Artist: JOHNNY CASH
Album: AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (CD)

Year: 2002
Media type: CD

Originally recorded in 1969, AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN has been previously unreleased.

Recorded live at Madison Garden Square Garden, New York, New York on December 5, 1969. Includes liner notes by Lou Robin and Allen Tinkley.

This 1969 concert recording fits nicely alongside Johnny Cash's live outings AT FOLSOM PRISON and AT SAN QUENTIN to create a mighty triumvirate. Capturing Cash at the peak of his commercial popularity before a sold-out New York audience, and featuring a full band that includes Carl Perkins, the Statler Brothers, and the Carter Family, AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN stands in sharp contrast to Cash's bare-bones prison concerts. But the proof, as Cash invariably proves, is in the material and performances.

A high-octane "Big River" kicks off the concert, and sets the tone for the 75 minutes of back-to-back classics that follow. "I Still Miss Someone," "The Long Black Veil," and "Folsom Prison Blues" all get impassioned treatments, while Cash varies his repertoire with gospel tunes ("He Turned the Water Into Wine"), protest songs ("Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream"), and songs about civil rights ("The Ballad of Ira Hayes"). As an introduction to his work and an impressive document for long-time fans, this is a top selection in the artist's massive discography.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

TRACKLIST:

1. Big River
2. I Still Miss Someone
3. Five Feet High and Rising
4. Pickin' Time
5. Remember the Alamo
6. Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
7. Wreck of the Old '97
8. Long Black Veil, The
9. Wall, The
10. Send a Picture of Mother
11. Folsom Prison Blues
12. Blue Suede Shoes - (with Carl Perkins)
13. Flowers on the Wall - (with The Statler Brothers)

LINE-UP:

Johnny Cash (vocals, acoustic guitar); Tommy Cash (spoken vocals, acoustic guitar); Carl Perkins (vocals, electric guitar); The Carter Family (vocals, guitar); The Statler Brothers (vocals); Bob Wootton (electric guitar); Marshall Grant (bass); W.S. Holland (drums)