The original Carter Family - A.P., Sara, and Maybelle Carter - were one of the pioneering groups of country music, and one of its most popular for nearly two decades.
Maybelle Carter later performed and recorded with her daughters Helen, Anita and June (who later married Johnny Cash).
In the 1950s, A.P. and Sara resumed performing under the Carter Family name with their children, Janette and Joe.
Today, Janette and Joe continue to keep the family's music alive, and June's daughter Carlene Carter has achieved international success in her own right.