Witness History: Archive 2013 - Johnny Cash plays Folsom Prison

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It is 45 years since the Country and Western star played his first gig in a high-security jail. But the singer had been interested in prisoners' lives for years. His drummer remembers the day they first set foot in the prison.

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Published on Tuesday, 8th January 2013.

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