CARTER FAMILY, THE ORIGINAL

CARTER FAMILY, THE ORIGINAL ( Alvin Pleasant [A. P.] C. , b. Maces Spring, Va., December 15, 1891–November 7, 1960 [voc]; Sara Dougherty C. , b. Flat Woods, Va., July 21, 1898–January 8, 1979 [autoharp, voc]; Maybelle Addington C. , b. Nickelsville, Va., May 10, 1909–October 23, 1978 [gtr, voc]) The Carter Family were one of the first and most popular country vocal groups; their unornamented, nasal harmonies, born and bred in rural church music, are probably the closest we can come to a pure…