With the folk revival in full swing, the original Carter Family's songs are once more heard on the radio, sold on re-released records, and played by the likes of the Kingston Trio, Elvis Presley ...

Country music would sound way different, if it existed at all, without the original Carter Family trio.

Mr. Carter’s brother hawked Billy Beer and got tied up with the Libyans. His daughter was arrested while protesting the C.I.A ...

Unfortunately, this often involved taking songs from black families in black neighbourhoods and capitalising on them with no share given to the original creators. The Carter family owed a lot of ...