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40 Years from Folsom

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Music: Classic Pop & Rock

26/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 Extra - 40 Years from Folsom

Matthew Bannister recalls Johnny Cash's historic 1968 concert at Folsom Prison, California

4 Extra Debut. Matthew Bannister explores a unique archive of one of the famous gigs ever, Johnny Cash's concert at Folsom Prison. From August 2008.

Matthew Bannister recalls Johnny Cash's historic 1968 concert at Folsom Prison in California, one of the most famous live recordings ever made. Contributors include musicians, former prison guards, inmates and local newspaper reporter Gene Beley, who recorded the event on a small tape machine.

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