Artist:June Carter Cash
Song:Keep on the Sunny Side
Album:Ring of Fire: The Best of June Carter Cash
June Carter Cash was famous for two things. She was a member of the pioneering country group The Carter Family. And later she married Johnny Cash. She could have been a solo performer but she preferred performing with family. She was born June 23, 1929 in Maces Spring, VA. Her parents Ezra and Maybelle Carter were country music performers and with June and her sisters Helen and Anita, they started performing as The Carter Family in 1939. In 1943, they turned it into The Carter Sisters with Mother Maybelle. The Carter Sisters were all accomplished musicians. June played autoharp and frequently was lead singer. She also did comedy routines when they performed on radio. June recorded solo in the 50s but she never had a hit single on the country charts. Then she met Johnny Cash and married him and wrote the song Ring of Fire. After that she toured and performed with Cash and she didn't record solo for many years though she did record with Johnny Cash occasionally. In 2003 she signed with Dualtone Records and released the album Wildwood Flower. The album including Keep on the Sunny Side is mostly country music standards written by The Carter Family leader and June's uncle A.P. Carter. The album was produced by June's son John Carter Cash and includes appearances by family members Johnny Cash, Laura Cash on fiddle (John Carter Cash's former wife) and June's daughter Carlene Carter. Norman Blake plays guitar. The album reached #2 on the Bluegrass chart. But then June Carter Cash died after heart valve surgery on May 15, 2003 at age 73. Johnny Cash died in Sept. 2003. Dualtone released this comp in 2005. Here's the video for Keep on the Sunny Side by June Carter Cash.
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