some things you like!

[@cmin7b9]

Mind blown!

[@tonedr]

thanks for giving this a look!

[@tweedguitar9103]

Another excellent dedication...superb production and musicianship as always.

[@tonedr]

sincere thanks for checking this out!

[@reso1349]

All I can add is Wow.. Very cool J$ cover.

[@tonedr]

reso1349 thanks so much for checking out the vids - we really do appreciate it! your friend, dale

[@davidfriesen7748]

Great! Just Great!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@johntait491]

Superb musicianship..!! 😉

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@harrybarker1408]

more than awesome!!!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@RockRabot007]

God, I'd love to play a sax solo over this. One of the best performances of this classic I've heard.

[@tonedr]

thanks for checking this out!

[@MickLewis]

The guitar player with the pink guitar.. Jeeze! That dude is unreal! haha

[@tonedr]

+Mick Lewis (The East KY Blue) he's kinda sick - gotta be i guess with a guitar like that:) Thanks for the listen, dale.

[@oscartmic]

Another great one. Thanks for posting Dale! Those were some awesome chops by JD there.

[@tonedr]

oscartmic thank you for sharing your time with us...really appreciate the post - your friend, dale.

[@Fezzler61]

Made my day! That's how a Tele is played!

[@tonedr]

Fezzler61 we sincerely appreciate you checking this out!

[@Charlie-fx9dp]

Excellent cover... From France.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@MusicMan642]

Love JD such a killer player. Thanks for the video.

[@tonedr]

Michael Fenton that's for sure and a great guy - we had a ball just being with him and he just blew us all away with his playing - thanks so much for sharing music, dale.

[@southamericanredneck9471]

What a glaring difference between the eternal old country and the new bubble gum population country. Bravo!!!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@altonwilliams7117]

Great job! That’s some fantastic Fender Tele and I love the stand up bass!!! 🎶

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@soundproof714]

your a busy man my friend!! that was awesome!! th-up!! 70

[@tonedr]

gary brown hey Gary...again a sincere thanks for sharing your time - when you come to Lexington we'll play this one! your friend, dale

[@djmittens1562]

Brilliant great playing guys could listen to this all day

[@tonedr]

we sincerely appreciate the kind words and thanks so much for checking this out!

[@bobstarr9867]

Nice! Love the freestyle country pickin' tele work.

[@tonedr]

Bob Starr hello Bob...thanks so much for giving this a listen! your friend, dale

[@pamelaanderson4824]

Fantastic ❤

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@bigetcb9994]

Hell yeah smoking ❤

[@tonedr]

Thanks for sharing your time and love of music! your friend, dale

[@guitarDad100]

Wow. Great version. Somewhere up in the sky Johnny Cash is smiling. Thanks for posting.

[@tonedr]

guitarDad100 thanks for sharing your time with us and giving this a listen...we sincerely appreciate it!

[@pawnshops]

Fabulous !!!!

[@tonedr]

greatly appreciate you checking this out!

[@RichMLV]

Totally OFF THE HOOK! great job guys!

[@tonedr]

Richard Mantie thanks so much for sharing your time to listen - greatly appreciated!

[@Nickmuenzner]

Dang. Didn't know Rock from pawn stars could sing! 😂great job men!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@IPOMonster]

Holy FUCK!!!! Spot on to everyone of you! Superb. JD??? Jesus Christ. There is so much going on there that 99% of people can't fully appreciate just how good he is...

[@tonedr]

Sincere thanks for checking this out!

[@DeltAlpha]

You guys are awesome!

[@tonedr]

Derrick Aubuchon thanks for sharing your time with us and checking this out!

[@ronzhd]

Wow! Thanks for introducing me to JD! I think those lead lines left mark.

[@tonedr]

Ron S He's really a special player...thank you for giving your time to check this out! best, dale

[@cosmefulanito4482]

I cannot stop listening this cover Love it

[@tonedr]

thanks so much...we sure appreciate you checking it out!

