The
GreyStone Chapel
Mega Stereo M31-1006
Side #1
- Looking Back At Anger
- Greystone Chapel
- F.B.I. Top Ten
- Portrait Of A Woman
- Dialogue
- Mama Had Country
Side #2
- Pick A Bouquet
- Dialogue
- If This Prison Yard Could Talk
- Step Right This Way
- Frisco Song
- Keep Steppin
- Measure Of A Man
Glen Sherley Live Album
At the time of this recording Jan. 31 1971 Glen Sherley was incarcerated at Vacaville
California Glen was a graduate of Chino, Solidad, San Quentin and folsom. It was at Folsom
that Johnny Cash walked on stage and said ( Glen here is your song ) and sang GREYSTONE
CHAPEL Glen Sherley grabbed his throat in complete shock, as he was sure had failed again
in that John had never received the tape with his song Greystone Chapel
Glen Sherley At Johnny Cash's
home 1974
I t was through this recording that gave Glen the confidence he needed to be a
songwriter. Jim Malloy was looking for material for Eddy Arnold to record when Larry Lee
walked into his office and played him a tape of PORTRAIT OF MY WOMAN Jim then played the
song for Eddy Arnold, the rest is history, it was the next single and became the title for
his next album.
Because of Portrait Of My Woman and Greystone Chapel, Malloy got the idea to record
Glen. He talked to Raba Hancock ( John Cash sister )about it. She thought it was a great.
He talked to John, John agreed with idea and said " I’ll do everything I can do
to help and so the House of Cash Through the efforts of Jess Gressett and many other
people, it took three months to clear the recording with California officials. It was
decided the album would be a live show. Five of Nashville’s finest musicians were
contracted, "Ya Man, We’d love to do it". Thirteen songs were selected, the
arrangements were put together by listening to the tapes at a three hour rehearsal session
in Nashville
On January 30, 1971 there was a two hour rehearsal with Glen at Vacaville. Glen kept
insisting that he won’t draw a very big crowd. ( the prisoners did not have to attend
the shows if they didn’t want to ) On January 31, 1971 12:00 noon the show started
with a full house. 800 Prisoners. It took an hour and a half to do the show. At the end of
the show the prisoners would not leave, so the show was repeated in it’s entirety for
the first group. The second group was let in, another full house, the reaction was equal
to the first Glen Sherley was a hit in his home.
What you hear on this recording, along with some of Glen’s dialogue. We feel Glen
will be a big hit whereever he plays and maybe Glen's opening speech will help some tough
kid, after all Glen has been there . !!!
To My Friend Johnny Cash Thanks For
Being The Man You Are. For making me Proud To Be Glen Sherley For Helping Me Find The
Strenght And Courage To Love And Live.
Glen Sherley
Johnny Cash
Hello Glen
Congratulations Friend
I suppose you’re a little nervous today. Please know that it’s perfectly
natural for someone like you who has developed into such a fine sensitive performer.
You’ve surely learned already, maybe subconsciously that you can take that
nervousness and re channel it into raw energy when hit that stage today. You can do that
simply by willing it
there’s a lot of great things I want to say about your future, but I don’t
want to use the wrong word "if" again.
I do want to say that today you have Jim Malloy, The finest sound man in the recording
business there to record you. I am proud to say that the people who run the House of Cash,
Larry Lee, Reba Hancock, ,Marial Curtis and others are the most competent people in their
field. You have our total confidence and support.
But Glen, the thing is important to me is that you succeed as a man and as a artist. I
believe by now that you know my organization will enough to know that I am sincere in
this.
All you have to today is to be yourself!! The one thing that performer owes his
audience is an honest performance. Go out on that stage and take charge! They’re
there to see you and hear you.
Not only are we all pulling for you, but the Church Larry Lee goes to, Reverend Jimmy
Snow’s Gospel Tabernacle had a special prayer for you this morning.
Also in Nashville this week to be quest on my show is another man who said a prayer for
you last night, Billy Graham
You see Glen, We believe you are a man of destiny. Every man in this world belongs
here, and has a right here. But there are a few men who are meant to be a light or a
leader, or an example, however you want to put it. You are a symbol of what man can do.
For one thing and maybe the most important thing, the name Glen Sherley is to become a
legend, a reminder to all men In prison that no matter how long low they feel, or how low
they go, some one cares for them. Someone recognizes their rights as a human beings, and
cries for them to have that right
On with the show!! Tear them up
Your
Friend
Johnny Cash
Johnny
Cash At Folsom Prison
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