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unusual facts about The Carter Family



1929 Rye Cove, Virginia tornado outbreak

The Carter Family recorded a song about the Rye Cove tornado in the early 1930s.

Big Wheel Cannonball

It follows the same notes as the folk song Wabash Cannonball by The Carter Family, but its lyrics eulogise trucks and truckers rather than trains.

Bill Lister

For several years in the 1950s, he traveled with Hank Williams, Sr., as the opening act for Williams and his "Drifting Cowboys." As a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry, Lister worked with most of the stars of the day, including Little Jimmy Dickens, String Bean, Minnie Pearl, Del Wood, The Carter Family, and others.

The Whoreshoes

The Whoreshoes main influences include country legends Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, The Carter Family, Stanley Brothers, Louvin Brothers, Doc Boggs, and alternative country acts such as Hank III, Meat Purveyors, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Lucinda Williams.


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A. P. Carter

The A. P. and Sara Carter House, A. P. Carter Homeplace, A. P. Carter Store, Maybelle and Ezra Carter House, and Mt. Vernon Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as components of the Carter Family Thematic Resource.

Falls City Brewing Company

In 1977, Falls City representatives approached Billy Carter, brother of President Jimmy Carter, about marketing a signature brand to capitalize on Billy's fame as the beer-drinking black sheep of the Carter family.

Wildwood

"Wildwood Flower", a traditional American folk song often associated with the Carter Family