The Carter Family
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1927 in Maces Spring, Virginia, United States
- Active: 1927 - 1956
Biography
The Carter Family, formed in southwestern Virginia by A. P. Carter, Sara Carter and Maybelle Carter, was the first vocal group to become country music stars. Their Bristol Sessions recordings of 1927 for the #Victor Talking Machine Company# introduced songs such as 'Wildwood Flower' and 'Can the Circle Be Unbroken' to a national audience. Maybelle's Carter scratch guitar playing reshaped country music, and the family's harmonies influenced bluegrass, folk and rock musicians for generations.
The Carter Family Discography
- Single Girl, Married Girl / The Storms Are on the Ocean (1927) - Single - rated 3.78/5
- Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? / Little Darling, Pal of Mine (1928) - Single - rated 3.91/5
- Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow / Little Log Cabin by the Sea (1928) - Single - rated 3.79/5
- Engine One-Forty-Three / I'm Thinking To-Night of My Blue Eyes (1929) - Single - rated 3.77/5
- John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man / Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy to Me (1929) - Single - rated 3.71/5
- Worried Man Blues / The Cannon-Ball (1930) - Single - rated 3.77/5
- Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) / Glory to the Lamb (1935) - Single - rated 3.9/5
- Wildwood Flower (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.05/5
- Can the Circle Be Unbroken (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.3/5
- In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.23/5
- 1927-1934 (2002) - Compilation
Members
- A. P. Carter - vocals (1927–1944; 1952–1956)
- Sara Carter - lead vocals, autoharp, guitar (1927–1944; 1952–1956; 1960–1971)
- Maybelle Carter - vocals, guitar, autoharp (1927–1978)
- Helen Carter - vocals, accordion, guitar (1944–1996)
- June Carter Cash - vocals, autoharp, guitar (1944–1969; 1971–1996)
- Anita Carter - vocals, bass, guitar (1944–1996)