One morning, about four o'clock, I was driving my car just about as fast as I could. I thought, 'Why am I out on the highway this time of night?' I was miserable, and it all came to me: 'I'm falling in love with somebody I have no right to fall in love with. I can't fall in love with this man, but it's just like a ring of fire.

 31 in CMT's 40 Greatest Women in Country Music in 2002. Carter and the entire Carter Family had performed with Johnny Cash for a number of years. Finally in 1950 Opry management relented and the group along with Atkins became part of the Opry company.

 31 in CMT's 40 Greatest Women in Country Music in 2002. [dead link] She was ranked No. Carter Cash was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2009.