Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire (The Best of Johnny Cash)

Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire (The Best of Johnny Cash). Columbia Records, 1963.

I've written about Johnny Cash in the past, so I won't say much. He's one of my favorite artists, and he's one of the greatest artists of all time, in any genre. This compilation has a few of his greatest hits, including "Ring of Fire" (co-written by June Carter, who would later become his wife) and "I Still Miss Someone." It doesn't get much better than The Man in Black.

Other notable records from 1963:
Hank Snow - I've Been Everywhere (Cash covered that song in 1996)