Guest evenflowDDT Report post Posted May 16, 2003 From Reuters... LOS ANGELES, May 15 — Country music singer-songwriter June Carter Cash, the wife of Johnny Cash, died in Nashville Thursday after complications from heart surgery, a spokeswoman said. She was 73. ''She passed away this evening at 5.04 p.m. Central Time ,'' said Jennifer Jackson, director of public relations at Baptist Hospital, where Cash had undergone heart surgery May 7. Her family, including her husband, was at her side, Jackson told Reuters. Funeral arrangements will be announced on Friday, she added. Cash, the daughter of country music pioneer Maybelle Carter, mother of Carlene Carter and stepmother of Rosanne Cash, also country singers, co-wrote ''Ring of Fire,'' a No. 1 country hit for Johnny Cash in 1963. They were married five years later, and their union was one of the strongest in the entertainment business. ''She's a soft, fluffy Mama Bear,'' Johnny Cash, 71, wrote in the liner notes of his newest album, ''The Man Comes Around.'' He has suffered from poor health in recent years including diabetes, glaucoma, asthma and pneumonia. The couple toured and recorded together for more than 40 years. They shared two Grammys in the 1960s for their renditions of ''Jackson'' and ''If I Were A Carpenter.'' She won a trophy in her own right in 2000 for her acclaimed solo album ''Press On.'' A witty raconteur, June Carter Cash dabbled in acting, notably playing Robert Duvall's mother in the 1997 film ''The Apostle.'' She would wryly note that in real life, she was only 18 months Duvall's senior. She also appeared a few times in ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,'' a TV series starring family friend Jane Seymour. Cash's mother, Maybelle Carter, formed one-third of the Carter Family, one of country music's first superstar acts. As a young girl, she toured America with her mother and sisters, Helen and Anita. In addition to her husband and Carlene Carter, she is survived by another daughter, Rosie, as well as her sole child with Cash, John Carter Cash. Reuters/VNU Admittedly, I know very little of country music, so forgive my coldheartedness in saying I hadn't even heard of her before now, but I'm worried that it may be the straw that breaks Johnny's back and that we might not have him for much longer due to grief. Either way, though I didn't know of her before, R.I.P. June. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WrestlingDeacon Report post Posted May 16, 2003 June pretty much faded into the background after marrying Johnny and her legend was more on her pedigree, being a member of the Carter's and married to Cash, than anything she did personally on a musical scale. She was an emotional rock for Johnny Cash and they were in love about as much as I've ever seen two people. Sadly, I don't see Cash living out the year now after her sorrowful passing. She was literally the thing that kept him going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted May 16, 2003 Wow. I can't beleive Johnny outlived her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Doyo Report post Posted May 16, 2003 The video for his cover of Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt" is even more chilling now. The way they are looking at each other and he is singing "everyone I know goes away in the end." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2003 Ouch. Poor Johnny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest raptor Report post Posted May 18, 2003 Johnny Cash doesn't deserve this. Hurt used to be an emotionally taxing video, now it's kind of too sad to even watch anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
