John Carter Cash is an American country singer-songwriter, author and producer.
Background
The grandchild of Maybelle Carter and the only son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, he preserves the family legacy and is caretaker to the heritage of his musical ancestors. Foreign several years after his birth, his father altered the conclusion of "A Boy Named Sue" to mention him by name. In 1972 his parents recorded the duet "I Got a Boy (And His Name is John)" about their son.
And in 1975 a photograph of John Carter Cash frolicking with his father adorned the sleeve of the album Look at Them Beans.
Career
John Carter Cash, having been involved in music all his life, spends much of his time working as a record producer. He is also a singer-songwriter, and author John Carter is co-Producer on Marty Stuart"s album, Badlands: Ballads of the Lakota.
The album The Voice of the Spirit, the Gospel of the South released in April 2006, received critical regard and acclaim.
His production on Billy Joe Shaver’s Everybody"s Brother, helped earn a Grammy nomination in 2007. John Carter"s first album of his own music entitled Bitter Harvest was released only to the international market in 2003.
His latest record, entitled The Secret, received a three starred review in Rolling Stone. He is the author of three children"s books, Momma Loves Her Little Son, Daddy Loves His Little Girl, and his latest release, The Cat in the Rhinestone Suit.
His first novel, a fantasy titled Lupus Rex, was released in June 2013.
Membership
The Great Eighties Eight.