Johnny Cash left behind not only a musical legacy when he died on September 12, 2003, at age 71 in Nashville, Tennessee, from complications of diabetes, but also seven children who loved and adored him. The “I Walk the Line” singer shared four daughters with his first wife, Vivian Liberto, whom he married in 1954 after he was discharged from the Air Force, and one son with his second wife, June Carter Cash. Johnny also became a stepfather to June’s two daughters after their 1968 wedding.
Johnny moved his family from Memphis, Tennessee, to Southern California in 1958, and soon developed an addiction to amphetamines. Vivian filed for divorce in 1966 amidst his addiction struggles and his rumored affair with June. Once he got sober, he married June in Franklin, Kentucky, on March 1, 1968, and together they embraced their blended family. Find out more about Johnny’s kids below.
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Rosanne Cash is Johnny Cash’s eldest daughter
Rosanne Cash
Like her father, Rosanne, who was born on May 24, 1955, in Memphis, is a musician and has had numerous No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Charts. She is also a four-time Grammy winner, has released 15 albums, and written four books, including her memoir Composed.
Her mother is Johnny’s first wife, Vivian Liberto, and she was relieved when her parents divorced. “I remember having this thought, even at 12, ‘Maybe now both of them will be happy,'” she told People…