Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records on May 6, 1968. After his 1955 song "Folsom Prison Blues", Cash had been interested in recording a performance at a prison. His idea was put on hold until 1967, when personnel changes at Columbia Records put Bob Johnston in charge of producing Cash's material. Cash had recently controlled his drug abuse problems, and was looking to turn his career around after several years of limited commercial success. Backed by June Carter, Carl Perkins, and the Tennessee Three, Cash performed two shows at Folsom State Prison in California on January 13, 1968. The initial release of the album consists of fifteen songs from the first show and two from the second.
Despite little initial promotion by Columbia, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison was a hit in the United States, reaching number one on the country charts and the top 15 of the national album chart. The lead single, a live version of "Folsom Prison Blues", was a top 40 hit, Cash's first since 1964's "Understand Your Man". At Folsom Prison received positive reviews and revitalized Cash's career, becoming the first in a series of live albums recorded at prisons that includes At San Quentin (1969), På Österåker (1973), and A Concert Behind Prison Walls (1976). The album was rereleased with additional tracks in 1999, a three-disc set in 2008, and a five LP box set with bonus rehearsals in 2018 for Record Store Day. It was certified triple platinum in 2003 for US sales exceeding 3.4 million.
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himself with "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash". He began to follow that by "FolsomPrison Blues", one of his signature songs. His other signature songs include...
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conceptual series of live prison albums that also included AtFolsomPrison (1968), På Österåker (1973), and A Concert Behind Prison Walls (1976). The album...
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Little Brother Montgomery. It was adapted by singer Johnny Cash as the "FolsomPrison Blues." Jenkins was a respected composer and arranger throughout the...
while in prison and it was later performed by Cash at his FolsomPrison performance, which was eventually released as the album AtFolsomPrison. Sherley...
Cash famously performed the song at his 1968 FolsomPrison concert. He replaced the lyric "San Quentin" with "Folsom", and changed "C'mon you hypes.....
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three Emmy Awards. The story is set atFolsomPrison, and the film was shot on location there amongst the prison population. Larry Murphy was convicted...
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of its fame when it was performed by Johnny Cash in his FolsomPrison concert (AtFolsomPrison). During this live performance, one of the prisoners in...
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audience of prison inmates. The other three are, chronologically, AtFolsomPrison (1968), At San Quentin (1969) and På Österåker (1973). The original release...
children who took his ability as a gift. "FolsomPrison Blues" stemmed from Kripke's desire to feature prison ghosts, and the initial plot had FBI Agent...
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