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Hall of Honor Inductees
The Carter Family
Alvin Pleasant (A.P.) Carter - Born December 15, 1891
Sara Carter - Born July 21, 1898
Maybelle Carter - Born May 10, 1909
From southwestern Virginia's Scott County, the Carter Family first recorded on August 1, 1927. Broadcasting and traveling extensively, the group achieved immense popularity, making approximately 300 studio recordings in its pre bluegrass style. Many Carter Family-originated songs became notable bluegrass standards and countless players have reprised the intense, forceful lead guitar technique immortalized by "Mother Maybelle" during her career, spanning five decades. Singing in a strong, plaintive voice, Sara played the autoharp. Maybelle sang harmony and played guitar, and A.P. sang bass. Sara and A.P. entered private life after last recording October 14, 1941, reuniting the trio for six months in 1943 for daily radio broadcasts from WBT, Charlotte, North Carolina. Maybelle continued the Carter Family name and tradition with daughters Helen, June and Anita, joining WSM's Grand Ole Opry in 1950 and performing until shortly before her death October 22, 1978. A.P. died November 7, 1960, and Sara passed away on January 8, 1979. A.P. preserved and arranged numerous ballads learned from early settlers during excursions during the 1920s and the 1930s, on vast, remote Clinch Mountain. The enormous A.P. Cater song catalog includes "Wildwood Flower," "Keep On The Sunny Side" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?"
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