All the Carters are freakishly talented. There is nobody else like them.

Certainly the best singer of The Carter Family. Gone too young.

There something so sweet and dear about her voice. Never heard anyone could really match her in country music.

The voice AND face of an angel! RIP Anita

Anita had a unique way of singing, she sang in between notes and at her own pace, unless she was singing with someone else. RIP, one of, if not the greatest female singers ever......

I really love her phrasing on this.Its such an honest and unpretentious reading of this classic song.

That lady was pitch perfect.

Johnny Cash used to say and write that the two greatest female country voices belonged to Anita Carter and Connie Smith. He also wrote that Anita could have been much bigger but often asked her sisters to join her and the result would often be more of a group (the Carter Sisters, or Carter Family). Her range was incredible and her ability to project in person caused quite a lot of adjustments with sound people.

What a voice, Anita had.

Beautiful singing by Anita. Nice thing about her was that she always kept her dignity.

Anita has the voice of a song bird.

i saw johnny&june in 1985.anita was sing backup with tem at that time as soon as she sung her frist note the whole audience gasped, you could hear people whispering"who the hell is that?" the sound was stunning. she litterally sounded like an angel from heaven, just like people say, an angel. recordings dont capture it. june must have noticed the audieces reaction because at the end of the song she said "this is my sister anita" she was beaming with pride

Anita Carter, definatley the best voice out of the Carter Family. LOVE HER!

this song is versatile it can be sang by different people and changed up a bit and still sound amazing i love her singing it and of course i love when johnny sings it but ive heard other renditions of it that i love too

WOW!!! This is the first time I've ever heard his woman sing. This blows my mind! She's amazing!

At 1:22 the Appalachian Angel knocks it out of the park ! Amazing voice !

i love anita carter!!! you will live forever!!! we´ll never forget you!! rip anita!!!

What a voice. Love her.

That girl could sing like a bird! Love and appreciation to her!

Wow! a live version of my favorite version of Ring of Fire. The studio version has a fantastic eerie quality, and this one rocks too. Thanks for posting!

Very beautiful song and the most beautiful voice, I´m absolutely overwelmed .Thanks stljpc.

I adore this version, it's the best!

What a gifted Voice!

Sings amazing, she even talks like Angel.

Goregeous voice! One of a kind! Charming! Thanks for posting.

wow, this one of the best versions of this song and Anita!

The Carter family started the wonderful music we like to call Country!

what a beautiful voice how come we never heard more of her

Anita had such a gorgeous voice!

A voice like an angel.

No artists could do what the Carter Family did. Best music in the world.....as far as we old Hillbilly types think. Fo sho!!

Never got the recognition she deserved and is almost unknown. Great shame. By far the best of the Carters and a real great.

chills ... and tears ... just pure beauty

Beautiful Anita Carters voice❤️

Dear God You are sooo lucky , you have her now, voice of an angel.

Perfection ! Taking it higher.

I have always admired ANITA CARTER, beautiful Voice. I prefer this original version, then Cash's version. Maybelle would be proud. Peace to you, Anita

Pure beauty. I agree with the poster who says they don't like country music but do like the Grand Ol' Opry sound. This is so good.

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Anita is something of a mystery....so so talented. What kept her from being say a dolly parton....hmmmmm? So beautifull thanks so much for posting its great.

2021 never heard of her until yesterday. And now I'm am in love

O MY GOD...I have been waiting for more Anita on KZfaq! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! She has the most beautiful voice!

I love her voice. A true angel.

what a voice!!! Innocence and range and expression!!!

An angel who walked among us mere mortals!

I think it has to be acknowledged that the three greatest female voices in history belonged to Patsy Cline, Karen Carpenter, and Anita Carter.

it should be noted that anita sings on johnnys version too the cooing back ground vocals, pure anita

One of the most beautiful natural voices ever recorded....and this from a self professed opera snob!

What a voice! I love Johnny but I have to say I love the original the best.

Its a shame, the Carter Family is known for their singing, not writing songs, but so few recordings survive.

don't you just love anita carter

Yes....voice of an angel!!

Anita's version is by far the best.

Wow Anita!

She was an angel. Love her soooo much.

she is just gorgeous

Thank you.

angelic voice

Anita´s voice when she speek is like June´s ! :)

I love that song

Greatest voice ever.

