Throwback: Happy 95th Birthday, June Carter Cash!

June is a very busy month in music history:

• Alanis Morisette celebrated her 50th birthday on June 1 
• The Rolling Stones‘ Charlie Watts was born 83 years ago on June 2
• One of the greatest singer/songwriters to ever live, Curtis Mayfield was born 82 years ago on June 3
• Al B. Sure! celebrated his 56th birthday on June 4
• The Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love frontman Richard Butler celebrated his 68th birthday on June 5 
• The legendary Prince was born 66 years ago on June 7
• Duran Duran‘s Nick Rhodes celebrated his 62nd on June 8
• “Mr. Excitement,” the great Jackie Wilson was born 90 years ago on June 9
• Howlin’ Wolf, one of the greatest bluesmen to have ever done it was born 114 years ago on June 10
• Boy George celebrated his 63rd birthday on June 14
• Ice Cube celebrated his 55th birthday on June 15
• Waylon Jennings was born 87 years ago on June 15
• Tupac Shakur was born 53 years ago on June 16
• The O’Jays‘ Eddie Levert celebrated his 82nd birthday on June 16
• The legendary Paul McCartney celebrated his 82nd birthday on June 18
• Pete Rock celebrated his 54th birthday on June 21
• Cyndi Lauper celebrated her 71st on June 22
• Kris Kristofferson celebrated his 88th birthday on June 22

The legendary June Carter Cash was born 95 years ago today. Her importance and influence on country music has been towering: The Carters pioneered what we know as country, and were among the most popular acts, thanks to their syndicated radio program. And as a result, The Carters’ — and in turn, June Carter Cash’s — on the genre has been towering. 

Happy birthday June! Happy birthday, wherever you are!