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Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison


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On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash walked into Folsom State Prison in California and recorded one of the greatest live albums in music history. This is the story of that morning — the inmates who packed the dining hall, the career that needed a second wind, and the moment a prison chaplain handed Cash a tape recorded by an inmate named Glen Sherley. At Folsom Prison went to number one on the country charts, crossed over to pop, and sold more than six million copies worldwide. But the numbers only tell part of the story...

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This Creative JourneyBy Richard Sisk