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Not released until 2002, all 26 of these songs -- adding up to a generous 77 minutes -- were recorded at Cash's successful show at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 5, 1969. Two best-selling live late-'60s Cash albums, At Folsom Prison and At San Quentin, have long been available, and it will be pretty difficult for this to dislodge those in prominence among those scouting for live material in the Cash catalog. Still, it's a good document of Cash as he reached the apex of his mainstream popularity. Also, its setting in a large, popular venue by itself guaranteed that the ambience would be somewhat different than it would be on the two aforementioned live albums, both recorded in prisons. While Cash has a full band (including Carl Perkins on electric guitar and his longtime associate Marshall Grant on bass), the sound, to its credit, remains spare. The sound is not amazingly top-of-the-line, but it's pretty good, and the repertoire is extremely varied, taking in oldies like "Big River," "I Still Miss Someone," "Long Black Veil," and "Folsom Prison"; his then-recent smashes "Boy Named Sue" and "Daddy Sang Bass"; the Americana and Native American advocacy of songs like "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" and "Remember the Alamo"; the spiritual "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord"); and Ed McCurdy's anti-war folk revival tune "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream." There are also guest star turns for Carl Perkins (who does "Blue Suede Shoes"), the Statler Brothers (who do their hit "Flowers on the Wall"), and the Carter Family, whose two songs are actually vivacious highlights of the disc, and a good change of pace from Cash's customary low chug. Between-song raps on the Vietnam War, prison, and other topics testify to Cash's ability to reach out to all stripes of his constituency, though the finale medley (and the bits near the end announcing the renewal of his TV show and explaining pregnant June Carter's absence) are a tad showbizzy.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Composer - Johnny Cash, Lyricist - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
W. S. Holland, Drums - Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - John R. Cash, Composer - John R. Cash, Lyricist - W.S. Holland, Drums - R. Cash, Jr., Composer - R. Cash, Jr., Lyricist - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Composer - Johnny Cash, Lyricist - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
J.R. Cash, Composer - J.R. Cash, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - Jane Bowers, Composer - Jane Bowers, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - E. McCurdy, Composer - E. McCurdy, Lyricist - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
J.R. Cash, Composer - J.R. Cash, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - N. Blake, Composer - N. Blake, Lyricist - Bob Johnston, Producer - R. L. Johnson, Jr., Composer - R. L. Johnson, Jr., Lyricist
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - D. Dill, Composer - D. Dill, Lyricist - Bob Johnston, Producer - M. Wilkin, Composer - M. Wilkin, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - H. Howard, Composer - H. Howard, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Composer - Johnny Cash, Lyricist - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
J.R. Cash, Composer - J.R. Cash, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer - C. Perkins, Composer - C. Perkins, Lyricist - Carl Perkins, Performer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - The Statler Brothers, Vocal - The Statler Brothers, Electric Guitar - The Statler Brothers, Performer - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - L. DeWitt, Composer - L. DeWitt, Lyricist - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
A.P. Carter, Composer - A.P. Carter, Lyricist - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - Maybelle Carter, Vocal - W.S. Holland, Drums - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Johnston, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar - The Carter Family, Performer - The Carter Family, Vocal - The Carter Family, Guitar
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
The Carter Family, Performer - The Carter Family, Vocal - The Carter Family, Guitar - Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - A .P. Carter, Composer - A .P. Carter, Lyricist - Bob Johnston, Producer - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer - Shel Silverstein, Composer - Shel Silverstein, Lyricist - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - T.J. Arnall, Composer - T.J. Arnall, Lyricist - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - C. Wren, Composer - C. Wren, Lyricist - Bob Johnston, Producer
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
The Carter Family, Background Vocal - Marshall Grant, Bass - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer - P. LAFARGE, Composer - P. LAFARGE, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - P. LAFARGE, Composer - P. LAFARGE, Lyricist - The Statler Brothers, Background Vocal - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Johnston, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar - The Carter Family, Background Vocal
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Anita Carter, Background Vocal - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Johnston, Producer - K. Jones, Composer - K. Jones, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar - The Carter Family, Background Vocal
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - The Statler Brothers, Background Vocal - Anita Carter, Background Vocal - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Composer - Johnny Cash, Lyricist - Bob Johnston, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar - The Carter Family, Background Vocal
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - The Statler Brothers, Background Vocal - Anita Carter, Background Vocal - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Arranger - Bob Johnston, Producer - Marshall Grant, Bass - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - The Carter Family, Background Vocal
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
The Carter Family, Vocal - Marshall Grant, Bass - The Statler Brothers, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - Bob Johnston, Producer - Carl Perkins, Vocal - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar - Carl Perkins, Composer - Carl Perkins, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - A. Fenady, Composer - A. Fenady, Lyricist - W.S. Holland, Drums - The Statler Brothers, Vocal - The Statler Brothers, Background Vocal - N. Miller, Composer - N. Miller, Lyricist - M. Kilgore, Composer - M. Kilgore, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Johnny Cash, Lyricist - Johnny Cash, Composer - Bob Johnston, Producer - J. Carter, Composer - J. Carter, Lyricist - Tommy Cash, Vocal - Marshall Grant, Bass - Carl Perkins, Vocal - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar - The Carter Family, Background Vocal - The Carter Family, Vocal - J.Cash, Lyricist - J.Cash, Composer - R. Markowitz, Composer - R. Markowitz, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Wooten, Electric Guitar - W.S. Holland, Drums - The Statler Brothers, Background Vocal - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Guitar - Johnny Cash, Performer - Bob Johnston, Producer - I. F. Stanphill, Composer - I. F. Stanphill, Lyricist - Marshall Grant, Bass - Carl Perkins, Electric Guitar - The Carter Family, Background Vocal
Originally recorded 1969 & released 2002. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Not released until 2002, all 26 of these songs -- adding up to a generous 77 minutes -- were recorded at Cash's successful show at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 5, 1969. Two best-selling live late-'60s Cash albums, At Folsom Prison and At San Quentin, have long been available, and it will be pretty difficult for this to dislodge those in prominence among those scouting for live material in the Cash catalog. Still, it's a good document of Cash as he reached the apex of his mainstream popularity. Also, its setting in a large, popular venue by itself guaranteed that the ambience would be somewhat different than it would be on the two aforementioned live albums, both recorded in prisons. While Cash has a full band (including Carl Perkins on electric guitar and his longtime associate Marshall Grant on bass), the sound, to its credit, remains spare. The sound is not amazingly top-of-the-line, but it's pretty good, and the repertoire is extremely varied, taking in oldies like "Big River," "I Still Miss Someone," "Long Black Veil," and "Folsom Prison"; his then-recent smashes "Boy Named Sue" and "Daddy Sang Bass"; the Americana and Native American advocacy of songs like "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" and "Remember the Alamo"; the spiritual "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord"); and Ed McCurdy's anti-war folk revival tune "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream." There are also guest star turns for Carl Perkins (who does "Blue Suede Shoes"), the Statler Brothers (who do their hit "Flowers on the Wall"), and the Carter Family, whose two songs are actually vivacious highlights of the disc, and a good change of pace from Cash's customary low chug. Between-song raps on the Vietnam War, prison, and other topics testify to Cash's ability to reach out to all stripes of his constituency, though the finale medley (and the bits near the end announcing the renewal of his TV show and explaining pregnant June Carter's absence) are a tad showbizzy.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:56
- Main artists: Johnny Cash
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Country
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
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