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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 his brother, A.P. Carter, and his wife, Maybelle Carter. Ezra's children include 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
    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"
    Feb 27, 1927
    A.P. and Sara Carter, members of The Carter Family, have a son, Joe Carter, in Maces Spring, Virginia
    Nov 7, 1960
    A.P. Carter dies in Kingsport, Tennessee. With his wife Sara and her cousin, Maybelle Carter, The Original Carter Family became one of the genre's pioneering groups with A.P. credited as a writer of such titles as "Keep On The Sunny Side" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." They join the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970
    Oct 12, 1970
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts its first 20 members. The inaugural list includes Ted Daffan, Johnny Bond, Floyd Tillman, Stuart Hamblen, Cindy Walker, Merle Travis, Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, Bob Wills, Fred Rose, Hank Williams, A.P. Carter and Jimmie Rodgers
    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

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