FOLSOM, Calif.—Joaquin Phoenix, whose portrayal of Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line” has made him an early Oscar front-runner, returned Tuesday to the scene of one of the musician’s most famous concerts at Folsom State Prison.
Cash’s Jan. 13, 1968, performance in a prison yard cemented his image as working-class hero and became a popular live album.
About 54 inmates dressed in denim shirts and pants watched the movie in the Sacramento suburb as the actor and his entourage, including musician Shooter Jennings, who played his father, Waylon Jennings, in the movie, and a host of prison officials toured the facility.
Dressed head to toe in Cash’s trademark black, Phoenix performed several acoustic songs with Jennings at the prison’s Greystone Chapel, including Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues.” Jennings played his father’s song, “I’m a Long Way From Home.”
Phoenix apologized for his “rusty” performance, saying he had not played since the completion of the movie.
“I don’t know if you’ve noticed but I’ve messed up like 40 times,” Phoenix said. “I’m all over the place.”
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2 Comments:
I wonder why they didn't wait until Jan 13th to do the concert--that would be the anniversary of Cash's Folsom performance.
Thank for sharing that. Did you see the Joaquin Phoenix interview with Peter Guber and Peter Bart on ShoutOut? I posted a summary in the interview:
Joaquin Phoenix Interview on Shootout with Peter Guber and Peter Bart
this annoyed me! Prison IS NOT FOR GOOD TIMES!
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