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Wildwood FlowerThe Carter Family

Listen to Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (Mono) by The Carter Family & Johnny Cash, see lyrics, music video & more!

Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (Mono)The Carter Family & Johnny Cash

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Keep On the Sunny SideThe Carter Family

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Silent NightJohnny Cash & The Carter Family

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Christmas Time's a-Comin'Johnny Cash & The Carter Family

Listen to Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow by The Carter Family, see lyrics, music video & more!

Bury Me Under the Weeping WillowThe Carter Family

Listen to Can the Circle Be Unbroken by The Carter Family, see lyrics, music video & more!

Can the Circle Be UnbrokenThe Carter Family

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I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue EyesThe Carter Family

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Listen to The Origins of Country Music by The Carter Family

ALBUMThe Origins of Country MusicThe Carter Family

ALBUMAcross GenerationsThe Carter Family

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ALBUMSouthern Cross (Re-Recorded)The Carter Family

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ALBUMRiver of JordanThe Carter Family

Listen to Gospel Gold: The Carter Family (with June Carter) [Re-Recorded Versions] by The Carter Family

ALBUMGospel Gold: The Carter Family (with June Carter) [Re-Recorded Versions]The Carter Family

Listen to The Acme Sessions 1952/56, Disc A by The Carter Family

ALBUMThe Acme Sessions 1952/56, Disc AThe Carter Family

Listen to The Acme Sessions 1952/56, Disc B by The Carter Family

ALBUMThe Acme Sessions 1952/56, Disc BThe Carter Family

Listen to On Border Radio, Vol. 1 by The Carter Family

ALBUMOn Border Radio, Vol. 1The Carter Family

Listen to On Border Radio, Vol. 3 by The Carter Family

ALBUMOn Border Radio, Vol. 3The Carter Family

Listen to Country's First Family by The Carter Family

ALBUMCountry's First FamilyThe Carter Family

Listen to Three Generations by The Carter Family

ALBUMThree GenerationsThe Carter Family

Listen to Travelin' Minstrel Band by The Carter Family

ALBUMTravelin' Minstrel BandThe Carter Family

Listen to The Carter Family Sings the Country Album by The Carter Family

ALBUMThe Carter Family Sings the Country AlbumThe Carter Family

Listen to Keep On the Sunny Side by The Carter Family & Johnny Cash

ALBUMKeep On the Sunny SideThe Carter Family & Johnny Cash

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The history of modern country music begins with this founding family.

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The powerful faith at the core of the Carters' vision.

About The Carter Family

Hometown

Maces Spring, VA, United States

Formed

March 1943

Genre

Country

Most music historians trace country's two main strands to its first superstars: blue yodeler Jimmie Rodgers, and balladeers the Carter Family. Their classic repertoire, haunting vocal harmonies, and Maybelle's distinctive guitar style have kept their old-time music relevant and moving to the modern day. The original group broke up in 1943, and the name was adapted by one member (Mother Maybelle) and her three daughters (June Carter Cash among them), and various combination of Carters performed and recorded in the '50s and '60s.

Members of The Carter Family include, or have included, A.P. Carter, June Carter Cash, Sara Carter, Anita Carter, and Mother Maybelle Carter.