Anita Carter - Loving Him Was Easier

song by: Kris Kristofferson
photo: Henry Horenstein, Lonestar Ranch, New Hampshire 1974

[@michaelharris6971]

If Anita was alive today no female country singer could touch her

[@youngc570]

America was once capable of creating achingly beautiful music.

[@stormyone]

She still is singing in the heavenly choir!

[@bobpowell7002]

Anita was way far BETTER than any voice in the Carter Sisters...She was also a beautiful woman by any standard. So very GREAT a talent....sad ending, but at least we have this to remember her.

[@stormyone]

What a beautiful photograph of Anita!

[@madelainepetrin1430]

She makes singing so effortless. ❤

[@millers3888]

Anita, what a talent that never got the recognition she deserved while she was alive, like many artists. We appreciate you now Anita and your beautiful voice.

[@jerrycollins5012]

My favorite Anita song is > A Tear Fell > which is sung in a 50s style tinklin piano waltz. It tells a story of lost love . She sees her old love dancing in the arms of a new love as she sheds a tear on the dance floor . I think of my first girl friend in high school when I hear this song . So sad .

[@EmmettJaynes]

Best song Kristofferson ever wrote.

[@Sunny31310]

And sung

[@hazensweeney5633]

She puts most modern day country singer singers to shame !

[@manuelluque6856]

Loved her singing and her Beauty. Rest in peace.

[@marilyncarter4181]

Anita you were always the GREATEST! Shame on you all who gave this a "thumbs down".

[@marilyncarter4181]

Katy, I was judging her on her musical talent. Her "extracurricular" activities are not for me to judge.

[@doreenshumpert2738]

Johnny said something in his book like she was the most under-rated female country singer of all time. Agreed.

[@tonylupo1764]

@James Sero Oh there's a car in the photo???? lol

[@catdaddy3302]

Johnny (allegedly ) had an affair with her.

[@trishpeterson9043]

I agree. The most beautiful voice then and still now after after 20 some years she has been gone.

[@joycerandall1935]

I agree. She sang beautiful and was beautiful.

[@kenjohan]

@@catdaddy3302 Didn't he screw every girl in sight? He didn't have to ask twice.

[@thesergio9444]

Beautiful woman and she sings beatifully too.

[@troynov1965]

They dont call her the Appalachian Angel for nothing !

[@t4texastomjohnnycat978]

One of the most beautiful voices, and one of the best-looking women God ever created .🎸

[@janflipkens4719]

I totally agree. Anita had everything, the voice and the looks a dream woman

[@billyellis1597]

So true..

[@adjeboog3646]

Do you really think that god created her?

[@billyellis1597]

@@adjeboog3646 yes indeed..

[@poewitx]

@@adjeboog3646 that would be God🎸

[@scarletttroquille6360]

I Always loved ❤️💙 Anita the Best , The most Beautiful 🌹 Voice and Songs

[@johnaldrich7059]

Anita's voice can break your heart and mend your soul in one song.

[@thepincushionman7063]

You got that right!

[@addamr2052]

You sure did .

[@rosssoutherland8118]

She was my favorite Carter of all! Not to forget the most beautiful! Wow!

[@valeriecurtis8361]

June got the showmanship, Helen got the musicianship and Anita got the voice.

[@clarencecook1785]

and looks

[@happyme6153]

exactly.

[@arleenchapman5316]

Valerie Curtis and i

[@robertsherrill7986]

Valerie Curtis exactly friend !!!!

[@marilyncarter4181]

And I got nothing (laughing loudly). Seriously, I totally agree.

[@larrywestberg7822]

This country has had some of the most beautiful voices the world has ever known. Anita Carter was right at the top. Boy she was good!!

[@beverlykennedy126]

Johnny Cash said it best Anita has the most beautiful voice of any country singer .

[@gerardleroy3146]

The queen of country music ! Bravo and thank you ❤ ❤ ❤

[@jerryjohnson8905]

One of the the best VERSIONS of a Kris KRISTOFFERSON song I've ever heard.

