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The Carter Family

The Carter Family is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jimmie Rodgers. Those roots explain a lot about how The Carter Family arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ola Belle Reed, John Anderson, The Dillards, Roger Miller and Dolly Parton, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Anita Carter, Chet Atkins, Carlene Carter, Johnny Cash and John Carter Cash, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around The Carter Family, reaching back through Jimmie Rodgers and forward to Anita Carter. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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The Carter FamilyJimmie RodgersAnita CarterChet AtkinsCarlene CarterJohnny CashJohn Carter CashDoc WatsonNorman BlakeAnna KendrickOla Belle ReedJohn AndersonThe DillardsRoger MillerDolly PartonJohn HartfordRicky Skaggs

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The Carter Family connections

The Carter Family grew out of Jimmie Rodgers, shares an orbit with Ola Belle Reed, John Anderson, The Dillards and Roger Miller, went on to shape Anita Carter, Chet Atkins, Carlene Carter and Johnny Cash. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Carter Family

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Sounds and acts that shaped The Carter Family.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Carter Family.

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