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“The prison contained the state’s death row, and held lifers.”
“* People started to filter into the dining hall as showtime approached.”
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“The second time through, he ended it, “San Quentin, you’ve been living hell to me,” and the audience leapt onto the tables and stomped and screamed.”
“Other times, he shuffled about like a bone-weary penitent, looking like each song might end him.”
“The crew spoke to men in their cells, the camera’s lens focused tightly on their faces as they spoke.”
“He thought the crowd was about to riot.”
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“But while the stage was empty, they were clearly visible: San Quentin Welcomes Johnny Cash The dining hall was cavernous and dank but alive with activity ahead of the day’s performance.”
“Cash had been associating himself, rhetorically, with crime and imprisonment for as long as he’d been a working musician, and at San Quentin he presented himself to the audience as their avatar.”
“The band was playing the opening bars of “Big River,” but the room was otherwise still as he mounted the stage and gave his standard greeting.”
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