The Carter Family - Across Generations

Five generations of Carter family members join for new album

The generation of the Carter Family credited with the "big bang" that started the genre that would come to be known as country music recorded more than 300 songs between 1927 and 1943 when they disbanded.

A.P. Carter, his wife Sara Carter, and Sara's first cousin Maybelle Carter were the first country band to be inducted as Members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. These are recently discovered recordings between Sara and Maybelle from the '60s. John Carter Cash has added four more generations of the Carter family to these recordings, including "Carter Girls" Helen, June and Anita as well as Carlene Carter and John Carter Cash. This is The Carter Family Across Generations.

On "Farther On," a traditional song, also known as "Is Better Farther On,"by Sara Carter, you'll hear Carlene Carter, Dale Jett (grandson of A.P. and Sara Carter) and Adrianna Cross (great-great-granddaughter of Sara and A.P. Carter).

Carlene Carter noted, “It’s a wonderful blessing to be able to have the technology today to have so many people who have passed and to be able to sing with them. As a child, I was told ‘when we’re all passed away, you have to carry this on and that’s what we’ve done.’”  John Carter Cash, her brother adds, “We were charged with this,” suggesting, “It’s not just about fame and power, it’s about the music” with his sister chiming in, “And the love.” 

Reflecting on his family’s role in music history, John Carter Cash suggests, “You show me ten songs and I’ll show you nine that have direct influence from The Carter Family.  The Carter Family touched many people,” he notes and the album, in a very tangible way, keeps that tradition moving forward. After hearing the finished album, Carlene commented, “It’s very authentic, it’s just who they are and when I hear it, I get very emotional because all I wanted to do was protect that legacy and you truly hear that ‘Carter thing.’”

Reviver Entertainment Group Founder David Ross noted, “The Carter Family’s contribution and historical relevance to country music cannot be overstated.  Without them, the genre would simply not have become the touchstone it has been for almost 100 years.”

 

Side 1

Farther On (traditional)

My Clinch Mountain Home

Gold Watch And Chain

Worried Man Blues

Winding Stream

I Never Will Marry

Amber Tresses

Side 2

Maybelle

Diamonds In The Rough

Don’t Forget The Song

Foggy Mountain Top

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Maybelle’s New Tune

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