[@markopolo3435]

Wow! these guys really rock, especially the leed guitar awesome fill ins.

[@tonedr]

thanks for checking this out!

[@PentonKTM]

Amazing and JD Simo are both astonishing.

[@tonedr]

thanks so much for checking this out!

[@rontiemens2553]

Yet another LLB track that has me shaking my head saying, “It just CAN’T be done any better than that. It just CAN’T, no way now how. “ KUDOS yet again to LLB!!!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@musicrat51]

As always, just great.

[@tonedr]

musicrat51 thanks so much for checking out our vids - we sincerely appreciate it!

[@guymerritt4860]

Freaking terrific....guitar player is world class....

[@tonedr]

agree...we were honored that JD would do this set with us. My mouth never shut.

[@1lamboy1]

just awesome! nice work

[@tonedr]

1lamboy1 thanks so much for sharing your time with us...your friend, dale.

[@pg1171]

OMG! Fantastic! So much talent, everywhere!

[@tonedr]

sincere thanks for checking this one out...we appreciate it!

[@KC3UVF]

tonedr Outstanding!

[@tonedr]

***** thanks so much for listening we greatly appreciate it! your friend, dale

[@michaelchappell6570]

Great cover version of this famous song, just love the tone of that wild coloured Tele & player, makes this song just that much better..not really a fan of J Cash but certainly of the LLB ..

[@tonedr]

sincere thanks for checking this out!

[@folkestonehorror2723]

JD Simo! Devil tuned that boys ‘guit box and handed it back.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@gregdenis5191]

Coolest version of this song that I've ever heard ... JD just absolutely slays-it on this one ... wow !

[@tonedr]

JD was almost more than i could emotionally stand...just blew me away! thanks for the listen, your friend, dale.

[@douglascasey3486]

Absolutely the best version I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@glenderksen70]

Friggin' Awesome. Love it

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@everydaypatriot1083]

Great job on one of Cash's classics. I'm looking forward to the next one.

[@tonedr]

***** we have some more coming and greatly appreciate giving these a listen! Your friend, dale

[@jst4curiosity704]

What a kick-ass version guys! Love it!!

[@tonedr]

jst4curiosity thanks so much for taking your time to listen! your friend, dale

[@davidforsythe3037]

Amazing as always. That dude can play! Respect from Canada

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@robertpongallo4079]

You guys are amazing

[@tonedr]

thanks so much for taking your time to check this out - we all greatly appreciate it!

[@harrybarker1408]

again just wow!

[@tonedr]

greatly appreciate you checking this one out...thanks for the very kind post!

[@sms2021]

You guys are great. You have an abundance of talented people. Thanks for posting, love all your music.

[@tonedr]

hello Steve...we all greatly appreciate the very kind post and thanks for checking this one out!

[@harrybarker1408]

the whole thing is just super clean!

[@tonedr]

thanks so much...we sure had a blast with this one!

[@johnbeam]

Awesome... great sound!

[@tonedr]

Doug Beam thanks Doug...sure appreciate you giving this a listen! best, dale

[@terrycrotts2522]

Wow that lead guitar is simply amazing. What a great cover!

[@tonedr]

hello friend...miss seeing you and hope all is well!

[@determined2play]

Wow. Truly fantastic. The tone and creativity of the Tele player is incredible.

[@tonedr]

Christopher Ballard He really is a special player and we were so glad to have him on this project - thanks so much for giving it a listen!

[@kentbeery4941]

JD kicking it !!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@terryromero5191]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@cripzrus]

What a great job you boys done here.

[@tonedr]

cripzrus we greatly appreciate you giving this a listen!

[@graemestamps5965]

love it well done guys

[@tonedr]

Graeme Stamps thanks so much for giving your time to listen!

[@johncamerota4023]

Great cover on this one Dale, you all sound so good and JD is off the charts on that tele!

