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Besides the picture of him standing outside Folsom Prison, the image of Johnny Cash giving the middle finger to the camera at San Quentin is the most iconic photo of Johnny Cash there is.
Cash was asked by photographer Jim Marshall to express his feelings toward the prison authorities. Marshall requested, “John, Let’s do a shot for the warden.” To which Cash flipped the camera the bird, becoming one of the most famous photos of its time.
The famous image of an angry-looking Cash giving the middle finger gesture to a camera originates from the performance; in his liner notes for the 2000 reissue, Cash explains that he was frustrated at having Granada's film crew blocking his view of the audience.
It’s one of the most recognized, revered and reproduced images in rock ‘n’ roll photography: alt-country hero Johnny Cash, just before performing at San Quentin Prison, gives a vicious middle finger to music photographer Jim Marshall.
That sign specifically comes from the Cash-themed restaurant/bar/venue The Mean Eyed Cat in Austin, but it is an artists rendition memorializing a gonzo moment in country music history. The finger photo itself was shot at a Cash concert in 1969 at California’s San Quentin prison by photographer Jim Marshall.
In 1969, in the concrete bowels of San Quentin State Prison, Johnny Cash raised his middle finger to the lens of photographer Jim Marshall. The image is rebellious, iconic, and transcendent, much like the Man in Black himself.
The story behind the famous photo of Johnny Cash giving the finger during his 1969 San Quentin State Prison gig has been revealed. It’s now come to light that before his death in March 2010,...
Photographer Jim Marshall captured the famous one-fingered salute after asking the country legend to demonstrate what he thought of prison authorities during the show, recorded for Cash’s...
There are two stories about the famous middle finger photo. The first has to do with Cash’s frustration at the U.K. camera crew Granada Television and other photographers like Jim Marshall...
One of the most famous pictures of Johnny Cash, this black and white picture shows Cash flipping the camera off during his performance at San Quentin prison. Cash was asked by photographer Jim Marshall what he thought of the prison authorities during the show, and Cash expressed it with a middle finger.