Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 169
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ISBN-10 : 9781496824936
ISBN-13 : 1496824938
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Book Synopsis Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison by : Michael Streissguth

Download or read book Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison written by Michael Streissguth and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash (1932–2003) took the stage at Folsom Prison in California. The concert and the live album, 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: The Making of a Masterpiece, Revised and Updated is a riveting account of that day, what led to it, and what followed. Michael Streissguth skillfully places the album and the concert in the larger context of Cash’s artistic development, the era’s popular music, and California’s prison system, uncovering new angles and exploding a few myths along the way. Scrupulously researched, rich with the author’s unprecedented archival access to Folsom Prison’s and Columbia Records’ archives, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison shows how Cash forever became a champion of the downtrodden, as well as one of the more enduring forces in American music. This revised edition includes new images and updates throughout the volume, including previously unpublished material.


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