John Carter Cash (born March 3, 1970) is an American

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singer-songwriter and musician. He is the only child of

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his c ...

and

June Carter Cash June Carter Cash (born Valerie June Carter; June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. A five-time Grammy award-winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Prio ...

, and the grandson of

Maybelle Carter "Mother" Maybelle Carter (born Maybelle Addington; May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1978) was an American country musician and "among the first" to use the Carter scratch, with which she "helped to turn the guitar into a lead instrument". It ...

Biography

For several years after his birth, his father altered the conclusion of " A Boy Named Sue" to mention him by name; in 1972 his parents recorded the duet "I Got a Boy (And His Name is John)" about their son; and in 1975 a photograph of him with his father was on the sleeve of the album '' Look at Them Beans''. He worked as a music producer on his mother's albums ''

Press On ''Press On'' is the Grammy Award-winning second album by singer June Carter Cash. It was released in 1999 by the Risk Records label and then later re-released by the Dualtone label. The album is notable for including June Carter Cash performing ...

'' and ''

Wildwood Flower "Wildwood Flower" (or "The Wildwood Flower") is an American song, best known through performances and recordings by the Carter Family. It is a folk song, cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No. 757. History "Wildwood Flower" is a variant of the ...

'', which won a

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for Best Traditional Folk album. He was the associate Producer 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 produced recordings for many artists like:

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, and

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. He owns and operates Cash Cabin Enterprises, LLC., a music production company in the Cash Cabin Studio. John Carter Cash and Ana Cristina Cash sing

He married

Ana Cristina Cash Ana Cristina Cash (born Ana Cristina Álvarez; 2 June 1985) is a Cuban-American singer-songwriter. Early life and career beginnings Ana Cristina Cash was born on 2 June 1985, in Miami, Florida and is of Cuban-American descent with ancestry f ...

, a singer, in 2016 in

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. They have two children, Grace June and James Kristoffer. Cash has three older children, Joseph John, Anna Maybelle and Jack Ezra from two previous marriages.John Carter Cash, Wife Ana Cristina Expecting a Baby Girl
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Discography

As solo artist

With
Carter Family III Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. ...

Filmography

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 and for children: * ''Momma Loves Her Little Son'', Little Simon Inspirations, 2009 * ''Daddy Loves His Little Girl'', Little Simon Inspirations, 2010 * ''The Cat in the Rhinestone Suit'', Little Simon Inspirations, 2012 * ''Lupus Rex'', a novel, Ravenstone, 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cash Carter, John American male singer-songwriters American country singer-songwriters American film producers Record producers from Tennessee American people of English descent American people of Scottish descent Living people Johnny Cash Cash–Carter family 21st-century American singers The Tennessee Three members The Great Eighties Eight members 1970 births