Ina Anita Carter (March 31, 1933 – July 29, 1999) was the youngest daughter of Ezra (Eck) Carter and Maybelle Carter (Mother Maybelle) and said to have the best voice of all the Carter Sisters. Born in Maces Springs, VA, she was a versatile singer who experimented with several different types of music and played stand-up bass alongside her sisters Helen Carter and June Carter Cash in the famed country music act the Carter Sisters. The trio joined the Grand Ole Opry radio show in 1950, opened shows for Elvis Presley, and joined the Johnny Cash Show in 1961. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Helen Myrl Carter Jones better known as Helen Carter (September 12, 1927-June 2, 1998). ... June Carter Cash June Carter Cash (June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was a singer, songwriter, a member of the first family of country music, the Carter Family, and the wife of legendary singer Johnny Cash. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor, a giant in the modern entertainment industry. ... Johnny Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a vastly influential American country music and rock music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ...

In 1951, Anita scored two Top Ten hits with "Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts" with Hank Snow at No. 2 and "Blue Bird Island" at No. 4. She reached the Top Ten again in 1968 with "I Got You" with Waylon Jennings at No. 4 and recorded several folk albums in the late 1960s. In 1962, Anita recorded a song co-written by her sister June called "Ring of Fire". After hearing the record, her future brother-in-law Johnny Cash reportedly dreamed of hearing Mexican horns on the record and told Anita that if her song did not hit in five or six months he would record it "the way I feel about it." After the song failed to make the charts, Cash recorded it in March 1963 with the horns and the Carter Sisters (along with mother Maybelle Carter). The revised song went on to gain wide international popularity and became one of the biggest hits of his career. Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Maybelle Carter (May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1978) was an American Country music musician. ...

Anita married fiddler Dale Potter in 1950 (div.), session musician Don Davis in 1953 (divorced and then re-married), and lead guitarist for Johnny Cash's band The Tennessee Three Bob Wooton in 1974 (divorced). She had two children, Lorrie Frances and John Christopher. The Tennessee Three, guitarist Bob Wootton and drummer W.S. Holland performed with the legendary country and 50s rock & roll singer Johnny Cash for nearly 40-years. ...

Anita Carter died in Goodlettsville, TN, at the age of 66, a year after eldest sister Helen and four years before middle sister June. Goodlettsville is a city located in Tennessee. ...