It All Started With the Carter Family Trio
Country music simply wouldn’t be the same (or exist at all) without the original Carter Family trio. It has been well documented that powerhouse vocalist Sara, her song collector husband A.P., and Sara’s instrumentalist cousin Maybelle were the pioneers of country music and folk, bluegrass, and other genres that epitomize the mountains of Virginia.
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Then the next generation came along: the Carter children, who started their careers in their parents’ bands before taking on the world via their own creative paths. Through marriage, the family tree branched even further and into epic proportions. There’s no denying just how impactful this talented family was, is, and will continue to be.