Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden

Live album by Johnny Cash

Released

August 27, 2002

Recorded

December 5, 1969 At Madison Square Garden

Genre

Country, rock and roll, gospel

Length

76:56

Label

Legacy Records / Columbia

Producer

Bob Johnston (original)
Al Quagleri (for release)

Johnny Cash chronology

The Essential Johnny Cash
(2002)

Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden
(2002)

American IV: The Man Comes Around
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden is an album by Johnny Cash that was recorded on December 5 1969 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, but which was not released until 2002 (making it his 86th album overall). Discounting guest appearances, this was the last release of "new" live recordings in Cash's lifetime, and was the first album of previously unreleased material to be issued by Cash's longtime label, Columbia Records since he left Columbia in 1986 (notwithstanding recordings later made for Columbia by the Highwaymen supergroup).

The album 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 his brother Tommy Cash 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, a fact referenced during the recording.

As with most Cash shows, the genres covered ran the gamut from country music to rockabilly to even some folk rock. Similarly to the extended releases of both the San Quentin and At Folsom Prison that had been made available around the same time, 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". Silverstein is the subject of some good-natured ribbing by Cash as he performs an uncensored version of "A Boy Named Sue". At the time of the recording, The Johnny Cash Show was in production and a popular TV series; its weekly "Come Along and Ride This Train" segment is referenced in the introduction to "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow."

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) – 3:04
"Wreck of the Old 97" (Arranged by Cash, Norman George Blake, Robert Johnson) – 2:14
"The Long Black Veil" (Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin) – 3:01
"The Wall" (Harlan Howard) – 1:09
"Send a Picture of Mother" (Cash) – 2:36
"Folsom Prison Blues" (Cash) – 3:35
"Blue Suede Shoes" (C. Perkins) – 3:13 (Carl Perkins)
"Flowers on the Wall" (L. DeWitt) – 2:32 (The Statler Brothers)
"Wildwood Flower" (A.P. Carter) – 3:45 (The Carter Family)
"Worried Man Blues" (A.P. Carter) – 1:40 (The Carter Family)
"A Boy Named Sue" (Shel Silverstein) – 4:25
"Cocaine Blues" (T.J. Arnall) – 1:57
"Jesus was a Carpenter" (C. Wren) – 3:40
"The Ballad of Ira Hayes" (Pete LaFarge) – 3:11
"As Long as the Grass Shall Grow" (LaFarge) – 3:50
"Sing a Traveling Song" (K. Jones) – 3:30
"He Turned the Water into Wine" (Cash) – 3:16
"Were You There (When They Crucifed My Lord)" (Traditional, Arranged by Cash) – 4:16
"Daddy Sang Bass" (Carl Perkins) – 2:15
"Finale Medley" – 4:45:
1. "Do What You Do, Do Well" (N. Miller) (Tommy Cash & Johnny Cash)
2. "I Walk the Line" (Cash) (The Carter Family)
3. "Ring of Fire" (Cash, M. Kilgore) (The Statler Brothers)
4. "Folsom Prison Blues" (Cash) (Carl Perkins)
5. "The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" (R. Markowitz, A. Fenady)
6. "Folsom Prison Blues" (Cash)
"Suppertime" (I. F. Stanphill) – 2:55

Personnel

Johnny Cash - vocal, guitar

Carter Family

Maybelle Carter - vocals, guitar
Robbie Harden - vocals, guitar
Anita Carter - vocals, guitar
Helen Carter - vocals, guitar

The Statler Brothers

Phil Balsley — vocals
Lew DeWitt — vocals
Don Reid — vocals
Harold Reid — vocals

Backing Band

Carl Perkins - electric guitar
Marshall Grant - bass guitar
W.S. Holland - drums
Bob Wootton - electric guitar
Tommy Cash - PA announcer, acoustic guitar, vocals

Additional Personnel

Original Recording Produced by: Bob Johnston
Produced for Release by: Al Quaglieri
Mixed By: Thom Cadley at Sony Music Studios, New York
Assistant Engineer: John Hill
Edited and Mastered by: Darcy Proper at Sony Music Studios, New York
Legacy A&R: Steve Berkowitz
Project Designer: John Jackson
A&R Coordination: Darren Salmieru
Art Direction: Howard Frizson
Design: Roxanne Slimark

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[1]	196
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	39

References

↑ "Johnny Cash – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Johnny Cash.
↑ "Johnny Cash – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Johnny Cash.

