Historical Figure
June Carter Cash
d. 2003
American singer (1929–2003)
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Biography
Valerie June Carter Cash was an American country singer, songwriter, comedienne, actress, and author. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Before her marriage, she performed as June Carter, a name she continued to use professionally, including on songwriting credits. She played guitar, banjo, harmonica, and autoharp, and acted in several films and television shows. In 2009, she was posthumously inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame, and in 2025, she was named a posthumous inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Timeline
The story of June Carter Cash, told in moments.
Born Valerie June Carter in Maces Spring, Virginia. The Carter Family was already country music royalty. She was performing onstage by age ten.
Joined the Johnny Cash road show. He was married. She was married. Both were spiraling. She co-wrote "Ring of Fire" about the feeling of falling for him. It became his biggest hit.
Johnny proposed onstage at a concert in London, Ontario. She said yes. They married a few weeks later. She'd helped him through his worst years of amphetamine addiction. He credited her with saving his life.
Won a Grammy for Press On at age 70. A raw folk album that proved she'd always been more than a sidekick. She played autoharp, guitar, banjo, harmonica, and acted in every major medium.
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