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Johnny Cash: A Night to Remember | Support WKAR

Johnny Cash singing into a microphone
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Johnny Cash in a never-before-seen 1973 concert recently found in Sony Music Entertainment's vault.

Mon. Dec. 1 at 10pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Discover a never-before-seen Johnny Cash concert from 1973 featuring some of his biggest hits. Watch and call or GIVE NOW ONLINE for special offers.This concert was recently found in Sony's vault. Songs include, Big River, A Boy Named Sue, If I were a Carpenter and Folsom Prison Blues. June Carter Cash also performs. This footage captures Johnny at his best, from his signature ballads to hard rocking numbers, backed by his world-class band.

The live show is followed by a preview of the forthcoming documentary The Man in Black in Britain. The film tells the story of the deep long-standing connection Johnny had with the UK, which led to the natural creation of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra album at the Abbey Road Studios.

Johnny Cash: A Night to Remember features these performances:

  • "Big River"
  • "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
  • "Ballad of Barbara"
  • "A Boy Named Sue"
  • "Another Man Done Gone"/"Going to Memphis"
  • Medley: "Hey Porter"/"Folsom Prison Blues"/"Wreck of the Old 97"/"Orange Blossom Special"
  • "Jackson"
  • "If I were a Carpenter"
  • "Help Me Make it Through the Night"
  • "Lord is it I?"/"The Last Supper"
  • "Folsom Prison Blues"

Watch and call or GIVE NOW ONLINE for special offers.

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