On what date did Johnny Cash marry June Carter?

Johnny Cash married June Carter on March 1, 1968, in Franklin, Kentucky.

The wedding followed a long professional relationship and a gradual romance. Cash had toured with the Carter family since the early 1960s, and June became an important musical partner as well as a stabilizing influence during his struggles with alcohol and prescription-drug addiction. He proposed to her onstage on February 22, 1968, at a concert in London, Ontario.

They married one week later at the First United Methodist Church in Franklin. The ceremony marked Cash’s second marriage and Carter’s third. Their partnership became one of country music’s most recognizable relationships, producing acclaimed recordings such as “Jackson” and “If I Were a Carpenter.”

The date is sometimes confused with the February 29, 1968, Grammy ceremony where they won for “Jackson,” or with the February 22 proposal. March 1 is the wedding date. The couple remained married until June’s death in May 2003; Cash died later that same year.