TODAY IN 1969: JOHNNY CASH TAPES THE TV SPECIAL "HELLO...I'M JOHNNY CASH"

Today in 1969: Johnny Cash tapes the TV special “Hello…I’m Johnny Cash”

Today in 1969, Johnny Cash taped “Hello…I’m Johnny Cash,” the first of his ABC-TV weekly shows at the Ryman Auditorium, kicking off with “Folsom Prison Blues.” The show, which featured guests Glen Campbell, Jeannie C. Riley and Joe Tex, becomes the fifth episode aired.

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