Jailhouse rocks to Cash tribute

The band performed Cash's greatest hits at Highpoint Prison

A Johnny Cash tribute band recreated the singer's legendary Folsom Prison concert 40 years to the day.

The country star's performance in front of inmates at the US prison on 13 January 1968 won him critical acclaim.

Cashback performed Cash's greatest hits during a free, hour-long gig at Suffolk's Highpoint Prison on Sunday.

A prison spokesman said Highpoint had agreed to allow the Cambridgeshire band to perform as "music has a positive impact on prisoners".

Cashback's lead singer Lee Gillett told BBC News: "It was more exciting than any other concert we have ever done because it had an edge and an air of unpredictabilty.

"We were not apprehensive about the gig until journalists kept asking us if we were nervous."

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The Category C prison previously held Moors murderer Myra Hindley and farmer Tony Martin.

"It went really well - there was no trouble at all and the prisoners clapped along in all the right places.

They all loved it and shook our hands when we left," said Mr Gillett, who performed along with his brother Mick Gillett and John Drake.

"Johnny Cash played to over a 1,000 prisoners at Folsom but we will only performed in front of about 100," he added.

Steve Phillips, head of reducing re-offending at Highpoint Prison, said: "We were very pleased with the event which was well received by the audience.

"The audience was a good representaion of our diverse population. We are looking to do similar events in the future."