Various Artists | American Epic - The Carter Family (Arch.) | Album

Various Artists "American Epic - The Carter Family" (2017)

LP (NEW) - Vinyl, Third Man Records, US, 2017, TMR-460, 813547024282, Remastered, First Issue, Tip-on Sleeve

This album was compiled by the American Epic film producers and co-writers and forms part of the music featured in the documentary series. The Carter Family, a family vocal group from Appalachian Virginia, were the most impactful discovery of talent scout Ralph Peer and the first vocal group to become country music stars. Apart from the beautiful harmonies that can only come from kin, Mother Maybelle Carter pioneered "scratch" style guitar picking, a clever synthesis of autoharp, banjo, and guitar picking, and for years served as a matriarchal figure in the Grand Ole Opry. The album collects performances from the Carter Family's recording sessions for Victor Records and Bluebird Records between 1927 and 1933. It includes three of their first commercial recordings for Ralph Peer at the Bristol Sessions, "The Wandering Boy", "The Poor Orphan Child" and "Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow".

Artist Website: wikipedia/American_Epic_The_Soundtrack

Related Artists: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mississippi John Hurt, Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers