News

Sheryl Crow Reveals a Few Surprising Facts You Might Not Know About Johnny Cash’s Personal Life — Watch!

Kelly Braun

Published

on

sheryl-crow-johnny-cash
Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock; Therese Frare/AP/Shutterstock

Hollywood will never forget Johnny Cash! While paying a visit to Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday, September 11, Sheryl Crow opened up about the late icon she once worked with and dished some facts you might not know about the rock ‘n’ roll star.

“Oh, wow,” the 57-year-old beauty said as she took a moment after host Andy Cohen asked if there’s anything she can divulge about Johnny. “Something surprising … well, he spent a lot of time at his home in Jamaica, I don’t know if people know that, that he actually lived there a lot of his life.”

sheryl-crow
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock (10402845i) Sheryl Crow 'Today' TV show, New York, USA - 06 Sep 2019 Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

The Bravo guru seemed to be taken aback by the country crooner’s response considering he was nearly speechless. “That’s crazy to think about,” Andy said as guest Jim Gaffigan chimed in, announcing, “Jamaica?!”

“He and June had a family home down there,” Sheryl — who’s worked with Johnny in the past and struck up an unlikely friendship — explained to Andy, noting that he and his second wife, June Carter Cash, loved the area. “I don’t think I’m speaking out of turn when I say I think they were robbed at gunpoint and that was a big, pivotal moment in their lives.” Wow!

Besides the fact that Johnny loved escaping the spotlight to Jamaica, Sheryl also opened up about the “Hurt” singer’s passion for activism — specifically around issues like the Vietnam War, Native American rights and prison reform.

“I think a lot of people probably don’t know this but he was very much against the Iraq War and the Vietnam War, and he just did tons of work for the Native American plight,” she explained. “So he was a good man.”

CMA Johnny Cash
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Anonymous/AP/Shutterstock (6544786a) Country superstar Johnny Cash is seen at the Country Music Awards, in Nashville, Tennessee CMA Johnny Cash 1991, Nashville, USA Anonymous/AP/Shutterstock

This past April, the “If It Makes You Happy” singer released a new version of her 1996 ballad “Redemption Day.” The new rendition is extremely special as it blended Sheryl’s take on the song with Johnny’s 2010 cover — which was recorded shortly before his death in 2003.

The Grammy Award-winner opened up about her song — which draws attention to political rhetoric like climate change and other issues — and couldn’t help but gush about having Johnny on the project.

“Just hearing his powerful voice, knowing what was behind the man and what a great American and outspoken artist he was, to hear him on that then and definitely to hear him on it now has I think made the song more powerful,” she told Taste of Country in April.

Sheryl is one cool chick!

Trending News

Soap Opera5 days ago

As ‘Days of our Lives’ Turns 61, Deidre Hall Celebrates the Costar Who Became a Lifelong Friend

Soap Opera5 days ago

Alice Halsey Returns to ‘Days of Our Lives’ and Shares a ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Update

Celebrity News4 days ago

Elizabeth Taylor’s Maybach, Which She Left to Her Hairstylist, Heads to the Barrett-Jackson Auction Block

Soap Opera4 days ago

Cait Fairbanks Returns to ‘The Young and the Restless’ After Seven Months Away

Jack Nicholson and son Ray Jack Nicholson and son Ray
Celeb Kids2 days ago

Jack Nicholson’s Son Ray Admits He ‘Can’t Talk About a Lot’ With 89-Year-Old Dad

Tragedy3 days ago

Patrick Duffy Explains How He Coped With His Parents’ Tragic Murder and Told His Sons

Celebrity5 days ago

Patrick Duffy Says ‘Dallas’ Filmed His Famous Shower Scene as a Fake Commercial to Hide His Return

Nostalgia3 days ago

‘Father Knows Best’ Alum, 88, Looks Unrecognizable in Rare Public Outing

Soap Opera3 days ago

‘Days of Our Lives’ Star James Reynolds Opens Up About Parkinson’s Diagnosis After 45 Years on the Soap

Betty White Bea Arthur Rue McClanahan Betty White Bea Arthur Rue McClanahan
Celebrity3 days ago

2 Beloved ‘Golden Girls’ Stars Answered the Call During World War II

DWTS Season 35 Team Dance DWTS Season 35 Team Dance
Reality TV4 days ago

‘DWTS’ Pro Smiles Through the Pain After Injury Ahead of ‘Grammy Night’

Valerie Bertinelli Valerie Bertinelli
Famous Families3 days ago

Valerie Bertinelli Wants Grandchildren, but Son Wolfgang Van Halen Isn’t Ready Just Yet