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At Madison Square Garden

Johnny Cash
1 disc

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
9. Wall, The
10. Send a Picture of Mother
11. Folsom Prison Blues
12. Blue Suede Shoes
13. Flowers on the Wall
14. Wildwood Flower
15. Worried Man Blues
16. Boy Named Sue, A
17. Cocaine Blues
18. Jesus Was a Carpenter
19. Ballad of Ira Hayes, The
20. As Long as the Grass Shall Grow
21. Sing a Traveling Song
22. He Turned the Water into Wine
23. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
24. Daddy Sang Bass
25. Finale Medley: Do What You Do, Do Well/I Walk the Line/Ring of Fire: Do What You Do, Do Well / I Walk The Line / Ring Of Fire / Folsom Prison Blues / The Rebel, Johnny Yuma / Folsom Prison Blues
26. Suppertime
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 86808
Credits

Producer Al Quaglieri; Bob Johnston
Engineer
Originally recorded in 1969, AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN has been previously unreleased.
Personnel: 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).
Recorded live at Madison Garden Square Garden, New York, New York on December 5, 1969. Includes liner notes by Lou Robin and Allen Tinkley.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Johnny Cash (vocals, acoustic guitar); Robbie Harden, Helen Carter, Mother Maybelle Carter, Anita Carter, The Carter Family (vocals, guitar); Tommy Cash (vocals, acoustic guitar); Carl Perkins (vocals, electric guitar); Harold Reid, Lew DeWitt, Philip Balsley, The Statler Brothers, Don Reed (vocals); Bob Wooton, Bob Wootton (electric guitar); W.S. Holland (drums).
Audio Mixer: Thom Cadley.
Liner Note Authors: Alfred G. Aronowitz; Lou Robin.
Recording information: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (12/05/1969).
Editor: Darcy Proper.
Photographers: Don Hunstein; George Kalinsky.
Arranger: J.D. Cash.
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.
Critic Reviews

Rolling Stone (12/26/02, p.104) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002"
Uncut (12/02, p.160) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Quintessential Cash..."