What Is Hank Williams Jr.’s Relationship to June Carter Cash? Due to Hank Williams' massive success in country music, his son, Hank Williams Jr., was surrounded by influential country artists starting from a very young age. But he had a particularly special relationship with June Carter Cash. "June Carter Cash was my godmother, and me and Johnny [Cash] hunted Civil War artifacts all the time," Williams Jr. recalls. "We loved guns -- the old, mostly antique guns. We loved metal detecting when we were looking for stuff. My mother, Audrey Williams, and June Carter were very close friends." In addition to the Cashes hanging out at Williams Jr.'s home quite a bit, other well-known stars were around, too, and influenced his music at a very young age.