Johnny Cash had performed prison concerts since 1958 where he played the same venue as recorded here in 1969, San Quentin Jail. Cash had an affinity and empathy for prisoners, starting a reform campaign in 1972, with this concert following 1968's "At Folsom Prison" which is his definitive recording in this environment. Cash sounds tired but immediately develops a rapport with the prisoners, having them eating out of the palm of his hand from the off. It's an old fashioned skill being able to communicate intuitively with an audience, a skill many modern performers have lost, but part of the beauty of this collection is that superb interaction with the caged men, who welcome Cash like one of their own. This is partly due to Cash's publicly stated sympathies for prisoners, partly due to his strong public persona as 'The Man In Black' and an outlaw character.
LP:
A1 Wanted Man
A2 Wreck Of The Old 97
A3 I Walk The Line
A4 Darling Companion
A5 Starkville City Jail
B1 San Quentin
B2 San Quentin
B3 A Boy Named Sue
B4 (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley
B5 Folsom Prison Blues
CD:
1 Big River
2 I Still Miss Someone
3 Wreck Of The Old 97
4 I Walk The Line
5 Darlin' Companion
6 I Don't Know Where I'm Bound
7 Starkville City Jail
8 San Quentin
9 San Quentin
10 Wanted Man
11 A Boy Named Sue
12 (There'll Be) Peace In the Valley
13 Folsom Prison Blues
14 Ring Of Fire
15 He Turned The Water Into Wine
16 Daddy Sang Bass
17 The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago
18 Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues/I Walk The Line/Ring Of Fire/The Rebel - Johnny Yuma*
