At Folsom Prison

At Folsom Prison is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released by Columbia Records on May 6, 1968. It was recorded at Folsom State Prison, California, on January 13, 1968. After his 1955 song "Folsom Prison Blues", Cash had been interested in recording a performance at a prison. His idea was delayed until 1967, when personnel changes at Columbia Records saw Bob Johnston placed in charge of producing Cash's material. Cash had controlled his drug-abuse problems and was seeking to resuscitate his career after several years of limited success. Backed by June Carter, Carl Perkins and the Tennessee Three, Cash performed two shows at Folsom State Prison. Despite little initial promotion by Columbia, At Folsom Prison reached number one on the Top Country Charts and the top 15 of the national album chart. The lead single, a performance of "Folsom Prison Blues", was Cash's first top-40 hit since 1964's "Understand Your Man". At Folsom Prison received positive reviews and revitalized Cash's career. At the 11th Annual Grammy Awards in 1969, it won for Best Album Notes, and "Folsom Prison Blues" won for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Fols...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)