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What does he look like?" Well, he did walk up to me
backstage and just said that. And I said,
"Well, I'm June Carter." And he said, "I know. You know, I know who you are." I met her in '56. She was a performer
on "The Grand Ole Opry" at the time,
and I was doing my first
guest appearance there. He told me that I was
his favorite entertainer at that time from the show. You have to put yourself
in Johnny Cash's shoes. I mean,
he was a very, very poor son of the soil from Arkansas, and he has grown up
hearing June on his radio. ♪ Running o'er
the C&O road ♪ She's been performing
since she was six years old. She was with him
down on those Mexican stations when she was a little girl
backstage and just said that. And I said,
"Well, I'm June Carter." And he said, "I know. You know, I know who you are." I met her in '56. She was a performer
on "The Grand Ole Opry" at the time,
and I was doing my first
guest appearance there. He told me that I was
his favorite entertainer at that time from the show. You have to put yourself
in Johnny Cash's shoes. I mean,
he was a very, very poor son of the soil from Arkansas, and he has grown up
hearing June on his radio. ♪ Running o'er
the C&O road ♪ She's been performing
since she was six years old. She was with him
down on those Mexican stations when she was a little girl
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What does he look like?"
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Well, he did walk up to me
backstage and just said that.
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And I said,
"Well, I'm June Carter."
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And he said, "I know.
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You know, I know who you are."
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I met her in '56.
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She was a performer
on "The Grand Ole Opry"
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at the time,
and I was doing
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my first
guest appearance there.
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He told me that I was
his favorite entertainer
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at that time from the show.
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You have to put yourself
in Johnny Cash's shoes.
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I mean,
he was a very, very poor
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son of the soil from Arkansas,
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and he has grown up
hearing June on his radio.
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♪ Running o'er
the C&O road ♪
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She's been performing
since she was six years old.
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She was with him
down on those Mexican stations
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when she was a little girl.
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Movie Summary
Until Reese Witherspoon’s Oscar-winning portrayal of her in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, most contemporary audiences were unfamiliar with June Carter Cash. Kristen Vaurio’s comprehensive documentary June offers a much fuller understanding of the multitalented artist, singer, songwriter, comedian, and actress. Delightful, never-before-seen archival material reveals June’s firecracker wit and charisma as a performer
