On this day (March 25) in 1963, Johnny Cash recorded “Ring of Fire.” The song went on to become one of Cash’s biggest hits. More than that, more than six decades later, it is still hailed as one of ...

Anita Carter released the first version of the song as “Love’s Ring of Fire” in 1962. Johnny Cash waited to see if her song was a hit before recording his own take. The Man in Black’s career was ...

When Lykke Li went into the studio to record her haunting, ethereal version of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” she didn’t have a fixed agenda in place. “To be honest, the only version I’ve ever heard in ...

Singer-songwriter Johnny Cash (1932–2003) was one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century — so popular in country, rock and roll, blues, and gospel genres that he had not one but ...