Johnny Cash: Outta My Way
Sylvie Simmons, MOJO, January 2003
Thirty-five years ago, ex-felon Johnny Cash was invited to perform in two of America's toughest prisons one of which he was no stranger to himself. The result was a near riot and two of the most astonishing live albums ever cut.
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