Carter Family

Summary

Carter Family is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,068 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Carter Family received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[3].
• Carter Family received the Americana Music Association President's Award^[4].
• Carter Family's instance of is recorded as musical group^[5].
• Carter Family's genre is country music^[6].
• Carter Family's discography is recorded as Carter Family discography^[7].
• Carter Family's Commons category is recorded as Carter Family^[8].
• Carter Family's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• Carter Family comprises A. P. Carter^[10].
• 1927 marks the founding of Carter Family^[11].
• Carter Family was dissolved in 1956^[12].
• Carter Family's location of formation is recorded as Maces Spring^[13].
• Carter Family's official website is recorded as http://www.carterfamilyfold.org^[14].
• Carter Family's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carter Family^[15].
• Carter Family's start of work period is recorded as 1927^[16].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[17]

• Country: US^[18]

• Began / founded: 1927-07-31^[19]

• Ended / dissolved: 1943^[20]

• Genre(s): country^[21]

• Community tags: country^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 29c5b1fb-5dcc-4499-b225-4ceeeb8a73d1^[23]

Body

Founding

1927 marks the founding of Carter Family^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Maces Spring^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[3], a lifetime achievement award^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1962^[26] and Americana Music Association President's Award^[4].

Dissolution

Carter Family was dissolved in 1956^[12].

Why It Matters

Carter Family ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,068 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

It has been cited as an influence by Dolly Parton^[29], a guitarist^[30], b. 1946^[31], of United States^[32], awarded the National Medal of Arts^[33], specialised in music composing^[34] and James Alan Shelton^[35], a guitarist^[36], 1960–2014^[37], of United States^[38].

FAQs

What awards did Carter Family receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[3] and Americana Music Association President's Award^[4].

Who did Carter Family influence?

Carter Family has been cited as an influence by Dolly Parton^[29] and James Alan Shelton^[35].