At San Quentin

by Johnny Cash

At San Quentin cover art

Recorded live at California's notorious San Quentin State Prison, this album captures a raw, highly charged performance where Johnny Cash's connection with the inmate audience is palpable. The setlist mixes defiant anthems like the title track, performed twice due to audience demand, with the spontaneous, unrehearsed humor of the Shel Silverstein-penned hit "A Boy Named Sue." A landmark live recording filmed for a television special, 'At San Quentin' cemented Cash's outlaw image and stands as a powerful document of his empathy for the disenfranchised.

Genres

  • Country

Tracklist

  1. Wanted Man - Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969
  2. Wreck of the Old 97 - Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969
  3. I Walk the Line - Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969
  4. Darlin' Companion - Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969
  5. Starkville City Jail - Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969
  6. San Quentin - Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969
  7. San Quentin (Reprise) - Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969
  8. A Boy Named Sue - Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969
  9. (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley - Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969
  10. Folsom Prison Blues - Live at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA - February 1969