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Formed: 1926 in VA
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 80 's
Genre: Country

Biography:
The most influential group in country music history, the Carter Family switched the emphasis from hillbilly instrumentals to vocals, made scores of their songs part of the standard country music canon, and made a style of guitar playing, "Carter pick ...More >>

Discography: 2000 Family Album 1976 Country's First Family 1973 Mother Maybelle Carter 1967 Country Album 1965 More Favorites by the Carter Family More >>

Filmograpy:

2007	The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show, 1969-1971
2005	American Experience: The Carter Family - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
1993	Johnny Cash: Cash in Ireland
1976	All You Need is Love: The Story of Popular Music: Always Chasin' Rainbows (Tin Pan Alley)

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Group Members: Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter A.P. Carter Mother Maybelle Carter Sara Carter More >> Similar Artists: The Forbes Family Woody Guthrie Jimmie Rodgers Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper Gid Tanner More >>

Influenced By: Lesley Riddle More >> Followers: Freakwater Johnny Cash Skeeter Davis Jim & Jennie & the Pinetops Jay Farrar More >>

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