Johnny Cash's 1974 concert at the Tennessee State Penitentiary is arguably just as good as all his other prison performances.

Memorably described as "living hell" by Johnny Cash, San Quentin has long been one of the USA's most infamous prisons.

From then on, Folsom prison and the wider idea of prisoners’ lives and mindsets stayed with him as a constant inspiration and ...

"It was sort of meant to be a callback, a nod, to Johnny Cash's concert at Folsom Prison. That's what we're going for," Hunt told The Tennessean prior to the performance. Start the day smarter.

While he didn’t turn 21 in prison doing life without parole, he did spend time behind bars before he started his country music career. He famously saw Johnny Cash perform while doing time in ...

On June 4, 1969, Johnny Cash notoriously performed for the inmates of San Quentin prison. The concert has never been available in its entirety, the original record featuring only 10 songs from the ...