Janette Carter
Janette Carter | |
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 Carter in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 2, 1923 Maces Spring, Virginia,U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 2006(aged 82) Kingsport, Tennessee,U.S. |
| Genres | Gospel,country |
| Instrument(s) | Autoharp,vocals |
| Years active | 1939–1940, 1952–1956 |
Janette Carter(July 2, 1923 – January 22, 2006),[1]daughter of musiciansA.P.andSara Carter,was an American musician involved in the preservation ofAppalachian music.
Carter was born on July 2, 1923, inMaces Spring, Virginia.[2]She and her brotherJoeperformed with their parents on a series of recordings for the Acme label.[3]Janette and Joe later recorded material together consisting of works they had written and songs previously recorded by members of the Carter family.[4]
In 1976, Carter and community members built an 880-seat amphitheater, theCarter Family Fold,beside theA. P. Carter Storewhich her father had operated after theCarter Familyhad disbanded as a musical group. The Carter Family Fold attracts more than 50,000 visitors a year.[5]Carter performed there weekly, until shortly before she died.[6]
Carter had three children with her first husband, James Jett: Donald William, Rita Janette, and James Delaney (Dale).[7]She died on January 22, 2006, inKingsport, Tennessee,after battlingParkinson's diseaseand other illnesses.[8]She was buried next to her mother, Sara Carter Bayes, and her brother, Joe, at theMount Vernon United Methodist ChurchCemetery in Maces Spring.
Carter is a recipient of a 2005National Heritage Fellowshipawarded by theNational Endowment for the Arts,which is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts,[9]in recognition for her lifelong advocacy for the performance and preservation of Appalachian music.[10]
References
[edit]- ^"Carter, Janette".LC Name Authority File.Library of Congress. July 20, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 7,2022.
- ^McCloud, Barry (1995).Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and Its Performers(First ed.). New York: Berkley Publishing Group. pp. 141–142.ISBN9780399518904.OCLC30735303.
- ^Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong.University of Illinois Press. 2000.ISBN9780252068812.
- ^"Folk Review".Folk review. 1976.
- ^"Janette Carter: Country musician, advocate".www.arts.gov.National Endowment for the Arts. n.d.RetrievedJanuary 5,2021.
- ^"Notebook".Time.Vol. 167, no. 6. February 6, 2006. p. 19.
- ^"James Jett".Bristol Herald Courier.Bristol, Virginia. January 26, 2007.RetrievedJune 5,2022.
- ^"Janette Carter, 82, Carter Family musician".The New York Times(Late ed.). January 24, 2006. p. B8.
- ^"NEA National Heritage Fellowships 2005".www.arts.gov.National Endowment for the Arts. Archived fromthe originalon May 21, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 5,2021.
- ^"In Memoriam: Janette Carter (1923–2006)".National Endowment for the Arts. Archived fromthe originalon September 25, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 2,2022.
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