June Carter Cash
June Carter Cash | |
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Carter in 1988 | |
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| Born | Valerie June Carter June 23, 1929 Maces Spring, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 2003 (aged 73) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1939–2003 |
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Spouses | Edwin "Rip" Nix
(m. 1957; div. 1966) |
Valerie June Carter Cash (June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) 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.