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......
She MASTERS this song. The true timing takes serious vocal skill. But Anita NAILED it!!! She has the perfect voice in my opinion. I love the pure crisp sound she shared with us all. Fabulous singer! No one compares, at least to my ears!😂😂😂
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.
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
Some of us have my friend. I first heard her back in 1969 in Vung Tau In South Vietnam. I had walked into the American PX and the man behind the counter was playing a record of her. People were standing around as the voice of Anita spread throughout the shop. I asked the man behind the counter who was singing and he replied 'the youngest of the Carter Sisters Anita! Stunning voice and I have followed her ever since. I am Australian.
@@happyolddude Your comment just made the book about the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle era that I've been working on for over 4 years now.What is your first name? Anita Carters voice is amazing she was dubbed 'The Appalachian Angel" a long time ago.
@@tonylupo1764 Hello Tony - Thanks for writing. It is 4am in the morning here on a Monday 22nd and I was playing youtube as background and up popped the Carter family! What a coincidence. My name is Roddy.
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
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.
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!
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.
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...
@@andrewgoodbody2121 No actually Ring of Fire was written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore for Anita Carters album "Folk Songs Old and New". Anita Carter actually came up with the melody but was not credited on the record. Anita's version came out about 6 months before Johnny Cashs version.
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.
+hugeelen I was saying I stand corrected. I have no idea why I thought announcer acted unprofessional. Must have been sleep typing. Greeting to you as well
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).
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.
Helen was really exceptional in her own way. A true multi-instrumentalist (even more than the rest of the family) who arranged music as well, which was traditionally done by the men. As much as I hate to say it, but June did play some kind of ugly duckling role in the family, even though she was not ugly at all and had more musical talent than the average person.
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...
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.
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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......
Absolutely the greatest !
I completely agree!
💯
Absolutely!
All the Carters are freakishly talented.
There is nobody else like them.
Certainly the best singer of The Carter Family. Gone too young.
Anita Carter was the best singer period !
One of the best voices in Country Music---pure
She MASTERS this song. The true timing takes serious vocal skill. But Anita NAILED it!!! She has the perfect voice in my opinion. I love the pure crisp sound she shared with us all. Fabulous singer! No one compares, at least to my ears!😂😂😂
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.
Caught a bit of that range. That high note was something else.
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
Do you remember where it was I want to search for it!
Anita has the voice of a song bird.
What a voice, Anita had.
yes
Absolutely but all the sisters could sing and Miss Maybelle
The voice AND face of an angel! RIP Anita
At 1:22 the Appalachian Angel knocks it out of the park ! Amazing voice !
There something so sweet and dear about her voice. Never heard anyone could really match her in country music.
I really love her phrasing on this.Its such an honest and unpretentious reading of this classic song.
Beautiful singing by Anita. Nice thing about her was that she always kept her dignity.
what a beautiful voice how come we never heard more of her
I believe Anita chose the life and the career she herself preferred.
Some of us have my friend. I first heard her back in 1969 in Vung Tau In South Vietnam. I had walked into the American PX and the man behind the counter was playing a record of her. People were standing around as the voice of Anita spread throughout the shop. I asked the man behind the counter who was singing and he replied 'the youngest of the Carter Sisters Anita! Stunning voice and I have followed her ever since. I am Australian.
@@happyolddude Your comment just made the book about the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle era that I've been working on for over 4 years now.What is your first name? Anita Carters voice is amazing she was dubbed 'The Appalachian Angel" a long time ago.
@@tonylupo1764 Hello Tony - Thanks for writing. It is 4am in the morning here on a Monday 22nd and I was playing youtube as background and up popped the Carter family! What a coincidence. My name is Roddy.
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
don't you just love anita carter
Yes! Lol, I do, I think she is the best. 🙂
WOW!!! This is the first time I've ever heard his woman sing. This blows my mind! She's amazing!
To je švagrová Johnnyho Cashe, manželka byla June Carter
Sings amazing, she even talks like Angel.
Anita had such a gorgeous voice!
That girl could sing like a bird! Love and appreciation to her!
i love anita carter!!! you will live forever!!! we´ll never forget you!! rip anita!!!
An angel who walked among us mere mortals!
What a voice. Love her.
Anita Carter, definatley the best voice out of the Carter Family. LOVE HER!
