Johnny Cash and June Carter married on March 1, 1968, in Franklin, Kentucky – just days after Johnny famously proposed to June on stage during a concert in Ontario, Canada on February 22, 1968, in front of thousands of fans.
Johnny had struggled for years with drug addiction, and June had been instrumental in helping him get clean. His very public proposal, mid-performance, caught June off guard, but she said yes. It became one of the most legendary proposals in music history.
The ceremony was a relatively private affair held in Franklin, Kentucky. It was Johnny’s second marriage (he had previously been married to Vivian Liberto from 1954–1966) and June’s third (she had been previously married to Carl Smith and Rip Nix).
Their marriage was both a personal and professional partnership. They had one son together, John Carter Cash, born in 1970. June had already collaborated with Johnny on the smash hit “Jackson” and “Ring of Fire” (which June co-wrote) before they married.
They remained married for 35 years, until June’s death on May 15, 2003. Johnny passed away just four months later, on September 12, 2003, widely believed to have died of a broken heart. Their love story was immortalized in the 2005 biopic Walk the Line, with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon portraying the couple. Their marriage is considered one of the greatest love stories in American music history.
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