Johnny Cash, backed by an all-star ensemble of talent, stepped on stage at California State Prison in Folsom on this day in history,
Jan. 13, 1968.
It proved one of the most legendary concerts in music lore —
He was joined on stage by wife and fellow country star singer June Carter Cash, rockabilly legend Carl Perkins on guitar, the Statler Brothers on vocals, plus his longtime touring band, the Tennessee Three.
Cash closed the show with "Greystone Chapel," written by Folsom Prison inmate Glen Sherley.
The performer discovered the song the night before the concert.
"I got to the motel and a preacher friend of mine brought me a tape of a song called ‘Greystone Chapel,’" Cash told Life magazine in 1994.
Carl Perkins later told me that it was one of the greatest experiences of his legendary career.
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