Johnny Cash - At San Quentin/At Folsom Prison

Artist:

Cash, Johnny

UPC:

828767665825

See Also:

Various Artists - A Tribute To Johnny Cash Million Dollar Quartet - Complete Million Dollar Sessions -50th Anniv. Special Edition Class Of `55/Roy Orbison/Various Artists/Cash/Lewis (Country Blues)/Carl Perkins (Rockabilly) - Class of `55: Memphis Rock & Rol

Description:

2 LPs on 1 CD: AT FOLSOM PRISON (1968)/AT SAN QUENTIN (1969).
Combined here on one disc are both of Cash`s famous live "prison albums" of the `60s. Cash has always been a champion of the underdog, as well as cultivating a bit of a badass image (a veneer not harmed by some well-publicized troubles with the law), so these live performances for the prisoners of the Folsom and San Quentin penitentiaries seem more like a preacher delivering a sermon to a faithful parish than a do-gooder slumming in the prison system.
Each concert includes a song tailor-made for the event. "San Quentin" is sung from the point of view of a long-time inmate who bears the psychic scars of incarceration. "Folsom Prison Blues," one of Cash`s signature songs, is Cash`s most cold-eyed examination of the sociopathic criminal mind, containing the famous line "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die." Tunes like these naturally endear Cash to his captive audience, but the prisoners are equally enthused by the humorous, Shel Silverstein-penned "A Boy Named Sue," the sad, romantic "I Still Miss Someone" and the uproarious, Best Country Song Title of All Time-award winner "Flushed From the Bathroom of Your Heart."

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Folsom Prison Blues
2. Busted
3. Dark as the Dungeon
4. I Still Miss Someone
5. Cocaine Blues
6. 25 Minutes to Go
7. Orange Blossom Special
8. Long Black Veil
9. Send a Picture of Mother
10. Wall
11. Dirty Old Egg-Suckin` Dog
12. Flushed From the Bathroom of Your Heart
13. Joe Bean
14. Jackson
15. Give My Love to Rose
16. I Got Stripes
17. Legend of John Henry`s Hammer
18. Green Green Grass of Home
19. Greystone Chapel
20. Big River
21. I Still Miss Someone
22. Wreck of the Ol` 97
23. I Walk the Line
24. Darlin` Companion
25. I Don`t Know Where I`m Bound
26. Starkville City Jail
27. San Quentin
28. San Quentin
29. Wanted Man
30. Boy Named Sue
31. There`ll Be Peace in the Valley
32. Folsom Prison Blues
33. Ring of Fire
34. He Turned the Water Into Wine
35. Daddy Sang Bass
36. Old Account Was Settled Long Ago
37. Closing Medley (Folsom Prison Blues/I Walk the Line/Ring of Fire/The Rebel)

Album Information

Release Date:

01/30/2006

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rock `N` Roll

Label:

Sony BMG

Catalog Number:

82876766582

Original Release Year:

1976

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

55 : 42

Guest Artist:

June Carter Cash

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