No artists could do what the Carter Family did. Best music in the world.....as far as we old Hillbilly types think. Fo sho!!
What a gifted Voice!
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
Never got the recognition she deserved and is almost unknown. Great shame. By far the best of the Carters and a real great.
I adore this version, it's the best!
Perfection ! Taking it higher.
it should be noted that anita sings on johnnys version too
the cooing back ground vocals, pure anita
A voice like an angel.
Dear God You are sooo lucky , you have her now, voice of an angel.
The Carter family started the wonderful music we like to call Country!
wow, this one of the best versions of this song and Anita!
I think it has to be acknowledged that the three greatest female voices in history belonged to Patsy Cline, Karen Carpenter, and Anita Carter.
Too many, man. They are all immortal! I love Nina Simone.
Agreed. You need more than 3 to do it justice. I think Emmy Lou Harris deserves to be in there too.
Hum, how about Linda?
Anita should be first in that list though. :-)
Greenwolfe Green Well, you got two out of three. Patsy and Anita.
Very beautiful song and the most beautiful voice, I´m absolutely overwelmed .Thanks stljpc.
Wow Anita!
chills ... and tears ... just pure beauty
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.
What a voice! I love Johnny but I have to say I love the original the best.
2021 never heard of her until yesterday. And now I'm am in love
she is just gorgeous
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Beautiful Anita Carters voice❤️
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.
Clifton Clowers from Wolverton Mountain fame?
Goregeous voice!
One of a kind!
Charming!
Thanks for posting.
angelic voice
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!
I love her voice. A true angel.
what a voice!!! Innocence and range and expression!!!
One of the most beautiful natural voices ever recorded....and this from a self professed opera snob!
She was an angel. Love her soooo much.
Yes....voice of an angel!!
Anita's version is by far the best.
Anita´s voice when she speek is like June´s ! :)
after miss kitty i am starting to warm to this wonderful wonderful singer
Its a shame, the Carter Family is known for their singing, not writing songs, but so few recordings survive.
Greatest voice ever.
I love that song
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.
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...
The ring of fire was an old folk song brought from Ireland, June put a spin on it but most of the Carters music was as Irish as the family themselves!
@@andrewgoodbody2121
No actually Ring of Fire was written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore for Anita Carters album "Folk Songs Old and New". Anita Carter actually came up with the melody but was not credited on the record. Anita's version came out about 6 months before Johnny Cashs version.
wow!
O MY GOD...I have been waiting for more Anita on CZcams!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
She has the most beautiful voice!
Beautiful
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.
Absolutely Beautiful from The One and only Anita Carter (June Carter's sister)
Great singer, her daughter Lori Carter Bennet sounds just like her
They are both great. I love this version better.
Goddamn, those birdy high notes!
R.I.P. Anita Carter~ 12 years on this day.
Thank you.
Bella musica cultura y recuerdos.Un abrazo. A todos.
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
That was great
Great Voice!
Talented 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.
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.
She's beautiful!
Anita was being very gracious not feeling the need to insult Johnny Cash. The announcer however acted very unprofessional. Her voice is just amazing.
+Kat G I think the announcer was just joking... maybe ? Her voice is indeed amazing
+hugeelen I can't remember why I commented like that. No one was insulted. Hm?
No insult ! greetings !
+hugeelen I was saying I stand corrected. I have no idea why I thought announcer acted unprofessional. Must have been sleep typing. Greeting to you as well
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).
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.
Anita wonderful!
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
Oh, that thrilling soprano !!!
i love this song :D
shes pretty
Brilliant mate
what a great post! thanks!
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
she's also very good in I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You with her and hank
Anita was the best pure singer of the bunch, and her sister helen was the only one of the bunch that could read music.
Helen was really exceptional in her own way. A true multi-instrumentalist (even more than the rest of the family) who arranged music as well, which was traditionally done by the men. As much as I hate to say it, but June did play some kind of ugly duckling role in the family, even though she was not ugly at all and had more musical talent than the average person.
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
love it
MEMORY OF RADIO, SO WELL SHE SINGS SO BEAUTIFULLY ...
***** One of the greatest love songs ever, Joan
june wasnt much of a singer, but she had a great character. so most people still love june :)
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.
The Carter familys influence is so underrated, as proved by this performance.
Awesome.