Carter, Jeanette (1923–2006)
Carter, Jeanette (1923–2006)
American singer and musician. Born Jeanette Carter in Maces Springs, Virginia, July 2, 1923; died Jan 23, 2006, in Kingsport, Tennessee; middle dau. of Sarah Carter (1898–1979) and A.P. Carter; married and divorced twice.
Sang, wrote songs and played the autoharp; began to perform as a soloist during Carter Family radio broadcasts (1938); wrote and recorded with father (mid-1950s); opened the Carter Family "Fold," a performance center in Maces Springs, VA, and the Carter Family Museum; sponsored 1st Annual Carter Family Memorial Festival, held in Hiltons, VA (1975).
See also Women in World History.
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