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    • Sep 24, 1971
    Johnny Cash brings his entourage for a Billy Graham Crusade at Texas Stadium in Irving, including June Carter Cash, The Carter Family and The Statler Brothers
    Feb 19, 1974
    Charley Pride wins Favorite Male Country Vocalist and Favorite Country Album, for "A Sunshiny Day," in ABC's first-ever American Music Awards, co-hosted by Roger Miller. Other winners: Lynn Anderson, Charlie Rich and The Carter Family
    Jan 22, 1975
    Ezra Carter dies after a lengthy illness in Nashville. The manager of The Carter Family, he was married to Maybelle Carter and was the father of Helen Carter, June Carter and Anita Carter
    Jul 30, 1976
    The A.P. Carter Homeplace in Maces Spring, Virginia, is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. The log cabin was the birthplace for one of the founders of The Carter Family
    Nov 1, 1976
    Filming begins on "The Johnny Cash Christmas Special" in Tennessee, with guests Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell, Tony Orlando, June Carter, The Carter Family, Jan Howard, Tommy Cash, Merle Travis and Billy Graham
    Dec 6, 1976
    "The Johnny Cash Christmas Special" features Cash, Roy Clark and Tony Orlando singing "Tie A Yellow Ribbon." Also on the CBS special: June Carter, Barbara Mandrell, Merle Travis, The Carter Family, Tommy Cash and Jan Howard
    Nov 30, 1977
    CBS airs "The Johnny Cash Christmas Special" with Cash and The Statler Brothers performing "Blue Christmas." Also aboard: June Carter, Roy Clark, Roy Orbison, The Carter Family, Jan Howard, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, who does "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" and "White Christmas"
    Jan 22, 1978
    NBC airs "50 Years Of Country Music" with Glen Campbell, Roy Clark, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, Loretta Lynn, The Carter Family, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Minnie Pearl, Mel Tillis, Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells and The Statler Brothers
    Oct 23, 1978
    Mother Maybelle Carter dies at her Nashville home. The Carter Family became the first family of country music after a 1927 session. The trio broke up in 1943, but she rallied her daughters and kept performing. The original lineup joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970
    Oct 25, 1978
    Johnny Cash leads mourners in "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" to close the funeral for Maybelle Carter at the First Baptist Church in Madison, Tennessee. Attendees include June Carter Cash, Chet Atkins, Hank Snow, Roy Acuff, Minnie Pearl, Grandpa Jones, Earl Scruggs and The Oak Ridge Boys
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