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In 1953, Johnny Cash watched the Crane Wilbur film Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison and was inspired to write a song from the perspective of the incarcerated. The result was "Folsom Prison Blues," one of his most popular songs.
The song was a hit among inmates, with Cash receiving numerous letters begging him to come perform at various prisons. Cash liked the idea, and performed several prison concerts in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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By 1967, his career was in a downslide. His drug problems were worsening and his commercial popularity was slipping. With a shakeup of producers at Columbia Records, Cash took the chance to propose recording a live album at a prison to give his career a shot in the arm. Read more...
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