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Officially Licensed Johnny Cash Merchandise

Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Leather Wristband

Cash felt great compassion for prisoners. He began performing concerts at various prisons starting in the late 1950s.

These performances led to a pair of highly successful live albums, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (1968) and Johnny Cash at San Quentin (1969).

The Folsom Prison record was introduced by a rendition of his classic "Folsom Prison Blues," while the San Quentin record included the crossover hit single "A Boy Named Sue," a Shel Silverstein-penned novelty song that reached No. 1 on the country charts and No. 2 on the U.S. Top Ten pop charts.

The AM versions of the latter contained a couple of profanities which were edited out.

The modern CD versions are unedited and uncensored and thus also longer than the original vinyl albums, though they still retain the audience reaction overdubs of the originals.