[@tonedr]

John Camerota hello John...hope things are are great with you sir - thanks for the kind post and sharing your time and love of music with us - appreciated! your friend, dale

[@PaulLue]

One word...Awesome 🎸🎸🎸

[@tonedr]

Paul Lue thanks Paul...really appreciate you giving this a listen! your friend, dale

[@bryanneuber4394]

Awesome version guys! I love the lead work and the vocals are great too!

[@tonedr]

hello Bryan...we all greatly appreciate you checking this out!

[@jolietjake642]

Great!!!

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@jeremymoose1613]

always be my favorite star johnny cash.

[@tonedr]

legend for sure!

[@kerryglynn3627]

The pink and white guitar ROCKS.

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@kennydevenney512]

Seen him playing in roberts western lounge (nashville),brilliant guitarist

[@tonedr]

Thanks so much for checking this out..greatly appreciated!

[@raymondjokerst2860]

First , gotta njoy the vocal quality close to Johnny's , super. LLB is alwysz so fun to hear.

[@tonedr]

Raymond Jokerst hey Raymond...you are very kind to give your time to check out our vids and we greatly appreciate it! your friend, dale

[@cage35]

Wow! Fantastic as always and JD Simo is one of the tastiest guitar players I've heard in years.

[@tonedr]

Greg Clark he is an amazing player for sure! thanks for sharing your time with us...sincerely appreciated!

[@cage35]

Didn't you post some Johnny Cash tutorials.

[@swami22]

Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful!! I'm playing along with you guys in Toronto, Canada. When the Lab is in session, Life is Good. Thanks for the music. Cheers

[@tonedr]

Frank H hello Frank - sure appreciate you sharing music with us and i'm going to try and steal some JD licks by playing along too! Hope all is good, your KY friend, dale.

[@jeremymoose1613]

so cool guys doing johnny cash song great videos always keep on making them .

[@tonedr]

timeless music isn't it...thanks so much for giving this a listen!

[@kentbeery8653]

Killer Lead Guitar playing

[@tonedr]

greatly appreciate you sharing your time to check this one out!

[@midwestfisherman]

Awesome pickin!! Great job guys!!

[@tonedr]

sincere thanks from all of us for checking this one out!

[@Bobplawyer]

Once again, my friend, superb, professional musicianship! Thank you for sharing your music with us. I have not been in touch much this terrible winter here on Cape Cod. Hopefully, spring is just around the corner. Your good friend, Bob.

[@tonedr]

Robert W Parady hello Bob! SO GOOD to hear from you...Mike and i were talking about your just the other day hoping all was good with you and saying that we hope to hear from you. Thanks for again sharing our common love of music, and moreover your time with us! I'm glad spring is coming, i'm sure you are more than ready. thanks again, your friend, dale.

[@linoleum36]

Nice work guys!! And those lead lines were hot!!

[@tonedr]

linoleum36 thanks for listening...greatly appreciated!

[@elmestra]

Wow ! sounds amazing, congrats .

[@tonedr]

Marti Garcés thanks so much for taking your time to listen!

[@DGWpg]

Now that's how it's done- great version.

[@tonedr]

DGWpg thanks so much for taking your time to give this a listen...we sure appreciate it!

[@peshewa0529]

Great Job. One of my favorite Johnny Cash songs.

[@tonedr]

peshewa0529 sure appreciate you listening...thanks for the post!

[@peshewa0529]

Is there any other type of music you guys can't play. You guys rock ! :-)

[@craigcooper9967]

Simo is awesome...used to watch him with the Don Kelley Band...crazy good!

[@tonedr]

agree! He killed at Robert's didn't he...great thanks for checking this out!

[@edwardheyden4955]

Fantastic cover..that lead tho..WOW

[@tonedr]

we were honored to have JD on this project - agree he is a wow!

[@harrybarker1408]

awesome!!

[@tonedr]

thanks for checking this out!

[@nickthenail]

SO GOOD.

[@tonedr]

Nick DeMayo thanks again...sincerely appreciated!