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The Carter Family: 1927-1934
: :Their setup was primitive enough--guitar, Autoharp, and vocals--but in the late '20s the trio of A.P. Delaney Carter, his wife Sara, and his sister-in-law Maybelle would change (chart?) the course of country music forever. They did it with haunting harmonies, incredible guitar playing (thanks to Maybelle's driving strums on her Gibson L-5 guitar), and a vast repertoire that included murder ballads, gospel tunes, love songs, and Appalachian folk tunes--many of which would be covered by musicians for decades to ...
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Can the Circle Be Unbroken?: Country Music's First Family
: essential recording:Like so many Americans during the Depression, the Carter Family found themselves forced to stay in motion throughout the 1930s. Rural economies, the locales where country music had taken root, were hit unusually hard by the economic crash. The Carters left their original record label just prior to recording the first 17 of the 20 tunes on Can the Circle Be Unbroken, joining ARC for long enough to prodigiously churn out material they'd previously recorded. The 17 ARC songs ...
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The Apostle (Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
from: Rising Tide
: :Robert Duvall's triple-threat (producer/writer/director) 1997 film about a fundamentalist Texas preacher whose fiery spirituality and good works are nearly unraveled by his decidedly human lusts is remarkable for a number of things--the star's non-judgmental approach to Christianity undercuts easy stereotyping and his choice in music nicely smudges the modern, artificially drawn boundaries between country and gospel. It's a collection of music that shows what rich diversity there is in music that's been largely marginalized by mainstream marketeers. Highlights include ...
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Volume 2: 1935-1941
: :Robert Duvall's triple-threat (producer/writer/director) 1997 film about a fundamentalist Texas preacher whose fiery spirituality and good works are nearly unraveled by his decidedly human lusts is remarkable for a number of things--the star's non-judgmental approach to Christianity undercuts easy stereotyping and his choice in music nicely smudges the modern, artificially drawn boundaries between country and gospel. It's a collection of music that shows what rich diversity there is in music that's been largely marginalized by mainstream marketeers. Highlights include ...
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Greatest Hits 1927-1934
:Album Details:18 Classics of Early Country Music from the Genre's Pre-eminent Originators. Made Between 1927 and 1934. Tracks Include 'Wildwood Flower' and 'my Clinch Mountain Home'.
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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Carter Family
:Album Details:18 Classics of Early Country Music from the Genre's Pre-eminent Originators. Made Between 1927 and 1934. Tracks Include 'Wildwood Flower' and 'my Clinch Mountain Home'.
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Wildwood Flower
: essential recording:While the Carter Family is certainly worthy of deeper exploration, this 25-song compilation provides a very useful overview of the work of one of country music's cornerstone artists. Beginning in the late 1920s, Sara, Maybelle, and A.P. Carter delivered to the rest of the world British and Irish ballads that had been preserved in remote Appalachian regions. By fusing the concept of hillbilly string music with the vocal harmonies of religious music and then attaching this fusion ...
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The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family
: :The title of this tribute to the Carter Family alludes to their best-known spiritual, 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken.' While that standard isn't included here, the roster of artists renews the spirit of the circle, a familial legacy that encompasses Mother Maybelle's daughter June Carter Cash, June's husband Johnny Cash, Johnny's daughter Rosanne Cash, and generations of artists inspired by them. Highlights range from the yelp of George Jones on 'Worried Man Blues' to the surge of rockabilly energy ...
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The Best of the Carter Family, Vol. 1
: :The title of this tribute to the Carter Family alludes to their best-known spiritual, 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken.' While that standard isn't included here, the roster of artists renews the spirit of the circle, a familial legacy that encompasses Mother Maybelle's daughter June Carter Cash, June's husband Johnny Cash, Johnny's daughter Rosanne Cash, and generations of artists inspired by them. Highlights range from the yelp of George Jones on 'Worried Man Blues' to the surge of rockabilly energy ...
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Gold Watch And Chain: Their Complete Victor Recordings - 1933-1934
: :The title of this tribute to the Carter Family alludes to their best-known spiritual, 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken.' While that standard isn't included here, the roster of artists renews the spirit of the circle, a familial legacy that encompasses Mother Maybelle's daughter June Carter Cash, June's husband Johnny Cash, Johnny's daughter Rosanne Cash, and generations of artists inspired by them. Highlights range from the yelp of George Jones on 'Worried Man Blues' to the surge of rockabilly energy ...
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