ICONS
1
All but two songs on the album, 'At Folsom Prison,' came from the first
performance of the day.
2
'At Folsom Prison' stayed on the country music charts for 90 weeks,
and in the Billboard Top 200 for 122 weeks.
3
The album was certified Gold in the autumn of 1968, and certified
Triple Platinum in 2003.
4
Cash received Grammys for both 'At Folsom Prison' (Best Album
Notes, 1969) and 'Folsom Prison Blues' (Best Country Vocal
Performance, Male, 1969).
5
Cash returned to the prison scene in 1969 when he
recorded 'At San Quentin' at San Quentin State Prison. It
became Cash's first album to hit number one on the Pop chart
and produced the number two hit 'A Boy Named Sue.'
6
The popularity of the Folsom concert prompted ABC to give
Cash his own television show.
7
The album was re-released on October 19, 1999 with three
extra tracks excluded from the original LP: 'Busted', 'Joe Bean',
and 'The Legend of John Henry's Hammer.'
8
In 2003, the album was ranked number 88 on Rolling Stone's list
of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Also that year, it was one
of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added
to the National Recording Registry
9
Country Music Television named it the third greatest album in
country music in 2006. In 2006, Time listed it among the 100
greatest albums of all time. The album was also included in the
book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
10
In 2008, Columbia and Legacy Records re-issued 'At Folsom
Prison' as a two CD, one DVD set. This "Legacy Edition" contains
both concerts uncut and remastered. The included DVD,
produced by Bestor Cram and Michael Streissguth of Northern
Light Productions, features pics and interviews.
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