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This Historic Day In Music: The Carter Family

Posted on August 1, 2020 by sixstrstories

In the evening, on August 1, 1927, The Carter Family – Alvin Pleasant Carter, his wife Sara Dougherty Carter and Sara’s younger cousin, Maybelle Addington Carter – made their first recordings. The recording session took place in a make-shift recording … Continue reading →

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This Historic Day In Music: Sara Carter

Posted on July 21, 2018 by sixstrstories

Sara Carter was born Sara Elizabeth Dougherty on this day, July 21, in 1898, just north of Copper Creek, Wise County, Virginia. She was one of five children born to William Sevier and Nancy Elizabeth (Kilgore) Dougherty. One day when … Continue reading →

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This Historic Day In Music: A.P., Sara, Maybelle & Ramblin’ Jack

Posted on August 1, 2013 by sixstrstories

In the evening, on this day, August 1, in 1927, Alvin Pleasant Carter, his wife Sara Dougherty Carter and Sara’s younger cousin, Maybelle Addington Carter sat around a microphone in a make-shift recording studio on the second floor of an … Continue reading →

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