His voice was surely one of the most recognizable in music history. Johnny never fit into one music genre. He had   a style of his own; the rebelliousness of his rock-n-roll contemporaries, although he didn't really sound like a rocker and he was never what Nashville considered country.  His deep, resonant baritone voice and sparse, percussive guitar playing lent to his unique ability to effectively convey the plight of the common man.  His music and legend will surely live on. 

The world lost June Carter Cash in May of 2003.  And a few months later, on September 12, 2003, Johnny followed. These tributes are presented with respect and honor to BOTH JR Cash & June Carter Cash.  Experience them again, or for the first time!

Johnny Cash was born Feb 26, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas. He was born simply JR Cash, and would remain so until 1951, when he joined the AirForce. The service required him to have a first name so he chose John.  His family, like so many other Americans lived in the shadow of the Great Depression. When Johnny was three his parents, Ray and Carrie Cash, moved their six children to Dyess Colony in Northeast Arkansas to take advantage of FDR's new farm program.  The family farmed 20 acres of cotton and other crops.  Young JR worked alongside his parents and siblings in the fields.

Music was as much a part of the Cash household as hard work and hard times. JR's early musical influences ranged from the songs and hymns his mother at home, to the work songs of the near-by fields and railroad. His favorite possessions in his early years were his old guitar and his radio -- on which he first heard June Carter of the Carter Family. June would later become his singing partner and, in 1967, his wife. In those days the Carter Family were pioneers of what was to become country music, and their signature sound resonated with Johnny. 

By 1955, John was ready to begin his contribution to the American song book.  He joined Sun Records that year. It was Sam Phillips who suggested he should go by Johnny. He thought it was more marketable, but his friends just called him John. Johnny's career picked up speed like the old steam locomotive he loved to sing about.  Johnny and June amassed more than twelve hundred recordings in their six decades singing and sharing their gift with the world. Their music and legend live on, authentic in sight, sound and spirit, with tributes such as this; with their own JR, Jimmie Ray.

 
Jimmie Ray singing one of the song he wrote for John & June - visit original music page

Honoring & Remembering John & June Some of Jimmie & Cyndi's Favorites

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John & his first wife Vivian

(l to R)  Roseanne, Kathy, Vivian, Tara & Cindy

John with his brother Tommy

John with his daughters

John, June & son John Carter

John with his sister Joanne

John & daughter Roseanne

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Jimmie & Cindy Cash 2010 Johnny Cash Music Festival

Jimmie & WS 'Fluke" Holland - John's drummer for 37 years

Jimmie Ray with honor as Johnny Cash

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(above) Jimmie & Cyndi at Johnny's Star 2009                      Johnny & June 2001    Candid of Johnny fro Fan in France    
GREAT shot of Johnny and June IN WNIUM   (above) John, Johnny & June at Johnny's Star

BELOW - John and Merle 2002

(below) Johnny's last appearance, July 4th weekend at the Carter Family venue                 (below) Johnny's First Headstone

(below) Johnny & June latest headstone - photo taken by Cyndi Cantrell, Sept 2010

(below) Jimmie at Johnny & June's graveside Sept 2010 - other greats close by, June's Mom, Merle Kilgore, and others