Carter Family American Epic: The Best Of The Carter Family LP Vinyl

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in tip-on jacket with soft touch finish 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.

1. Lonesome Valley 2. The Poor Orphan Child 3. Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow 4. The Wandering Boy 5. Wildwood Flower 6. The Foggy Mountain Top 7. The Cannonball 8. Worried Man Blues 9. Engine One-Forty-Three 10. Keep on the Sunny Side 11. Sweet Fern 12. John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man 13. Anchored in Love 14. I Will Never Marry 15. When the World's on Fire