Johnny Cash (26 February 1932 – 12 September 2003) was an American country musician from Kingsland, Arkansas. Alongside Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis, he formed the Million Dollar Quartet. Also, alongside Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson, he formed the Highwaymen, an outlaw country supergroup from the 1980s. He was a very influential singer and guitarist who was well-known and revered in the country, rock, and gospel genres alike. His first wife was a Mexican-American Catholic woman named Vivian Liberto, who was from Texas. His second wife was June Carter, to whom he was married until her death in 2003, just months before his own passing; they frequently collaborated on songwriting and in performances. Among some of Johnny Cash’s most well-known songs include Ring of Fire, I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Get Rhythm, and Hey Porter. Cash was a notable Democrat in the country music industry, with his song Man in Black addressing liberal concerns about the ongoing Vietnam War, poverty, drug abuse, income inequality, and other issues. He initially supported Richard Nixon's presidency (being invited to the White House to discuss prison reform with him), but he grew disillusioned with him following the Watergate scandal, after which he wrote "Ragged Old Flag" as a reaffirmation of his faith in the country and the goodness of the American people. Cash supported freedom of speech, even the right to burn the flag, but he also supported gun rights and said that he would shoot if someone tried to burn his flag.