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 Anita Carter
N 36° 18.720 W 086° 35.551
16S E 536580 N 4018631
As a member of country music's most famous family, Anita Carter found success of her own during the 50’s and 60’s.
Waymark Code: WM31PF
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2008
Views: 96
Anita Carter was born on March 31, 1933 in Maces Springs, Virginia. She was the youngest daughter of Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter and like other members of the famed Carter Family she was very talented and versatile singer. She performed with her sisters Helen and June and the trio was known as “The Carter Sisters,” and the trio joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1950. The sisters opened shows for Elvis Presley and joined the Johnny Cash Show in 1961. During her career Anita has a number of Top Ten Hits including “own the Trail of Achin’ Hearts,” with Hank Snow and “I Got You,” with Waylon Jennings. Anita Carter died on July 29, 1999 and is buried in the Hendersonville Memorial Park in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
Description:
Anita Carter was born March 31, 1933 in Maces Springs, Virginia. She was the daughter of Mother Maybelle and Ezra Carter. She along with her two sisters, Helen and June ensured that the Carter name continued to appears in the annals of Country Music. The Carters performed on radio from Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri during the late '40s, and joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1950.
In 1951, Anita recorded a duet with Hank Snow and both "Bluebird Island" and, "Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts," reached the country Top Five. The Carter Sisters continued to be popular on the Opry, and even opened for Elvis Presley in 1956-1957. After A.P. Carter's death in 1960, Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters became the Carter Family and adopted a more contemporary style of country music.
In 1961, the Carters began a long-running association with Johnny Cash by appearing in his road show. They recorded the country Top 15 single "Busted" with Cash in 1963, and after June Carter married him in 1967, the Carters appeared on his ABC-TV show from 1969 to 1971.
Anita started recording for RCA in 1966, hitting the country charts with "I'm Gonna Leave You. In 1968, Anita moved to United Artists, but several singles proved unsuccessful and she signed with Capitol Records in the early '70s and almost hit the Top 40 with "Tulsa County." Her last chart appearance with the Carter Family, "Praise the Lord and Pass the Soup," was released in August 1973. After enduring several years of poor health, Anita Carter died on July 29, 1999 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 66. She is buried in the Hendersonville Memorial Park near her mother and father. Also resting nearby are her sister and brother-in-law, Johnny and June Carter Cash.
Date of birth: 03/31/1933
Date of death: 07/29/1999
Area of notoriety: Entertainment
Marker Type: Horizontal Marker
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daily - During Daylight Hours.
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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