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Many of the songs were from a prisoner’s point of view, and he even included a song written by one of the inmates present in the audience, “Greystone Chapel,” by Glen Shirley. It was there that he wrote some of his first professional recordings such as the hits, “I Walk the Line”, and the namesake track, “Folsom Prison Blues,” which were both successful in the late 1950’s before appearing again on At Folsom Prison.Ĭash held a deep sympathy for prisoners and recycled “Folsom Prison Blues” in At Folsom Prison, because he wanted to perform songs that they could identify with, that as the concert’s announcer Hugh Cherry said, “Had the feel of them,” and to perhaps provide a kind of comfort.

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While overseas in Germany he first became fascinated by the violence of prison life after viewing the B-grade movie Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison.

The roots of At Folsom Prison reach back to Cash’s time in the army. His languishing career was revitalized, and the album is now often listed among one of the most influential in country music. He managed to combine wry humor, his signature somberness, and somehow a vitality not previously heard from him, all at once. The recording’s dark themes of murder, life as an outlaw, and redemption helped create the legendary figure of The Man in Black. He was a man shrouded in myths, and with At Folsom Prison he continued the mystery. It would go on to be the defining album of his career.

In May of 1968, Johnny Cash released his live album, At Folsom Prison.

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