Mother Maybelle Carter was the popular stage name of
Maybelle Carter (May 10, 1909 - October 23, 1978), a member of
The Carter Family - the singing group that had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, southern gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. She had three daughters,
Helen Carter, Valerie
June Carter (later known as
June Carter Cash, following June's marriage to
Johnny Cash), and
Anita Carter. When the original Carter Family trio stopped recording together in 1943, Maybelle Carter formed
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