John Carter Cash & Ana Cristina Are Singing Their Way To 'Jackson'

At 6 years old Ana Cristina sang on TV for the first time, just the first highlight in a career that included her becoming the Hispanic singer ever to perform at a Presidential Inauguration. We don't have to tell you much about John Carter Cash. He is country music royalty - the only son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.

Fun facts about John Carter Cash (Source: Wikipedia)

John Carter Cash, having been involved in music all his life, spends much of his time working as a record producer. However, his activities in the creative world reach far beyond just production. He is also a singer-songwriter, and author. 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.

He was referenced numerous times in his parent's recordings. For several year 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. John Carter Cash also dabbled in recording music, duetting with his father on two tracks recorded for the 1988 Johnny Cash album Water from the Wells of Home.

He began his work as a music producer with his mother June Carter Cash on her album, Press On, which won a Grammy in 1999, then went on to work under Rick Rubin as Associate Producer on his father Johnny Cash's Grammy winning records American III: Solitary Man and American IV: The Man Comes Around, the latter receiving three Country Music Association awards.

He also produced his mother's record Wildwood Flower, which won a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk album in 2003. His 2004 production Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family received three Grammy nominations (Johnny Cash made his final studio recording, a version of "Engine 143", for this album, only two weeks before his death). 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 has produced material for Loretta Lynn, Josh Turner, Brooks & Dunn, Elvis Costello, Wylie and the Wild West, Dr. Ralph Stanley, George Jones, Mavis Staples, Lynda Carter, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Sheryl Crow, John Randal and Jessi Alexander, Norman and Nancy Blake, Jack Clift, Tim O'Brien, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Earl and Randy Scruggs, Rosanne Cash, John Cowan, Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, Tony Rice, and John Prine. In total, he has been a producer on five Grammy Award winning records.

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 Family 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. He authored a biography on his mother, Anchored in Love (which was turned into an Lifetime movie entitled Ring of Fire) and one on his personal relationship with his father, House of Cash: The Legacies of My Father Johnny Cash. His first novel, a fantasy titled Lupus Rex, was released in June 2013.

John Carter Cash owns and operates Cash Productions, LLC and the Cash Cabin Studio near Nashville, in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He is the father to three children, Anna Maybelle Cash, Joseph John Cash, and youngest, Jack Ezra Cash.

Fun facts about Ana Cristina (Source: Wikipedia)

Ana Cristina, is a Cuban American singer-songwriter. Ana was born in Miami, Florida, United States and is of Cuban descent and of Spanish, English and Italian ancestry. Ana Cristina showed exceptional talent at a very young age. She debuted in a local TV show, Sábado Gigante at the age of 6 and taped shows regularly on the international hit show until the age of 14.At the age of 15 she signed to the Latin division of Sony Music and released records in the Spanish Language. She is also a former Miss South Florida USA 2011. She is also currently represented by Elite Model Management.

On January 20, 2005, Ana Cristina became the very first Hispanic person to sing The Star Spangled Banner at a Presidential Inauguration. The following year, on October 6, she performed three songs in a private show at the White House in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

John Carter Cash and Ana Cristina are performing Sunday night, July 17th at the Hotel Cafe 1623 1/2 North Cahuenga boulevard in Hollywood.

Doors open at 7:30pm, the show starts at 8:00pm.

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