[@matt88008]

Wonderfully pure, angelic, voice, that could charm the birds out of the trees. Anita Carter, 'the Appalachian Angel', is in my opinion the finest female vocalist you will ever hear in the country or folk music genre.

[@glennfulkerson3560]

Totally in agreement!

[@normitabarranco3378]

Me too!!

[@georgecherucheril9947]

Anita's voice is so pleasant and soothing to hear. Her voice moves me with a feeling of peace. Rip great and beautiful singer. I love you.

[@rasputinsliver9092]

Anita had the best voice of the sisters. And the best lookin' as well.

[@claudioherreriapopp8981]

Bella cultura y musica. Gracias. En alguna oportunidad si podemos iremos a conocer estos lugares. Bendiciones

[@colinclark9162]

Purest...Gentlest...Simply The Greatest Country Girl Singer Ever...Ever...Ever. Nobody comes close. Anita always had it and always will. Bet she's the lead singer in God's Golden Counrtry Choir.

[@philcurless8675]

That is correct, thank you.

[@johnsweeney5946]

SHE WAS THE BEST OF THEM ALL......PERIOD

[@joeray2008]

Amen

[@chuckwagon5518]

Anita had one the purest, sweetest voices I've ever heard, in any genre!

[@dh2360]

I can listen to Anita Carter sing all day. One beautiful looking lady.

[@mikej3187]

I miss you Anita....you passed away on my birthday...July 29th.. I thank you for leaving behind your beautiful voice to always hear.....I will keep your memory alive.

[@anniemaynard1997]

Mike j.how did she die????

[@coreymarcum5728]

@@anniemaynard1997 suffered from Rheumatoid arthritis and the drugs used to treat it damaged her organs. died 1999

[@ramseypropteries2901]

SHE TRULY HAD THE BEST VOICE OF ALL THE CARTER SISTERS LOVE TO LISTEN TO HER SING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mxddie9398]

Nobody can mess with Anita.

[@mta224]

just incredible;hard to believe they're all gone......

[@marilyncarter4181]

I'm still in love with this wonderful lady and her marvelous voice!

[@geener11]

Me too !!

[@foxyshabazz]

I love Kris, but I can't quite escape the feeling that whenever he wrote and recorded a knockout song, someone else would come along and make a version that was better than his. I just love Anita's interpretation. I can't stop playing it.

[@tonylupo1764]

That's because while Kris while a great songwriter he was not a great singer imho

[@orion7741]

no way bro. Kris did it WAY WAY better. He was the total package, great writer, amazing singer, and great actor as well! Anitas version is really grating on the ears and too sharp. the song was not meant for that kind of sound, it was meant to be sung with a slower, lower, and smoother voice.

[@ihatedinonuggets]

​@@orion7741 There is no world in which anyone genuinely believes Kris Kristofferson had a "smoother" or less "grating" voice than Anita Carter's. I will say that this song works better slower and lower, which is how Anita performed it live and to great effect.

[@Heavydutyrocknroll]

Every time I hear Anita's voice it makes my heart flutter. It's like hearing angel sing.

[@brianjustice2586]

I don't care about affairs or cars. Anita Carter was vocal virtuosity incarnate !🤠🙏💕

[@MrPatdeeee]

I imagine that more men have fallen in love with Anita Carter, than any other woman ever. Wow!

[@johnnymac8680]

Anita was God's gift to country music.

[@anniemaynard1997]

Johnny mack.how did she die?????

[@johnnymac8680]

@@anniemaynard1997 I believe that she died at 66 from the effects of the medication she was taking for her arthritis condition.

[@frankpanzerjr.2997]

Don't have good music like this anymore, Anita Carter, loved her music and and how make feel when she rerforms, this is what I call real country.

[@baldy194859]

+Frank Panzer Jr. you said it Frank ! this music they have today I don't call music ! also all you see is singers jumping around on stage and hollering ! another good singer is Emmylou Harris !

[@frankpanzerjr.2997]

+Lloyd Dailey I like Emmylou also

[@cityzen2717]

Hallelujah

[@cecilbrown2392]

Frank Panzer Jr. play River Road Crystal Gayle

[@delbertweare2276]

Anita sings just like her looks, just beautiful!

