In the late 1950s, after her marriage to country singer Carl Smith broke up, June Carter moved to New York to study acting at the behest of director Elia Kazan, who had seen her perform while scouting Tennessee for movie locations. The song has sold 862,000 copies in the US as of May 2016.The Carters' harmony singing still inspires artists today and Maybelle's 'Carter lick' on the guitar has become one of the most influential techniques in country music. The song also crossed over to pop charts, peaking at number 58 on the Hot 100 chart. The song spent 27 weeks on the country charts, eventually peaking at number 11 on September 27, 2008. 'Johnny & June' debuted at number 46 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the chart week of April 19, 2008. The following musicians perform on this track. During the chorus, she is surrounded by flames while dressed in black, a reference to Cash's ' Ring of Fire'. She is then shown sitting on the hood of a black Cadillac.

The video begins with Newfield wearing a white dress, as she performs on stage inside an empty auditorium. of Engine 145, noted that the song 'sounds good against the rest of the album' but also said that it 'is diminished by its association with the recent explosion of lesser name-checking songs.' Music video Ī music video, directed by Eric Welch, was released in August 2008. The song features a female narrator who describes the kind of relationship that she wishes to have with her lover - specifically, one comparable to the relationship between singer Johnny Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash. 'Johnny & June' is a ballad that was written by Heidi Newfield alongside Deanna Bryant and Stephony Smith. The song reached a peak of #11 on the Hot Country Songs charts in late September 2008, becoming Newfield's only solo Top 20 Country hit to date. It was released in March 2008 as the first single from her debut album What Am I Waiting For, which was released in August 2008 on Curb Records. ' Johnny & June' is the solo debut song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Heidi Newfield, the former lead singer of the group Trick Pony.

2008 single by Heidi Newfield 'Johnny & June'

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