Johnny Cash

Studio albums	With His Hot and Blue Guitar Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous The Fabulous Johnny Cash Greatest! Songs of Our Soil Sings Hank Williams Now, There Was a Song! Now Here's Johnny Cash The Sound of Johnny Cash All Aboard the Blue Train Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash I Walk the Line Orange Blossom Special Everybody Loves a Nut Happiness Is You Old Golden Throat More of Old Golden Throat Hello, I'm Johnny Cash The World of Johnny Cash Man in Black A Thing Called Love International Superstar Any Old Wind That Blows Ragged Old Flag The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me John R. Cash Look at Them Beans One Piece at a Time The Last Gunfighter Ballad I Would Like to See You Again Gone Girl Silver Rockabilly Blues The Baron The Adventures of Johnny Cash Johnny 99 Rainbow Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series Water from the Wells of Home Boom Chicka Boom The Mystery of Life American Recordings Unchained American III: Solitary Man American IV: The Man Comes Around Personal File American V: A Hundred Highways American VI: Ain't No Grave Out Among the Stars

Concept albums	Ride This Train Blood, Sweat and Tears Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian Sings the Ballads of the True West From Sea to Shining Sea America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song The Johnny Cash Children's Album The Rambler

Gospel albums	Hymns by Johnny Cash Hymns from the Heart The Holy Land The Gospel Road (film soundtrack) Sings Precious Memories A Believer Sings the Truth Believe in Him Return to the Promised Land (video soundtrack) My Mother's Hymn Book

Christmas albums	The Christmas Spirit The Johnny Cash Family Christmas Classic Christmas Johnny Cash Country Christmas

Collaborations	The Lure of the Grand Canyon Carryin' On with Johnny Cash and June Carter Johnny Cash and His Woman The Legend of Jesse James The Survivors Live Highwayman Class of '55 Heroes Highwayman 2 The Road Goes on Forever VH1 Storytellers

Live albums	At Folsom Prison At San Quentin The Johnny Cash Show På Österåker Strawberry Cake Koncert v Praze (In Prague–Live) At Madison Square Garden A Concert Behind Prison Walls

Non-Gospel Soundtracks	I Walk the Line Little Fauss and Big Halsy

Compilations	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Heart of Cash Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Sunday Morning Coming Down Five Feet High and Rising Destination Victoria Station Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 The Unissued Johnny Cash Johnny & June Tall Man Encore Biggest Hits The Man in Black 1954–1958 The Man in Black 1959–1962 Come Along and Ride This Train The Essential Johnny Cash (1992) Wanted Man The Man in Black 1963–1969 The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits 16 Biggest Hits Love, God, Murder The Essential Johnny Cash (2002) Unearthed The Legend The Legend of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash: Patriot 16 Biggest Hits: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II The Complete Columbia Album Collection

Songs	"25 Minutes to Go" "Seasons of My Heart" "Any Old Wind That Blows" "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" "Big River" "Blistered" "A Boy Named Sue" "Busted" "Cat's in the Cradle" "Cocaine Blues" "Cry! Cry! Cry!" "Daddy Sang Bass" "Dark as a Dungeon" "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" "Engine 143" "Flesh and Blood" "The Folk Singer" "Folsom Prison Blues" "Forty Shades of Green" "Get Rhythm" "Goodnight, Irene" "Green, Green Grass of Home" "Greystone Chapel" "Guess Things Happen That Way" "Hey, Porter" "Home of the Blues" "Hurt" "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" "I Love You Because" "I Still Miss Someone" "I Walk the Line" "If I Had a Hammer" "If I Were a Carpenter" "In My Life" "In the Jailhouse Now" "It Ain't Me Babe" "Jackson" "Kate" "The Man Comes Around" "Man in Black" "The Matador" "Oh Lonesome Me" "One Piece at a Time" "Oney" "Orange Blossom Special" "The One on the Right Is on the Left" "Remember the Alamo" "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" "Ring of Fire" "Rock Island Line" "So Doggone Lonesome" "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" "Tennessee Flat Top Box" "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" "A Thing Called Love" "Understand Your Man" "What Is Truth" "What'd I Say"

Family	June Carter Cash John Carter Cash Rosanne Cash Carlene Carter Vivian Liberto Tommy Cash Carter Family

Related articles	Albums discography Singles discography Sun Records discography Highwaymen Carter Family Fold Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words Cash: The Autobiography Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music Walk the Line We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash Ring of Fire (2013 film) Ring of Fire (musical) My Father and the Man in Black Dyess, Arkansas The Sound Behind Johnny Cash

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