[@carolperkins4666]

Always loved this song and wanted to hear the right female sing it. Anita is that lady singer. Hadn't heard her much but I'm listening to her now, what a voice!!

[@monicageorge8010]

Absolute favorite!

[@powwowdoc]

What an incredible voice. What an incredible combination of talent and beauty. Her voice is perfect for this song.

[@stevecline7694]

The beautiful Anita Carter has the voice of an angel. Love her

[@paulf6855]

Like Carl Wilson but than in the male form.

[@elvisfan6475]

A beautiful lady with a beautiful voice. Now that's singing.

[@jamesmonahan1870]

Holy-smoke, what a wonderful performance. ❤️

[@peggymarsheck4926]

She sang as a professional for 60 years. Hard to believe, but it's true. Anita and her sisters belong in the Country Music Hall of Fame and in all the other music halls of fame.

[@aspynestrada9110]

62 years...she started on the radio when she was 4 😝

[@shaunely63]

If the Carter Family are not in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, they should be.

[@walliegirl2]

@@shaunely63 So should Marty Robbins. He wrote and recorded about 10 rock n' roll songs.

[@shaunely63]

@@walliegirl2 Which songs did he write? I'm interested to know.

[@locodriver3936]

Agreed,the best version ever

[@reppi8742]

I wish there was an album of her doing classic ballads a cappella. Her tomes are so rich!

[@adbogo]

What a loss for her fans. She's unsurpassed. What a beauty.

[@clintuseastwoodus9020]

I play this chooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon just about every day and never get tired of it! When country was country proper.

[@frankpanzerjr.2997]

+clintus eastwoodus Got that right

[@elainedavis9714]

Frank Panzer Jr. Q

[@stephenmelton2532]

clintus eastwoodus-Well said.

[@nitropost]

Of course, but maybe more than country, when people who are in other genres get on board well kind of says it all.

[@cecilbrown2392]

Carter family are great, they should be in hall of fame .

[@paulepperson3536]

The Carter Family was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970 and were given the nickname "The First Family of Country Music......n 1988, the Carter Family was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .... In 2005, the group received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

[@tonylupo1764]

@@paulepperson3536 Yea Phil but this man is talking about the 2nd generation Carter Family> Mother Maybelle's group with daughters, Helen, June, Anita, which started in 1943 when they went to Richmond during the war on radio station WRNL and were known as the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle. Stay tuned for the book coming out about this very unique success story of the 2nd generation Carter Family Check out these links; #Cartersisterscountrymusichalloffame

[@stationmanager9325]

Anita's voice really polishes the lens of one's soul. Mind you Kristofferson's songwriting skills will go down in music history.

[@richardthomas7933]

Like Elvis Presley and Hank Williams I am in love with Anita Carter

[@whitechocolate5809]

One of my favorite Anita songs...

[@575cjr]

I wish Anita was still with us! Her voice is unmached. Thank yo for the post.

[@46tmb]

such a pure voice..like a ring in the bell...

[@bismarckrock007]

“LOVING HER WAS EASIER” I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skies Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world, the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her eyes Waking in the morning to the feeling of her fingers on my skin Wiping out the traces of the people and the places that I"ve been Teaching me that yesterday was something that I never thought of trying Talking of tomorrow and the money, love and time we had to spend Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again Coming close together With a feeling that I'd never known before in my time She ain't ashamed to be a woman or afraid to be a friend I don't know the answer to the easy way she opened every door in my mind But dreaming was as easy as believing it was never gonna end Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again. 👍🏻🎸✌🏻

[@simban00]

I don't know which version is better this one the studio version or the live version on the Johnny Cash show with Carl Perkins picking away at that guitar.

[@remememberwhen1329]

LOVE THE WAY SHE SINGS THIS SONG...........COUNTRY ALL THE WAY.............AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@georgemills9947]

Her sides with Hank Snow are for me the very best of all time country duets.

[@dmp800]

2021 and listening to the most beautiful voice of all times. Lovely Anita Carter your beauty is mesmerizing never got to see her she was before my time but I'm so glad to find her .

