Johnny Cash's 1969 San Quentin Performance: The Story Behind a Country Classic

For country music fans, June 4 marks the anniversary of a record that didn't just capture a concert—it captured a moment that ...
Forbes

Relive Johnny Cash At Folsom And San Quentin In Photographs

25 photographs documenting Johnny Cash performing at Folsom and San Quentin prisons can be seen through October 12, 2025, at The Momentary, an art exhibition and live music space in Bentonville, AR.
American Songwriter

On This Month in 1969, Johnny Cash Released One of His Biggest Comedic Hits—Recorded From Prison

On July 2, 1969, country icon Johnny Cash released one of his funniest tracks of all time, “A Boy Named Sue”. And it wasn’t originally written by Cash, either. The song, surprisingly, was actually ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1969, Johnny Cash Was at No. 1 with a Song First Recorded Behind the Walls of a Prison

On this day (September 16) in 1969, Johnny Cash was in the fourth week of a five-week run at No. 1 with “A Boy Named Sue.” It was also the Man in Black’s only top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It ...