{"id":6203,"date":"2015-11-15T12:08:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T18:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=6203"},"modified":"2015-11-09T13:16:30","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T19:16:30","slug":"reese-witherspoon-as-june-carter-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/11\/15\/reese-witherspoon-as-june-carter-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"reese1\"Growing up listening to country favorite, Johnny Cash, my family eagerly awaited the release of the movie based on his life and career, Walk the Line<\/em>, in 2005, two years after Cash\u2019s death. The movie portrayed Cash\u2019s struggles and his constantly teetering career beautifully. The cast of the movie performed each part with stunning similarity to the assumed characteristics of the real life stars. My favorite part in the movie, however, was Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash.<\/p>\n

Reese Witherspoon has always been a great role model and southern sweetheart to all her fans. She has had plenty of roles in movies that strengthen fans\u2019 love for her. She stepped up to the next level when she performed as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line. <\/em>Not only did she perform the character of June with magnificence, but she also learned to sing for the part, stunning fans and critics everywhere. Who knew Reese had such an amazing voice for singing?<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CO7g0elRQ2s<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t something she learned overnight, however. According to an article from \u201cTaste of Country<\/a>,\u201d Reese, and Joaquin Phoenix alike, went through vigorous vocal training from famed music producer, T-bone Burnett<\/a>. An article from IMBD<\/a> stated also that Reese really did learn to play the instruments she uses in the movie and sang for the movie without being dubbed like actors are in most singing scenes. Speaking to MTV<\/a> in 2004, before the movie was released, Reese spoke of her role in the film. \u201cIt\u2019s been so hard; it\u2019s been really, really one of the hardest movies I\u2019ve ever had to make. I had to do four months of rehearsals. I had to learn to play autoharp. I had to take singing lessons. I had to record an album, which was the most challenging, horrifying experience of my life. Me singing in front of people while they\u2019re listening to me is just horrifying. And it gets exponentially horrifying when extras show up and have to watch you and you have to pretend you\u2019re at a concert and singing and they like it.\u201d<\/p>\n