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June Carter Cash "The Carter Family" 
[c.2003 McClure & Trowbridge Publishing Ltd
Nashville TN. Permission is granted to copy giving reference credit.]
Seminal first-generation family of country music, the Carter Family, says 'fare thee well' to June Carter Cash, 1929 - 2003. June Carter Cash, singer, songwriter, musician, actress and author, left us May 15, 2003. She and her husband John performed together on record and on stage, doing songs like "Jackson" and "If I Were a Carpenter," which both won Grammy awards in 1967 and 1970, respectively. June also co-wrote Cash's 1963 hit "Ring of Fire," which was about falling in love with him. The original Carter Family comprised A.P., his wife Sara, and his sister-in-law Maybelle (June's mother.) The Carter Family were pioneers in the recording industry, being among the first to bring the Appalachian sound to a national audience. A.P. and Sara's daughter, Janette Carter, vowed to her father that she would keep the memory of her parents music alive, and she fulfilled that promise with The Carter Music Center in Hiltons VA. June Carter Cash began performing in the 1930's with the historic original Carter Family. By the 1950's, June was one of country's brightest stars, performing throughout American with such talents as Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and Elvis Presley. Then, in 1961, she hooked up as a singer/comedian on the hard-traveling "Johnny Cash Show." She prayed over Johnny and she prayed around Johnny and she prayed with Johnny, until Johnny found salvation. "June saved my life," he says simply. One night, he proposed, on stage. And she married him on March 1, 1968. June has six daughters from her first marriage (Carlene, Rosie, Rosanne, Kathy, Cindy, and Tara) and one son with Johnny. She is survived by Johnny and the clan. June's recent album Press On is an acoustic recording made with Marty Stuart and Rodney Crowell (both ex-sons-in-law), together with Norman Blake on guitar, Dave Roe on bass, and Rick Lonow on drums and percussion. Ref: CDShakedown, CNN, lovetripper.com |
