Forty years ago today, Johnny Cash recorded his legendary concert at Folsom Prison. A tribute concert was scheduled but scrapped last week.
I'd recommend instead this recent, superlative DVD set about his similar concert at San Quentin or this book.
Here's "Folsom Prison Blues" at various key points in Johnny Cash's career:
1959
1969 - the San Quentin prison concert
2003 - just a couple of months prior to his death...June Carter Cash had just recently passed, contributing to (as a guy who also married his beautiful true love) an unimaginable heartbreak, but notice how professional and strong he is playing...
...yeah, I bet even Old Scratch might've widened his eyes, read Bob Dylan's Statement on Johnny Cash, taken a deep breath, and just let Johnny give a fantastic concert to the eternally damned until the right folks cobbled together the waiver to let him join June in heaven.
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Obey the dachshund!
Reaction to discovering an old friend's blog, and reading it, a decade on:
"God he's an eloquent bastard."
- Paradox13VA
(Washington Society 1993-1997, President Spring 1997)
Evan Macbeth, I presume? Let me see your towel so I know it's really you...
How are you sir?
Mike, my towel is where it ever is. I know where it is. :)
I am extremely well. A new dad. Natalie Adele was born to Abbe and me in December. We live in Leesburg now! We should catch up sometime.
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