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Infobox musical artist| name = A.P. Carter| image = A.P Carter.JPG| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| Birth Name = Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter| alias =| birth_date = birth date|mf=yes|1891|12|15|mf=y|birth_place = Maces Spring, Virginia|Maces Spring , Virginia , U.S.| death_date = Death date and age|mf=yes|1960|11|7|1891|12|15|death_place = Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport , Tennessee , U.S.| instrument = lead vocalist|Vocals , guitar | genre = Country music|Country , Folk music|folk , Gospel music|gospel | occupation = Singer-songwriter , musician | years_active = 1926–1943 1952–1956| label = Victor Records|Victor , ARC Records|ARC , Decca Records|Decca | associated_acts = Carter Family | website = Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter (December 15, 1891& nbsp;– November 7, 1960), best known as A.P. Carter , was an United States|American musician and founding member of The Carter Family , one of the most notable acts in the history of country music .
Biography
Life
A.P. Carter was born to Robert C. Carter and Mollie Arvelle Bays in Maces Spring, Virginia|Maces Spring , Virginia (then known as Poor Valley). A.P. was sometimes called "Doc."cite book | last = Zwonitzer | first = Mark | authorlink = | coauthors = Hirshberg, Charles | title = Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? : The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music | publisher = Simon & Schuster | year = 2004| location = | pages = | url = http://books.google.com/books? id=qTdns8tiSqUC& printsec=frontcover& dq=Will+You+Miss+Me+When+I'm+Gone%3F+The+Carter+Family+%26+Their+Legacy+in+American+Music& cd=1#v=onepage& q=& f=false | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-7432-4382-7
On June 18, 1915, he married Sara Carter|Sara Dougherty and they had three children: Gladys (Millard), Janette (Jett), and Joe. In 1927, he formed the Carter Family band together with his wife. They were joined by Sara's cousin, Maybelle Carter|Maybelle , who was married to A.P.'s brother, Ezra Carter, and they together formed the first commercial rural country music group. Carter was known for traveling extensively throughout the country and collecting and blending songs, particularly from Appalachia n musicians. Some of the songs became so closely identified with A. P. Carter that he has been popularly, but mistakenly, credited with writing them. For example, " Keep on the Sunny Side of Life " was published in 1901 with the words being credited to Ada Blenkhorn and the music credited to Howard Entwisle,Geibel, Adam and R. Frank Lehman, eds. Uplifted Voices (song no. 9). Philadelphia: Geibel and Lehman, 1901. and "The Meeting in the Air" has been published giving credit for music and words to I. G. Martin. Charles Davis Tillman|Tillman, Charlie D. The Revival No. 6 (song no. 159). Atlanta, GA: Charles Davis Tillman|Charlie Tillman Song Book Co., nd.
A.P. and Sara separated in 1932, in part as a result of Sara having an affair with A.P.'s cousin, due to A.P.'s long absences from home in search of new musical ideas. They officially divorced in 1939. The band remained together for several years afterwards, but broke up in 1943. While Maybelle and her daughters continued to tour as The Carter Family, A.P. left the music business to run a general store in Virginia. In 1952, A.P. reformed The Carter Family with Sara and some of their grown children; the reunion lasted until 1956.cite web|last=Bush |first=John |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p62814/biography|pure_url=yes |title=A.P. Carter > Biography |publisher=allmusic |date=1960-11-07 |accessdate=2009-06-14
A.P. Carter died in Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport , Tennessee on November 7, 1960 at the age of 68.cite web|url= http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/a-c/a-p-carter.aspx |title=Nashville Songwriter's Foundation |publisher=Nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com |date=1960-11-07 |accessdate=2009-06-14cite web|url= http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1167617/Carter-Sisters-and-Mother-Maybelle |title=Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle (American singing group) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia |publisher=Britannica.com |date= |accessdate=2009-06-14 He was buried in the Mount Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery in Hiltons, Virginia .cite web|url= http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi? page=gr& GRid=1813 |title=Alvin Pleasant Carter (1891–1960) - Find A Grave Memorial |publisher=Findagrave.com |date= |accessdate=2009-06-14 http://holstonchurches.org/mtvernon/history.htm A History of Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church
Legacy
Despite dying in relative obscurity, A. P. Carter was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. Carter was inducted as part of The Carter Family in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970.cite web | last = Wolfe | first = Charles | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Carter Family | work = | publisher = Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum | date = | url = http://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/full-list-of-inductees/view/carter-family | doi = | accessdate = February 17, 2010 In 1993, his image appeared on a List of people on stamps of the United States|U.S. postage stamp honoring the Carter Family. In 2001 he was inducted posthumously into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor .
Public Broadcasting Service|PBS aired a one-hour show on A.P. Carter and the Carter Family on American Experience .
In recent years, The Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia has performed a play based on A.P.'s life called "Keep On The Sunny Side".
On her 2008 album All I Intended to Be , Emmylou Harris includes the song "How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower", co-written with Kate and Anna McGarrigle , about the relationship between A.P. and Sara, inspired by a documentary film|documentary that the three of them saw on television .
See also
:Category:Songs written by A. P. Carter|Songs written by A. P. Carter
References
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External links
http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/fame/carterap.html Nashville Songwriters Foundation
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carterfamily/filmmore/index.html PBS Special: The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken.
http://www.friendsofthefold.com Friends of the Carter Family Fold
Find a Grave|1813
Persondata | NAME = Carter, A. P. | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1891-12-15 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Maces Spring, Virginia|Maces Spring , Virginia , U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = 1960-11-07 | PLACE OF DEATH = Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport , Tennessee , U.S. DEFAULTSORT:Carter, A. P. Category:1891 births Category:1960 deaths Category:People from Scott County, Virginia Category:Country musicians from Virginia Category:American country singers Category:American male singers Category:Songwriters from Virginia Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor inductees
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