Sara Carter

As a member of the Carter Family, Sara Dougherty Carter laid the foundation for modern country music. During the 14 years (1927 to 1941) that she recorded with then-husband Alvin Pleasant "A.P." Delaney Carter and her cousin and A.P.'s sister-in-law Maybelle, Carter helped to turn the sounds of rural America into an international phenomenon. The saga of the Carter Family began on July 31, 1927 when Sara, A.P., and Maybelle drove their Model-T Ford from their home in Maces Spring, Virginia to Bristol, Tennessee, where Ralph Peer, a talent scout for Victor Records, was auditio...