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Title: The Carter Family Featuring A. P. Carter - Lonesome Pine Special
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Country, Appalachian Folk/Old-Time Country, Maces Spring, Virginia / Bristol, Tennessee 6/26
Matrix #: CAL-2473
Condition: VG+ LM | Members: A.P. C (91' - 60'), Sara C (98' - 79'), Maybelle C (09' - 78')
Cultural Facts:

1. Scene Ecology The Carter Family’s 1927 Bristol Sessions helped turn Appalachian string-band music into a national commercial recording language.
2. Personal Struggle A.P. and Sara Carter’s marriage fell apart while the group remained tied together professionally, giving the family story a quiet sadness behind the harmony.
3. Family Ties Maybelle Carter’s guitar style became a foundation for country picking, and her daughters later carried the Carter name into modern country through the Carter Sisters and Johnny Cash circle.