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Their recordings of such songs as \"Wabash Cannonball\", \"Will the Circle Be Unbroken\", \"Wildwood Flower\" and \"Keep On the Sunny Side\" made them country standards.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original group consisted of Alvin Pleasant \"A.P.\" Delaney Carter (1891–1960), his wife Sara Dougherty Carter (1898–1979), and his sister-in-law Maybelle Addington Carter (1909–1978). Maybelle was married to A.P.'s brother Ezra (Eck) Carter and was also Sara's first cousin. All three were born and raised in southwestern Virginia, where they were immersed in the tight harmonies of mountain gospel music and shape note singing. Maybelle's distinctive guitar playing style became a hallmark of the group.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/The+Carter+Family","playStationPath":"/stations/113300736/play","stationId":113300736,"bioPath":"/music/The+Carter+Family/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Gillian+Welch","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8e2/8e29c0fbddc8cceb21d18a13dbf1aa99_md.jpg","artistName":"Gillian Welch","artistId":1049,"station_id":113321537},{"musicPath":"/music/Linda+Ronstadt","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5e6/5e632c1b4f1e2e1d520d082323bfa3b8_md.jpg","artistName":"Linda Ronstadt","artistId":2426,"station_id":113263473},{"musicPath":"/music/Merle+Travis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1dd/1dd7b1129ede89d6a6725aa78c107c0c_md.jpg","artistName":"Merle Travis","artistId":107469,"station_id":281862492},{"musicPath":"/music/Steve+Earle","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b89/b8976d8a697a9a25268b3a605fcc4c4f_md.jpg","artistName":"Steve Earle","artistId":2448,"station_id":113267730},{"musicPath":"/music/Jimmie+Rodgers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c64/c643368148780cc9413e1e4faf8f62dd_md.jpg","artistName":"Jimmie Rodgers","artistId":5157,"station_id":113288368},{"musicPath":"/music/Jerry+Reed","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/902/9029efec31748694ecc8fdf0240bf451_md.jpg","artistName":"Jerry Reed","artistId":1401,"station_id":113265028},{"musicPath":"/music/Sons+of+the+Pioneers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d83/d83ff46f49a0a4fc01aebea9d3bf0082_md.jpg","artistName":"Sons of the Pioneers","artistId":107580,"station_id":282140018},{"musicPath":"/music/Randy+Travis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/748/748c501fb63467f631041555603169ae_md.jpg","artistName":"Randy Travis","artistId":10158,"station_id":113261826},{"musicPath":"/music/Dolly+Parton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bfa/bfa61e43ef3eb9f46790ee90b3dc1b3a_md.jpg","artistName":"Dolly Parton","artistId":339,"station_id":113265232},{"musicPath":"/music/Jean+Ritchie","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fef/fefd982240b365cec20868394d2ab588_md.jpg","artistName":"Jean Ritchie","artistId":132410,"station_id":285650394},{"musicPath":"/music/Gene+Clark","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/97b/97b904566fce33fdb424a74352d891d1_md.jpg","artistName":"Gene Clark","artistId":8372,"station_id":114117588},{"musicPath":"/music/Bobbie+Gentry","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/92e/92ee3397f961b2a81947d03a2dd6a176_md.jpg","artistName":"Bobbie Gentry","artistId":13362,"station_id":113405950},{"musicPath":"/music/Kenny+Rogers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/751/7513d57ce899e4bf17b855845c57c44a_md.jpg","artistName":"Kenny Rogers","artistId":481,"station_id":113263108},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Cox+Family","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/149/14950c9102a7898d6368eb8a19e489ca_md.jpg","artistName":"The Cox Family","artistId":7607,"station_id":113483325},{"musicPath":"/music/Lee+Hazlewood","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/697/69772b5410a88d4a7a1606bb2efb36b9_md.jpg","artistName":"Lee Hazlewood","artistId":1537,"station_id":113275462},{"musicPath":"/music/Alison+Krauss+Union+Station","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/361/361e330a615ec41920e2a0d58e58d7a7_md.jpg","artistName":"Alison Krauss \u0026 Union Station","artistId":1109,"station_id":113266291},{"musicPath":"/music/Hank+Williams+III","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/541/5410d600d412aadf3d5cd97f67f3d274_md.jpg","artistName":"Hank Williams III","artistId":1080,"station_id":113279853},{"musicPath":"/music/Rhiannon+Giddens","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/426/426f0845e5a3be3c09a16e2f2ef92f70_md.jpg","artistName":"Rhiannon Giddens","artistId":333275,"station_id":388842546}]}