Carter Family

MACES SPRING, VA - JULY, 1972: A photograph of the pioneering musical group, The Carter Family, is on display at the Carter Family Museum near the musicians' birthplaces and homes in rural Maces Spring in Southwest Virginia. The Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound impact on what would become known in later years as country and bluegrass music. The group consisted of Alvin Pleasant "A.P." Carter, his wife, Sara Carter, and his sister-in-law, Maybelle Carter.

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