Watching this is like being punched. Hard. So don't say I didn't warn you.

I didn't know that this footage existed. It's raw, obviously shot by a fan from the crowd. Maybe on a cellphone, hell, I don't know.

This is from Johnny Cash's last concert. It took place barely a month after the death of June Carter, Johnny's beloved wife of 40 years. ("Beloved" isn't really the word, but there isn't any one word.) The date was 6/21/2003. That's two days before what would have been June's 74th birthday.

This is hard to watch. Cash was in terrible health and was probably dealing with as much heartache as a man can feel and still keep breathing.

As a matter of fact, Cash only lived a few more months. He passed on September 12, 2003.

Anyway, here's the clip. Cash talks here about having lost June and dedicates the classic Angel Band to her. If you can make it through this without your eyes leaking you're a stronger man than I am.

There are more clips from the performance at YouTube. Click here to see them.

Labels: Johnny Cash, Music, You Tube