John Carter Cash


John Carter Cash is an American country singer-songwriter, musician and author. He is the only child of Johnny Cash and his second wife June Carter Cash.

Biography

John has four older half-sisters from his father's first marriage to Vivian Cash. They are Rosanne, Kathy, Cindy, and Tara.
He also has two older half-sisters from his mother's previous marriages, singers Carlene Carter and Rosie Nix.
For several years after John's birth, his father altered the conclusion of "A Boy Named Sue" to mention the boy by name. In 1972 his parents recorded the duet "I Got a Boy " about their son. In 1975 a photograph of him with his father was featured on the sleeve of the album Look at Them Beans.
Like many of his siblings, John Cash followed his parents into show business. He has worked as a singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. He was music producer on his mother's albums Press On and Wildwood Flower; the latter won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk album.
He was the associate producer of his father's American III: Solitary Man and American IV: The Man Comes Around. In the early 1990s he toured with his father as a rhythm guitarist.
He has also produced recordings for such artists as: Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, and Vince Gill. He owns and operates Cash Cabin Enterprises, LLC., a music production company in the Cash Cabin Studio.

Marriage and family

He married Ana Cristina Cash, a singer, in 2016 in Charleston, South Carolina. They have two children, Grace June and James Kristoffer.
Cash also has three older children, Joseph John, Anna Maybelle and Jack Ezra, from two previous marriages that ended in divorce.

Discography

As solo artist

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973
Sesame Street
Himself
1986StagecoachBilly PickettAlso stars parents Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
2005Walk the LineBob NealUncredited
Also executive producer

Books

Cash has written books about his parents:
  • Anchored in Love: an intimate portrait of June Carter Cash, Thomas Nelson, 2007
  • House of Cash: the legacies of my father Johnny Cash, Insight Editions, 2011
  • Cash and Carter family cookbook: recipes and recollections from Johnny and June's table, Thomas Nelson, 2018
He also has written children's books: