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Maybelle Carter, American singer and autoharp player (Carter Family) (born 1909)

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Maybelle Carter

American country musician (1909–1978)

"Mother" Maybelle Carter was an American country musician and "among the first" to use the Carter scratch, with which she "helped to turn the guitar into a lead instrument." It was named after her. She was a member of the original Carter Family act from the late 1920s until the…
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Carter Family

Traditional American folk music group

The Carter Family was an American folk music group that recorded and performed between 1927 and 1956. Regarded as one of the most important music acts of the early 20th century, they had a profound influence on the development of bluegrass, country, southern gospel, pop, and…
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