Showing posts with label Carter Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carter Family. Show all posts

20141007

Carter Family & Cash Display Opens at Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix!

Image635482546640226747The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix recently unveiled exhibits honoring the Carter Family and Johnny Cash. The exhibits, located in MIM’s Artist Gallery, provide guests with an overview of the musical careers of the artists and their historical impact.

Items on display in the Carter Family and Johnny Cash exhibits have never before been displayed for the public and come to MIM on loan from John Carter Cash, son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, and Dale Jett, grandson of A.P. Carter. The items will be on display through April 2016.

20140912

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum presents: The Carter Family - Lives and Legacies!

Image635461320604867834On Tuesday, September 16, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum will present its first special exhibit, The Carter Family: Lives and Legacies.

20120209

Heather Berry Unofficially Adopted Into The Carter Family With Release of New CD!

Image634643813834642882Heather Berry and husband Tony Mabe are living the dream. The husband and wife duo along with pal Jamie Collins on bass have formed The Heather Berry & Tony Mabe Show.

Their debut CD is set to be released on February 14th. 

20111207

History of Bluegrass Intertwined with Personal Memories Does Good Job!

Image634588655327220645While many would argue that the history of bluegrass music began with Bill Monroe and his band the Blue Grass Boys, that would be like starting the history of the United states with the second world war.

Obviously every musician is influenced by those who came before and those who are contemporaries and Monroe was no exception.   In her posting on Hubpages.com, Habee from Georgia gives a fantastic accounting of the beginnings and growth of the genre while intermingling some of her own personal experiences.

its first seeds came from the hills of Scotland and the green fields of England and Ireland. When the people of these regions began immigrating to America, they brought their customs and traditions with them, of course, including their music. Many of these folks wound up in the Appalachian Mountains, especially in the southern half of the range, including the Blue Ridge Mountains. If you listen closely to Celtic music and bluegrass music, you can’t help but notice the similarities.

Numerous videos also accompany the article which helps the novice reader to familiarize themselves with the music and serves the bluegrass fanatic with a collection of great video documentation of the genre’s best over the years.

Worth Reading and watching:  http://habee.hubpages.com/hub/The-History-of-Bluegrass-Music

20110509

Remembering Mother Maybelle

If the Carter Family had taken a different road, where would any of us be today!

Maybelle Carter 
(May 10, 1909 - October 23, 1978)

Best known as a member of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and 1930s and also as a member of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters.  When daughter June married country singer Johnny Cash in 1968 she became Cash's mother-in-law and had a tremendously positive effect on his personal life.