Ballads, prison songs, and country music. Johnny Cash, vocals and guitar; with assisting musicians. Recorded live, Jan. 13, 1968, in Folsom State Prison, Calif. Originally released as Columbia CS 9639, May 1968, with other tracks issued in 1999; includes previously unreleased material. Compact disc. DVD is a documentary film on the concert, including previously unpublished photos by Jim Marshall and new interviews with Merle Haggard, Rosanne Cash, Marty Stuart, and former inmates who witnessed the concert. Guide contains program notes principally by Michael Streissguth.
Contents:
(previously unissued) ; Hugh Cherry introduces Johnny's father , Ray Cash, associate warden Walter E. Craven and Floyd Gressett, and closing announcements (previously unissued). Greystone Chapel (with June Carter) (previously unissued) ; This ole house (the Statler Brothers) (previously unissued) ; Announcements from Johnny Cash and intro from Hugh Cherry (previously unissued) ; Folsom Prison blues ; Busted ; Dark as a dungeon ; I still miss someone ; Cocaine blues ; 25 minutes to go ; I'm here to get my baby out of jail (previously unissued) ; Orange Blossom Special ; The long black veil ; Send a picture of Mother ; The wall ; Dirty old egg-sucking dog ; Flushed from the bathroom of your heart ; Joe Bean ; Jackson (with June Carter) ; I got a woman (with June Carter) (previously unissued) ; The legend of John Henry's hammer ; June's poem (previously unissued) ; Green, green grass of home ; Greystone Chapel ; Closing announcements -- CD two, show two. The old spinning wheel (Carl Perkins) (previously unissued) ; Opening announcements from Hugh Cherry (previously unissued) ; Matchbox (Carl Perkins) (previously unissued) ; Blue suede shoes (Carl Perkins) (previously unissued) ; You can't have your Kate and Edith, too (the Statler Brothers) (previously unissued) ; Flowers on the wall (the Statler Brothers) (previously unissued) ; How great thou art (the Statler Brothers) (previously unissued) ; Announcements and Johnny Cash intro from Hugh Cherry (previously unissued) ; Folsom Prison blues (previously unissued) ; Busted (previously unissued) ; Dark as a dungeon (previously unissued) ; Cocaine blues (previously unissued) ; 25 minutes to go (previously unissued) ; Orange blossom special (previously unissued) ; The legend of John Henry's hammer (previously unissued) ; Give my love to Rose (with June Carter) ; Dirty old egg-sucking dog (previously unissued) ; Flushed from the bathroom of your heart (previously unissued) ; Joe Bean (previously unissued) ; Jackson (with June Carter) (previously unissued) ; Long-legged guitar pickin' man (with June Carter) (previously unissued) ; I got stripes ; Green, green grass of home (previously unissued) ; Greystone Chapel (previously unissued) ; Greystone Chapel (previously unissued) ; Hugh Cherry introduces Johnny's father , Ray Cash, associate warden Walter E. Craven and Floyd Gressett, and closing announcements (previously unissued). Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison / a Northern Light production ; director, Bestor Cram ; writer, Michael Streissguth, based on the book by Michael Streissguth, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, the making of a masterpiece ; co-produced with C-Films/Switzerland.
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