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Referred to as "country music's first family," The Carter Family made over 270 recordings between 1927 and 1941, selling thousands of albums.PeerMusic: The Carter Family NPR: Country Music's First Family (July 16, 2002)
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- Genres: Country, bluegrass
- Origin: Virginia
- Years active: 1927-1943
- Record labels: Victor Records
- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970
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In 1927, A.P., Sara and Maybelle Carter traveled to Bristol, Tennessee, to make their first recording for Victor producer Ralph Peer.By the 1930s, the Carters had landed several radio contracts and had sold several hundred thousand records. Their top sales and frequent radio airplay made them the first group of stars in American country music. June Carter joined the group in 1939, at the age of ten.
The group broke up in 1943 along with A.P. and Maybelle's marriage. Maybelle went on with her own career featuring several of her daughters, who toured well into the 1960s.
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Video: Original Carter Family - My Dixie Darling (Time 2:55)
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Video: Original Carter Family - My Dixie Darling (Time 2:55)
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DWTS I am surprised Aaron Carter is not WAY on top! He is an amazing performer and is from the Disney Family of talent.
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New blog post: On The Sea Of Galilee---The Carter Family http://bit.ly/19qBcJ
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"Engine 143" by The Carter Family from "Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1: Ballads"
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@RieeBella WOW! thats such a cool job! You got to see the backstreet Boys ! AMAZING!! Nick Carter= totally HOT.. it's like a family thing :)
@CutiePame | November 09, 2009 05:21 AM -
Georgia tomorrow afternoon with mom for ANOTHER funeral...Please pray for the Carter family, my parents as well~
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Can the Circle Be Unbroken?: Country Music's First Family - $11.98
Like so many Americans during the Depression, the Carter Family found themselves forced to stay in motion throughout the 1930s. Rural economies, the locales where country music had taken root, were hit unusually hard by the economic crash. ...
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Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music - $15.00
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? is the first major biography of the Carter Family, the musical pioneers who almost single-handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk, country, and bluegrass music. Meticulous...
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The Carter Family: 1927-1934 - $28.98
Their setup was primitive enough--guitar, Autoharp, and vocals--but in the late '20s the trio of A.P. Delaney Carter, his wife Sara, and his sister-in-law Maybelle would change (chart?) the course of country music forever. They did it with ...
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