Cause of Cash fire still mystery

Authorities in Hendersonville, Tenn., were still searching Wednesday for the cause of a fire the day before that destroyed Johnny Cash’s longtime lakeside home, a showcase where he wrote much of his famous music and entertained U.S. presidents, music royalty and visiting fans.

Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, lived in the 13,880-square-foot home from the late 1960s until their deaths in 2003. Barry Gibb, a former member of the Bee Gees, purchased the home in 2006 and had hoped to remodel it and eventually write songs there with his wife.

“So many prominent things and prominent people in American history took place in that house -- everyone from Billy Graham to Bob Dylan went into that house,” said singer Marty Stuart, who lives next door and was married to Cash’s daughter, Cindy, in the 1980s.

Parts of the landmark video for Cash’s song “Hurt” were shot inside the house.