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    • Dec 15, 1891
    A.P. Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia. With his wife, Sara, and her cousin, Maybelle, The Carter Family becomes a pioneering force in country music, entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970. A.P. writes much of their material, including "Keep On The Sunny Side," "Wildwood Flower" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
    Oct 21, 1898
    Ezra Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia. He becomes the manager of The Carter Family, which features both his brother, A.P. Carter, and his wife, Maybelle Carter. Ezra's children include singers Helen Carter, June Carter and Anita Carter 
    Jul 21, 1899
    Sara Carter is born in Flat Woods, Virginia. With husband A.P. Carter and cousin Maybelle Carter, she founds The Carter Family, a trio that becomes one of country music's early success stories behind such titles as "Keep On The Sunny Side" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." They join the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970
    May 10, 1909
    Mother Maybelle Carter is born in Nickelsville, Virginia. With her cousin, Sara, and Sara's husband, A.P. Carter, they form the Carter Family, one of the pioneering acts in country music. They enter the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970
    Jun 18, 1915
    A.P. Carter marries Sara Dougherty, uniting two of the three performers who will comprise The Carter Family, in Clinch Mountain, Virginia
    Jul 2, 1923
    Janette Carter is born in Maces Spring, Virginia. The daughter of A.P. and Sara Carter, of The Carter Family, she sings with June Carter, Johnny Cash and Connie Smith on "Kindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny Cash"
    Mar 13, 1926
    Maybelle Addington marries Ezra Carter in Sullivan, Tennessee. As a member of The Carter Family, she helps shape country harmony singing and ends up in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Feb 27, 1927
    A.P. and Sara Carter, members of The Carter Family, have a son, Joe Carter, in Maces Spring, Virginia
    Jul 21, 1927
    Record producer Ralph Peer drives into Bristol, Tennessee, where he erects a recording studio in a hat warehouse. He uses the site to record Ernest Stoneman and to hold the first sessions with The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers
    Jul 31, 1927
    The Carter Family drives from Maces Spring, Virginia, to Bristol, Tennessee, to audition for Victor record producer Ralph Peer. The next day, the group makes its historic first recordings
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