Carlene Carter

A marriage that helped shape country music.

This Thursday, March 12, WSM Radio presents a special feature marking the 100th anniversary of the marriage of Maybelle Carter and Ezra Carter, a partnership that helped build the foundation of country music…

Carlene Carter, the country-rock singer from the famous Carter Family, has strong ties to Marion, Virginia, specifically performing at The Lincoln Theatre for the Song of the Mountains TV show, a series showcasing Appalachian music, with an upcoming show listed…

Carlene Carter appeared on Jessie Scott’s Words & Music program heard on Nashville’s roots radio outlet WMOT late last week. She used the occasion to promo two back-to-back concert appearances that were completed over this past weekend in Dayton, OH…

For more than four decades Carlene Carter has deftly dealt with the duality of being both an independent artist and the latter-day embodiment of Carter Family legacy. Those aspects of her life and much more are covered in Cartwheels In…

On Saturday, Carlene helped celebrate a beautiful new mural by artist Kim Radford at the Nashville Public Library Madison Branch. She read the foreward that she wrote to a new book coming out this fall on Madison where she grew…

Nashville Women Sing For Choice!, a musical event honoring the 53rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's historic Roe v. Wade decision, is scheduled for Wednesday, January 22nd at the ‘58, Eastside Bowl in Madison, TN. All proceeds from the event…

Kris Kristofferson and Carlene Carter sing “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” together in 2020 at Cinnamon Hill, Jamaica, former home of June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash.  Photo credit: Jayce Kartye.

“Kris Kristofferson meant more to me and my family…

Remembering Maybelle Carter, born on this date 115 years ago (May 10, 1909).
Oh I'll always remember the day that she died (October 23, 1978)
My daddy called me and he started to cry
I rode on an airplane with…

The Americana Star Is Also Featured Prominently In Biopic About Her Mother June Carter Cash; June Premieres January 16 On Paramount+

Country/Americana singer-songwriter Carlene Carter has just been announced as a headlining act on Transatlantic Sessions Tour 2024, taking place…

Carlene's mom June Carter Cash is the subject of a new feature-length documentary entitled “JUNE,” which will premiere on Paramount+ on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 in the U.S. and Canada, and on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in the U.K., Australia…

"An American Hero," a new song from Dion DiMucci, who recorded it with country music legend Carlene Carter, has been released through Keeping The Blues Alive Records today. The song, written by Dion and Mike Aquilina, comes in advance of…

Transatlantic Sessions returns for 2024, exploring and celebrating the rich musical traditions that connect Scotland, Ireland and the US. An annual focal point of Celtic Connections, the exclusive line-up combines guest singers and the celebrated house band, inviting them to…

It was Kathy Valentine Day at Grimey's New & Preloved Music, as Carlene appeared with her long-time friend at the East Nashville record store on February 14. Kathy hosted a wonderful presentation of stories and songs, including having Carlene join…

Photo caption, left to right: Wade Sapp, Elizabeth Cook, Chris Casello, Carlene Carter, Chuck Mead, Ashley Monroe, Eamon McLoughlin, Tracy Nelson, Al Hill. Not seen: Patrick Bubert on drums and David Spicher on bass. 

Back in 1971, a new club…

Carlene Carter can trace the start of her professional career to a three-song audition at Nashville’s Exit/In while still a teenager. That audition for Hugh Bennet, who ran the club’s weekly writers night during the early days of the legendary…