Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden is an album by
Johnny Cash that was recorded in December 1969 at
Madison Square Garden in
New York City, but which was not released until 2002.
The CD was recorded just 4 months after Cash's seminal
At San Quentin was released, which is probably why it was not released soon after its recording. As with all Cash live shows of this period, he was backed up by the
Tennessee Three, which consisted of W.S. Holland,
Marshall Grant and Bob Wooton. Also joining Cash on stage were the
Statler Brothers,
Carl Perkins and the
Carter Family. Noticeably absent from the show was Cash's wife
June Carter Cash, who was home pregnant with their son
John Carter Cash.
As with most Cash shows, the genres covered ran the gamut from
country music to
rockabilly to even some
folk rock. Similarly to "Johnny Cash At San Quentin",
Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden includes numbers performed by Perkins, the Statlers and the Carters while Johnny was offstage. During this particular show, however, Cash introduced his father Ray and also
Shel Silverstein, who wrote Cash's biggest pop hit, "
A Boy Named Sue".
Track listing
- "Big River" (J. Cash) – 2:21
- "I Still Miss Someone" (Cash, Roy Cash, Jr.) – 1:37
- "Five Feet High and Rising" (Cash) – 2:52
- "Pickin' Time" (Cash) – 2:36
- "Remember the Alamo" (Jane Bowers) – 2:48
- "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (Ed McCurdy) –......
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