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The song was originally recorded by June's sister, Anita Carter, on her Mercury Records album Folk Songs Old and New (1963) as "(Love's) Ring of Fire". Mercury released Anita's version as a single and it was a featured "pick hit" in Billboard magazine.
Oct 30, 2023 · Singer-songwriter June Carter was married when she co-wrote “Ring of Fire” in 1962. So was Johnny Cash — though not to each other. But this paean to submitting to the throes of...
Mar 25, 2024 · June’s sister Anita Carter was the first to record the song and did so under the title “(Love’s) Ring of Fire” in 1962. She included the song on her 1963 album Folk Songs Old and New. Cash ...
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Dec 2, 2023 · Who Originally Wrote Ring of Fire? Ring of Fire, made famous by Johnny Cash’s recording from 1963, wasn’t written by the Man in Black. Though it’s one of his most recognizable hits, his future wife wrote the song. June Carter and her writing partner Merle Kilgore put the tune together based on her concept.
Jan 25, 2024 · Who Wrote “Ring Of Fire?” “Ring Of Fire” was born in the early ‘60s from the creative work of songwriters Merle Kilgore and June Carter, before she tied the knot with Johnny Cash.
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"Ring of Fire" was first recorded as "(Love's) Ring of Fire" by co-writer June Carter's sister, Anita Carter. But Cash liked the song and wanted to do his own version, claiming the idea to add Mexican horns came to him in a dream.
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Ray Charles took the song to the soul and blues when he did a cover of 'Ring of Fire' ( it's on the album 'Love countrystyle'). It's amazing what he did with the song. There is a video on YouTube of him performing the song in the Johnny Cash-show.
