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Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison:

The Making of a Masterpiece

by Michael Streissguth

It has been called the greatest live album ever. This book takes the opportunity to review a pivotal recording in the career of Johnny Cash. In 1967, Johnny Cash had been of the hit charts for a while. He had battled and won his ongoing drug problems of the Sixties and had recently found a producer willing to make a live album at a prison. Cash had been shopping that concept around for years and was not finding any takers. Relive this historic occasion through interviews and photos. This recording was the rebirth of Johnny Cash.

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