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Vivian Distin (née Liberto, formerly Cash; April 23, 1934 – May 24, 2005) was an American homemaker and author. She is notable as the first wife of singer Johnny Cash and mother of their four daughters. She inspired his first hit single "I Walk the Line".
May 16, 2021 · Cash denied his first wife, Vivian, was African American during a 1965 boycott by racists sparked by a photo of them together. The questions about Vivian's ancestry were finally resolved on the...
May 17, 2021 · DNA test reveals Johnny Cash's first wife Vivian Liberto, who believed she was of Sicilian, German and Irish heritage, was actually descended from a black slave. Vivian Liberto met Johnny Cash...
Jul 15, 2022 · Between 1954 and 1966, Vivian Liberto was the first wife of country singer Johnny Cash — and the victim of widespread hatred over her racial identity.
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May 18, 2021 · “It feels heartbreaking,” Rosanne Cash admitted through tears after finding out that an ancestor of her mother, Vivian Liberto Cash — the first wife of singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, who both...
May 18, 2021 · “Peace in the Valley” singer Johnny Cash’s first wife had Black ancestry according to a DNA test performed for the show “Finding Your Roots.”
Johnny Cash and first wife Vivian Liberto (1951). The couple then settled down in Memphis, Tennessee where Johnny had a job as a travelling salesman. But he was also making his very first inroads with a career in music.
Mar 25, 2020 · Johnny Cash's met his first wife, Vivian Liberto, shortly before he shipped out to Germany with the Air Force. According to SFGate, they exchanged some 10,000 pages of love letters during his enlistment. They married when he returned in 1954.
Jan 26, 2024 · Johnny Cash’s first wife, Vivian Liberto, played a vital role in shaping the early years of the legendary musician’s career. Their marriage, which lasted from 1954 to 1966, had a lasting impact on Cash and his music, as well as on Vivian’s own life and legacy.
Aug 24, 2023 · Vivian Liberto, born Vivian Dorraine Liberto, was the first wife of Johnny Cash, an American country singer-songwriter. She was born in the city of San Antonio, Texas, in the United States, on the 23rd day of April 1934.
