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The original Carter Family consisted of Alvin Pleasant Carter (1891-1960) of Maces Spring, Scott County; his wife Sara; and her cousin Maybelle. The first Carter Family recordings, made in Bristol on August 1-2, 1927, are regarded as the birth of modern country music. Maybelle later formed a singing troupe with her daughters Anita, Helen, and June, and they performed on Richmond's WRVA radio in the 1940s. This photograph is from the estate of June Carter, who married singer Johnny Cash. |