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The Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound influence on bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop and rock music, as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s.
- 1927–1956
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May 4, 2024 · Welcome to the Carter Family Fold. and Carter Family Memorial Music Center! Here you will find everything related to the Carter Family — the first family of country music — and learn about upcoming events dedicated to the preservation and presentation of traditional bluegrass and old-time.
A.P. Carter’s legacy lives on at the Carter Family Fold, a nonprofit performance venue established by his daughter Janette on the Maces Spring family homestead in Hiltons, Virginia. A.P.’s grocery is now a museum, packed with artifacts from the careers of three generations of musical Carters.
Pioneering and influential group whose close harmonies, guitar style, and classic repertoire blazed trails for country, folk, and bluegrass. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1920s - 1950s. Formed. 1926 in Maces Spring, VA. Disbanded. 1956. Genre. Country, International. Styles.
Born: July 21, 1899 in Coeburn , Wise County County,Virginia United States Death: January 8, 1979 in Lodi , California United States Primary Involvement: Vocalist, Guitar and Autoharp Accompanist Read the Full Bio >.
Beginning with the Monroe Brothers (Bill and Charlie), in 1936, bluegrass artists in all generations have made extensive use of the Carter Family’s recorded repertoire. It is fitting that the Carters were the first inductees to the Bluegrass Hall of Fame selected entirely for their influence upon, rather than direct participation in ...
