Within two decades since is debut, Johnny Cash became one of the world's most recognizable country stars and remained so until his death in 2003. At the time of his death, the singer was worth an estimated $60 million according to Celebrity Net Worth, adjusting to inflation.
Cash died four months after his wife, June Carter Cash, who he'd been married to for more than three decades (via Biography). Before her death, June told her husband to continue working. Cash followed his late-wife's orders, and recorded 60 songs and performed live one last time at the Carter Family Fold in Virginia.
"The spirit of June Carter overshadows me tonight with the love she had for me and the love I have for her," Cash said before singing "Ring of Fire" (via Taste of Country). "We connect somewhere between here and Heaven. She came down for a short visit, I guess, from Heaven to visit with me tonight to give me courage and inspiration like she always has," he explained, before concluding that "She's never been one for me except courage and inspiration. I thank God for June Carter. I love her with all my heart."
