10 True Facts From Walk The Line

10 True Facts From Walk The Line

Walk The Line depicted the life of Johnny Cash and his romance with June Carter. These are some truths about them you may not have known.

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Johnny Cash was a true legend, not only for his songwriting and singing but also for his love of June Carter, his wife of 35 years. The couple was one of the most successful in country music, but it came at a price. Their relationship had many ups and downs, but the two never stopped loving each other.

Their love story became an award-winning film in 2005 with Reese Witherspoon portraying June Carter and Joaquin Phoenix starring as Johnny Cash. Walk the Line tells the story of how a young J.R. Cash became not only a country music hero but also a devoted husband to June Carter, the love of his life. Here are 10 true facts from Walk the Line.

10 Johnny Cash started Writing Songs as a Kid

In Walk the Line, fans see a young Cash, played by Ridge Canipe, sitting on a bank as he fishes and sings himself a song he just made up. The moment is sweet as it shows his innocence before he finds out what happened to his beloved brother Jack.

Johnny Cash is one of the most respected songwriters and it might be because he had years of experience. By the time he was 12 years old, he was writing poems and songs. Cash once stated, “I always knew I wanted to be a songwriter and a singer.” Thankfully for his millions of fans, he never gave up on his childhood dream.

9 Jerry Lee used to tell Everyone They were Going to Hell for Their Music

The 1950s were a different time as rock n’ roll was not widely accepted since many believed it was too rebellious and would corrupt young minds. In Walk the Line, Jerry Lee Lewis, played by Waylon Payne, tells the other musicians in that they’re all going to Hell because of their music.

In an interview in August 2003, Johnny Cash told the interviewer how Jerry Lee Lewis thought he was going to Hell for not preaching and would also tell the others on the tour they were going to Hell as well for the type of music they were playing. Johnny Cash merely replied, “Maybe you’re right, Killer, maybe you are.”

8 Johnny Cash Shared an Apartment with Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash were lifelong friends as Jennings was a guest on The Johnny Cash Show and the two were in the Highwaymen together along with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. But their friendship goes beyond their music and performing together.

One of the more lighthearted scenes in Walk the Line is when Waylon Jennings, played by his own son Shooter Jennings, is sitting in front of the open door singing and playing his guitar while Johnny Cash is passed out on the couch. The two country music legends did briefly share an apartment together. They often joked about how Johnny was the cook and Waylon would clean by calling June to come over to do it for him.

7 Johnny Cash was Fired from The Grand Ole Opry

You have to be a real outlaw like Hank Williams to get yourself kicked out of the Grand Ole Opry family. One of the most dramatic scenes in Walk the Line is when Johnny Cash smashes up the floor lights while on stage as he was intoxicated at the time.

In 1965, Johnny Cash joined the elite club of artists banned from the Grand Ole Opry. After he smashed the floor lights with the mic stand, the pristine country music establishment wanted no part of Johnny Cash’s rebellious ways. The ban lasted for a few years, but luckily for country music fans, the two sides repaired things in 1969.

6 Johnny Cash listened to June Carter and Her Family on the Radio as a Kid

A touching moment in Walk the Line was when young Johnny Cash listens to his future wife June Carter on the radio. Johnny Cash first listened to the future love of his life on a Mexico radio station, XER, which would broadcast the performances of the Carter Family.

Johnny Cash truly was a fan of the Carter Family long before he met and fell in love with June. Cash once stated that Mother Maybelle was one of the greatest stars he had ever known and even tried to model his guitar playing after Maybelle’s.

5 June Carter Wrote Ring of Fire about Her Love for Johnny Cash

“Ring of Fire” was one of Johnny Cash’s greatest hits as it became inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Since Johnny Cash was an unbelievably talented songwriter, many might believe he wrote one of his most beloved songs. But in fact, Walk the Line got it right, as June Carter wrote the famous tune about her love for him.

June Carter thought up the song one night while she driving around frustrated about her feelings for Johnny Cash and all the chaos he brought into her life. Originally she had no intention of having him sing it as she gave the song to her sister Anita. But Johnny Cash loved it and wanted to record it. The rest is country music history.

4 Johnny Cash was Arrested at the El Paso Airport

“When I was arrested, I was dressed in black” is one of Johnny Cash’s lyrics from his hit song “Cocaine Blues.” While Johnny Cash never shot anyone down, the man in black was arrested at the El Paso Airport in 1965 for smuggling amphetamines from Mexico which was depicted perfectly in Walk the Line.

Cash was arrested a total of seven times for drunkenness, drug possession, and picking flowers at 2 am. This did not sit well with his conservative audience. But Cash didn’t seem to mind as he knew he belonged with the crowd that had seen hard times.

3 His Legal Name at Birth was J.R. Cash

Everyone knows who you are talking about when you say Johnny Cash, but do they know who J.R. Cash is? They’re the same person as Johnny Cash’s legal name at birth was J.R. Cash. J.R. was a compromise of John and Ray as his parents couldn’t agree on what to name him.

It might have stuck, but when he joined the air force they required him to have a first name so he became John R. Cash. He changed his name once more to Johnny Cash in 1955 when he signed on with Sun Records. His name to this day is one of the most well known and loved in all of country music.

2 It was Johnny Cash’s Idea to Perform at Folsom Prison

At Folsom Prison became an iconic album in music history as it revived Johnny Cash’s career and became one of his most popular records. The country legend took the stage at Folsom Prison on January 13, 1968, which was a long time coming.

Cash first became interested in Folsom Prison when was in the air force in 1953 after his unit watched the film Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison. The film led him to write his hit song “Folsom Prison Blues,” which became popular among inmates who would often write to him to ask him to come to the prisons to perform. Cash saw his comeback as the perfect opportunity to perform for his biggest fans.

1 Johnny Cash Proposed to June Carter on Stage

Viewers of Walk the Line cheered when Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash asked Reese Witherspoon as June Carter to marry him and she finally said yes. Fans might believe this scene was written in to add more drama to the film, but Johnny Cash really proposed to June Carter on stage on February 22, 1968.

The pair were married a week later on March 1, 1968, in Kentucky. They stayed together and in love until June’s passing on May 15, 2003. Johnny Cash followed the love of his life as he passed away only a few short months later on September 12, 2003. They walked the line together for 35 years.

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