Bella musica cultura y recuerdos.Un abrazo. A todos.

R.I.P. Anita Carter~ 12 years on this day.

after miss kitty i am starting to warm to this wonderful wonderful singer

Absolutely Beautiful from The One and only Anita Carter (June Carter's sister)

Great Voice!

Beautiful

The first recording was by Anita Carter (sister of June) on her Mercury Records album Folk Songs Old and New (1963) as "(Love's) Ring of Fire".and some months later Johnny Cash released it in his Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash album (1963).

wow!

Wow so beautiful

its great voice

love the way the song is sung by anita. its different of what usually is known but great. to me as an european it seems as if that way of music is right from the bible belt and as if i can hear some irish (celtic) heritage.

This live version with Anita singing "Ring of Fire" is awesome, my favorite version..just great and Anita's daughter Lorrie sings this song just like this still. Anita's sister June wrote this for Anita to record A little known fact that Anita wrote the melody and her sister left Anita's name off the credits when she took the song to get published. June witnessed first hand Hank Sr and Audrey's very passionate love-hate passionate relationship which I believe gave her the original idea for her to write the song about her and Johnny's relationship. Anita recorded it before Johnny...

That was great

Goddamn, those birdy high notes!

I love her voice!!! But what she really could do better than anyone else was to harmonize. Unmistakable. And it is not a detract at all

what a great post! thanks!

Brilliant mate

Talented family!!!

I always enjoyed this version over the cash version. I just heard this version again today for the first time sense johnny recorded it, seems this one just disappeared.

My great uncle Merle Kilgore co wrote this song with June and also stood as best man for Johnny Cash when he married June. The Carter’s are distant cousinsof ours. . Clifton CLOWERS is my great grandfather and my maternal grandmother is virginia Lea CLOWERS who along with my mother also gave birth to John Buck Green of lonesome river band fame who penned several bluegrass songs. My grandfather John Green married that pretty little daughter after meeting in Memphis in College. They had 4 children Joyce, Twins Jane and Joan and the youngest John who affectionately became buck or buckwheat. My mother is Jane who grew up West Virginia as John Green Sr. Took his bride virginia to Dub V and started a family far away from Woolverton/Wolverton mountain and Cliftons gun and knife in Arkansas Hurricane, West Virginia on Irene circle my grandmother Virginia raised her children soley after my grandfather died in the early seventies never marrying again. Now Clifton, John Green sr Virginia CLOWERS/Green and Merle Rest In Peace . My mother is in her early seventies now with Buck being the youngest of all 4 siblings still alive. I love my family.

När man hör hennes röst så Är den underbar Att lyssna på för Ljusnande musik Hon hade den var bättre än juni Carter sin syster.

She's beautiful!

i love this song :D shes pretty

love it

Wow one picture of her. She loked like Linda Carter's mother. Wonder Woman's mother. And she sang like that. A real Beautiful Lady.

Anita wonderful!

Oh, that thrilling soprano !!!

Some guy John r cash lol JOHNNY CASH baby! And she is amazing! Dont matter who did what she’s golden and so is johnny

Yes Anita has a lovely voice...can you imagine the angelic crystalline contralto Karen Carpenter singing this lovely song...and the warm tones Karen would envoke...

I'm so glad you feel the same way if you have any more anita carter or any carter songs message me

Anita was the best pure singer of the bunch, and her sister helen was the only one of the bunch that could read music.

I had no idea until recently that it was June carter who wrote ,ring of fire , I like Anita’s version with that high note

Great singer, her daughter Lori Carter Bennet sounds just like her They are both great. I love this version better.

Sara had a Guitaro until her death in 1979. The one Anita is holding is part of a promotional for Oscar Schmidt (her own). Anita was the chief model for this instrument. Sara used her Guitaro on the "Historic Reunion" album and for a number of shows including reunions at the Carter Fold.

God damn she sure can sing! I hate to say it, but I think i like this rendition better

june wasnt much of a singer, but she had a great character. so most people still love june :)

I hate contemporary country music. But, for some odd reason, I love this Grand Ole Opry type stuff.

Awesome.

The Carter familys influence is so underrated, as proved by this performance.