{"id":4175,"date":"2015-04-12T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=4175"},"modified":"2015-04-06T22:06:50","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T03:06:50","slug":"i-want-a-love-like-johnny-and-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/04\/12\/i-want-a-love-like-johnny-and-june\/","title":{"rendered":"I Want a Love like Johnny and June"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FullSizeRender\"<\/a>Recently I visited Waterloo Records in Austin where I purchased Johnny Cash\u2019s At Folsom Prison<\/em> vinyl. For starters if you have never listened to this record it is a must! It was recorded at Folsom Prison so you can hear the prisoner\u2019s reactions to Cash\u2019s songs. It is truly an amazing record. On the back of the record was a copy of a letter Cash had written about prison and his experiences in prison.<\/p>\n

This letter peaked my interest as I realized how little I actually knew about Johnny Cash. I love this letter for many reasons but mostly because he shared his experiences in a way that made me see how much he understood these men at Folsom Prison. Having been in prison a few times, he voiced his opinion on the \u201crehabilitation\u201d of prisoners and their reemergence\u2019s into a society that was to welcome them with open arms. Through this descriptive letter you can almost hear the frustration in Cash\u2019s deep bass voice. It is a moving letter and does its job in exposing some of the flaws of the prison system. Moving away from his bad boy image I want to focus in on my primary interest, Johnny and June.<\/p>\n

\"JohnnyCashJuneCarterCash1969\"<\/a>June appears twice in Cash\u2019s At Folsom Prison<\/em> and wow do they make a great team. From what I have read they had a relationship that was incomparable. It took a couple of times but when Cash proposed in 1968 at a live performance in London, Ontario June finally said yes. She was a great supporting force in his life as she helped him overcome his drug addiction. She was completely devoted to him and he the same. Cash\u2019s letter to her on her birthday is one for the records according to Taste of Country<\/a>, Rolling Stones<\/a>, Huffington Post<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n

\"o-HOUSE-OF-CASH-2-570\"<\/a>Can you feel his emotion in this letter? His deep unwavering love for June is heart stopping and admirable. Even after her death Cash was completely devoted to her. In his last public appearance he said, \u201cThe spirit of June Carter overshadows me tonight with the love she had for me and the love I have for her. We connect somewhere between here and heaven. She came down for a short visit, I guess, from heaven to visit with me tonight to give me courage and inspiration like she always has.\u201d You can\u2019t tell me that you don\u2019t want a love like Johnny and June\u2019s.<\/p>\n