Gems of Bluegrass #919 The Importance of the Carter Family
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Length: 08:11
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Why is the Carter Family important? Two things: The songs they sang really touched listeners. Sara, AP and Maybelle really caught the ears of listeners in the 1920’s and in one form or another, the Carter Family’s popularity ran for decades. As for the group’s legacy: it was insured by young listeners who became artists wanting to sing their songs.
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Why is the Carter Family important? Two things: The songs they sang really touched listeners. Sara, AP and Maybelle really caught the ears of listeners in the 1920’s and in one form or another, the Carter Family’s popularity ran for decades. As for the group’s legacy: it was insured by young listeners who became artists wanting to sing their songs.
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INTRO:Why is the Carter Family important? Two things: The songs they sang really touched listeners. Sara, AP and Maybelle really caught the ears of listeners in the 1920’s and in one form or another, the Carter Family’s popularity ran for decades. As for the group’s legacy: it was insured by young listeners who became artists wanting to sing their songs.
OUTRO:Run some Carter Family music. There is a lot available on disc (Rounder and JSP have major collections), there are tribute lps or cds by Flatt & Scruggs and Ralph Stanley. Google the song "Mother Maybelld" for the name of artists who have recorded that tribute to Maybell Carter.
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