The Carter Family Music

About The Carter Family

Origin: Virginia

Decades: 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, and 1960's

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 picking," the dominant technique for decades. Along with Jimmie Rodgers, the Carter Family were among the first country music stars. Comprised of a gaunt, shy gospel quartet member named Alvin P. Carter and two reserved country girls -- his wife, Sara, and their sis... Read More

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miles
Tulsa, OkUs
Monday June 29 2009 06:08 PM
“ my grandmother used to play this on an old victrola.... it was here favorite record. ”
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Sunday June 21 2009 11:02 AM
“ I have been truly blessed to have met the last of the carter family at the carter family fold i am now 35 what a blessing because we growed up on bluegrass and gospel! ”
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Thursday June 04 2009 03:52 PM
“ my aunt plays like them ive been tryin but dont get to spend much time with them. im tryin to learn wildwood flower, what a hard song. ”
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Sunday May 31 2009 02:26 AM
“ the carters takes my soul back home.where it should be always. ”
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Saint Paul,Mn Uni…Us
Wednesday May 27 2009 10:28 PM
“ nothing but the best musice ”
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Saturday May 09 2009 11:32 PM
“ sounds like mom from back home. Boy I sure miss her.Happy Mothers Day mom up there.xxxoo ”
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Leprechaun
Galway IrelandIe
Wednesday April 22 2009 04:47 PM
“ Simplicity and Honesty. What a rare thing these days. I find a peace come over me when listen to them. I'm now taking lessons in guitar, because of them. I'm 67! ”
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Friday April 17 2009 10:44 AM
“ they sound like my aunts Marilyn & Betty from " The Lightkeepers" ”
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Saturday March 28 2009 02:46 PM
“ what a great family music made the family...and tends to hold many families together ”
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Friday March 20 2009 01:30 AM
“ It's a part of who we are as people, It shows the values that people should have today, we need to look back in time to look for a brighter future ”
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