Description On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash (1932-2003) took the stage at Folsom Prison in Folsom, California. The concert and the live album, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, propelled him to worldwide superstardom. He reached new audiences, ignited tremendous growth in the country music industry, and connected with fans in a way no other artist has before or since. Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison is a riveting account of that day, what led to it, and what came after. Scrupulously researched, rich with the author's unprecedented access to Folsom Prison's and Columbia Records' archives, illustrated with more than 100 photos, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison shows how Johnny Cash forever became a champion of the downtrodden, as well as one of the more enduring forces in American music.
Michael Streissguth is the author of Eddy Arnold: Pioneer of the Nashville Sound and Like a Moth to a Flame: The Jim Reeves Story. He regularly contributes to the Journal of Country Music, Country Music Magazine, and other publications. He is an assistant professor in the English Department of Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York.
"A wonder.... This is an important book about an epochal album." "A lushly illustrated, note-by-note reconstruction of Cash's historic concert on Jan. 13, 1968." "A fascinating examination of the making of an icon." |
