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The Carter Family

Country / region: United States
Recording years: 1929–2003
Recordings in scope: 12
Albums in scope: 4

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The Carter Family in 1930s · Country

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1930s Country

ARTIST STORY

Meet The Carter Family

The Carter Family is a band / group associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1929–2003. The artist is connected with Country and Gospel, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Country and Gospel shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign”, “The Cyclone of Rye Cove”, “Worried Man Blues”, “Darling Daisies”. Then move to “In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain” and “Goodbye, Babylon” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.

Country Gospel

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Basic information

Type: Band / group
Country / region: United States
Formation date: July 31, 1927
End date: 1943
Formed in: Maces Spring

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Recordings in the current scope

01The Cyclone of Rye Cove1930 · Country · bluegrassOpen in new tab 02Worried Man Blues1930 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 03Darling Daisies1934 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 04I’m Working on a Building1934 · Country · bluegrassOpen in new tab 05It’ll Aggravate Your Soul1934 · Country · countryOpen in new tab

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums in the current scope

Album·1935

Smoky Mountain Ballads

GENRES

Genres

Country Gospel

ARTIST GRAPH

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The Carter Family

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created byMy Clinch Mountain Home: Their Complete Victor Recordings, 1928-1929The Carter Family and My Clinch Mountain Home: Their Complete Victor Recordings, 1928-1929 are connected in the catalog.
created byIn the Shadow of Clinch MountainThe Carter Family and In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain are connected in the catalog.
created bySmoky Mountain BalladsThe Carter Family and Smoky Mountain Ballads are connected in the catalog.
created byLonging for Old Virginia: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1934)The Carter Family and Longing for Old Virginia: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1934) are connected in the catalog.
main styleCountryThe Carter Family and Country share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleGospelThe Carter Family and Gospel share an artist-to-genre connection.
performed byI’m Working on a BuildingI’m Working on a Building is a recording by The Carter Family.
performed byDarling DaisiesDarling Daisies is a recording by The Carter Family.
performed byWorried Man BluesWorried Man Blues is a recording by The Carter Family.
performed byIt’ll Aggravate Your SoulIt’ll Aggravate Your Soul is a recording by The Carter Family.

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Where to next?

GenreCountry GenreGospel AlbumIn the Shadow of Clinch Mountain AlbumLonging for Old Virginia: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1934)AlbumMy Clinch Mountain Home: Their Complete Victor Recordings, 1928-1929