--- description: Hear the Man in Black's "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Ring of Fire" played entirely on beer bottles. title: Hear Johnny Cash's Biggest Hits Played on Beer Bottles image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hear Johnny Cash's Biggest Hits Played on Beer Bottles  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Apr 27, 2015 9:47 PM CUT  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Apr 27, 2015 9:47 PM CUT When Johnny Cash sang about liquor, his drink of choice was [whiskey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qi4CRBoGsM "undefined"). But the latest Cash covers to hit the Internet employ a different alcoholic beverage to get the sound just right: beer. More specifically, beer bottles. The Bottle Boys, who have covered everyone from [Michael Jackson](http://time.com/2809538/heres-michael-jacksons-billie-jean-performed-on-beer-bottles/ "undefined") to [Sebastian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=771injTWvvc "undefined") from _The Little Mermaid_, apply its unique talents this time to Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Ring of Fire.” The result is more Señor-Frogs-beachside-happy-hour than Man-in-Black-gritty, but the simultaneous feats the group pulls off merit applause. As the Bottle Boys wrote in a statement accompanying the video, “The multitasking was quite challenging in the beginning. But we don’t play bottles because it is easy, but because it is hard!” ### Voice of America: LIFE With Johnny Cash  Cover image from the November 21, 1969, issue of LIFE. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash in Tennessee, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash in Tennessee, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash in Tennessee, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash with friends and family at his home in Tennessee, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash in Tennessee, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash in Tennessee, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash and Jack Palance, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Roy Orbison plays for guests at Johnny Cash's house, Tennessee, 1969\. NOTE: In its November 21, 1969, issue, LIFE misidentified Orbison as Red Lane — a country music legend in his own right and a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash in Tennessee, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Johnny Cash in Tennessee, 1969. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3837298/johnny-cash-bottle-boys/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3837298/johnny-cash-bottle-boys/"},"headline":"Hear Johnny Cash's Biggest Hits Played on Beer Bottles","datePublished":"2015-04-27T21:47:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:41.876Z","description":"Four men in black conjure the spirit of the Man in Black","url":"https://time.com/3837298/johnny-cash-bottle-boys/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","covers","country music"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3837298/johnny-cash-bottle-boys/","name":"Hear Johnny Cash's Biggest Hits Played on Beer Bottles"}}]}] ```