ABOUT MAYBELLE CARTER
Singer and multi-instrumentalist who was a member of the singing Carter Family, widely considered the first family of country music.
She was asked to join the Carter Family Band by her brother-in-law.
She played multiple instruments including guitar, auto-harp, and banjo.
She marred Ezra J. Carter, with whom she had daughters Helen, Valerie June, and Anita.
One of her daughters, Valerie June, became June Carter Cash , the famous singer and wife of Johnny Cash .
