
Sara Carter Bayes - Country Singer - Hiltons, VA
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N 36° 40.609 W 082° 23.185
17S E 376118 N 4059917
Quick Description: Sara was part of The Carter Family, which was one of the founding acts for Country Music.
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2009 5:59:55 AM
Waymark Code: WM7GN7
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Long Description:Sara Carter was one of the first country music singers, known for
her deep and distinctive voice. She was the lead singer on most of
The Carter Family recordings during the 1920s and 1930s. Their
signature recordings include "Will the Circle Be Unbroken",
"Wildwood Flower", and "Keep On the Sunny Side" which continue as
country music standards. Sara's headstone features a 45 record
inscribed with the last song title.
In 1993, a 29-cent U.S. postage stamp was issued honoring the
Carter Family with images of A.P., Sara, and Maybelle. (Part of a
set of four with Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, and Bob Wills.)
In 2001, the group was inducted posthumously into the
International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor.
In 2005, the Carters received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement
Award.
The cemetery is at Mt. Vernon UMC is a which is a white
clapboard church invoking country memories.