Not that they did not play blue grass but the Carter family's genre was
"mountain music" or  "country music." and they were well known before the
distinctive blue grass sound was developed out of mountain music by Bill
Monroe and advanced by others such as Earl Scruggs.

Richard E. Dixon
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> [Original Message]
> From: qvarizona <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 1/4/2006 10:08:39 AM
> Subject: Re: Great/Important Virginian
>
> You're probably aware of Johnny Cash.  He married June  Carter, one of
the Carter family daughters.  This Carter family was instrumental (ooh,
there's an unintended pun) in bringing their version of Scotch-Irish
mountain music --otherwise known as Blue Grass-- to the world's attention.
>
>   Joanne
>
> Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>   I've never heard of the Carter family, or perhaps I need to know some of
> their tunes to recognize them.
>
> May I suggest Bo Jangles Robinson for his contributions to the arts.
>
> Anne
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