[@richardbennett6237]

What voice ! Beautiful ...

[@gert-oveeriksson9681]

Beautiful Anita 🌹

[@jf752]

what a babe with the voice of an angel. too bad i was too young to know about this until recently

[@gregshirley-jeffersonboule6258]

My favorite female vocalist ever.

[@jiminglis9030]

beautiful singer, real emotions. raised in a family with truth in real feelings and love. lucky to have a mother and father grounded in truth in emotions and compassion. better to have a video of her singing and watch her eyes as they express this.

[@johnanthony9313]

The Appalachian Cathedral Bell. Gorgeous.

[@schristi69]

Anita and Waylon. The do justice to this song. Her voice always stood out when they did background vocals For Johnny Cash. I don't think she got the recognition she deserved. I grew up with the sounds of the Carter family in my house. I have been lucky to have grown up and experienced so many great artists and the music they made. It is a shame to see music devolve over the decades into the garbage it is now.

[@anthonymctigue9038]

JUST BEAUTIFUL .

[@HellyWMarko]

Anita .. simply Beautiful... (RIP)

[@JoJo1955]

Now that is country!

[@tennesseewalt3513]

Country has had a few voices that were as good, but none that were better. And Kristofferson's song is, of course, a classic.

[@dannyc1174]

Every comment here about Anita's voice and beauty is right on! And Henry Horenstein's photo of her at Lonestar Ranch is one of the best.

[@MsHillbilly24]

Voice of an angel . 💗💗

[@doughboy8821]

Waylon sang “Loving her was easier” my favorite song by him. Might’ve found my favorite Anita song

[@jerryjohnson8905]

Written by Kris KRISTOFFERSON

[@denisroberts2937]

She is a very beautiful singer

[@bobroberson9286]

Such a very pretty lady💟

[@ianblinkybill4559]

She is up there with the best. Just wish she had more air time.

[@nolanschmidt5239]

I fell in Love with her ...because of this Song. What a Woman.

[@jackglamuzina7173]

As her youth matured into a great beauty,so did her voice...Magical.

[@snakemansnakes1]

It was a pure stroke of genius when This angelic singer was matched up with Hank Snow and they created some wonderful duets together, Hanks grit balanced beautifully with Anitas soaring tones

[@deeh5438]

Dang man she was a beautiful woman.

[@BrickPa]

Too bad Anita and Emmy Lou never did a duet! That would be something to hear!

[@rogerkarstensen1118]

Queen of country music!😀

[@joyouslady798]

I never understood this song until after my beloved died. Then i knew

[@pearlieford9692]

A lovely voice, nice songs, am going to play it in a minunit

[@MrAschiff]

She was gorgeous

[@whispperson]

Love this incredible lady

[@sailawaybob]

a Beautiful Voice a Beautiful Lady ...

[@preschoolguy2010]

1 July 1971 [no 13494, 14:00-17:30] Jack Clement Recording Studio, 3102 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN - Anita Carter (Anita Carter [vcl], Ray Edenton [gt], Grady Martin [gt], Pete Wade [gt], Pete Drake [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Charlie McCoy [harmonica], Larry Butler [piano]. Producer: George Richey)

[@packingten]

George Richey the one that killed Tammy Wynette?.

[@preschoolguy2010]

@@packingten so they say that hasn't been proven

[@gerardleroy3146]

What a beautiful voice ! Thank you ❤

[@sailawaybob]

Beautiful voice love to hear her songs

[@hazensweeney5633]

Beautiful voice !

[@kennethmorrison7689]

The best of the best!

[@ernestweston3441]

I have always loved this song. Anita really highlights this song. Best rendition I have ever heard.

[@svpst1]

This is an awesome version of my very favorite song of my 77 years. Always preferred Tompall and Glaser Bros. Version but this is terrific. This lady had an awesome voice.

[@donaldshelton9794]

Kris Kristofferson

[@happyolddude]

Simply put, she is quite wonderful and so underrated!

[@roadie3124]

I just noticed: song by Kris Kristofferson. He's written some very good songs.