Although Johnny Cash made it a hit, his eventual wife June Carter actually wrote the song with Merle Kilgore. In fact, June’s sister, Anita Carter, actually released it first as “(Love’s) Ring Of Fire” in 1963. Johnny’s versions went #1 when he released it later that year…and again in 1988 when he re-recorded it. Watch the talented Adam Lee Marcus perform a banjo version of “Ring Of Fire.” | Country Rebel