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| Folsom Prison Gets a Visit |
| By The Mercury News |
| Published: 01/09/2006 |
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Joaquin Phoenix, whose portrayal of Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line" has made him an early Oscar front-runner, returned to the scene of one of the musician's most famous concerts, California's Folsom Prison, last week.. Cash's Jan. 13, 1968, performance in a prison yard cemented his image as working-class hero. About 54 inmates watched the movie as the actor and his entourage, including musician Shooter Jennings, who played his father, Waylon Jennings, in the movie, toured the facility. Dressed in Cash's trademark black, Phoenix performed several acoustic songs with Jennings at the prison's Greystone Chapel, including "Folsom Prison Blues." Phoenix apologized for his "rusty" performance, saying he had not played since the completion of the movie. One inmate asked Phoenix if he learned to play guitar for the movie. "John wasn't Hendrix," Phoenix replied. "It was real simple . . . we rehearsed a lot." Warden Mark Shepherd asked if Phoenix and 20th Century Fox would be willing to make a donation to help fix the aging chapel. "It would be my pleasure," Phoenix said. Prison Fellowship, which runs Bible studies and educational programs in prisons, organized the event. |
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