Anita Carter

Born in Maces Spring, Virginia, Anita Carter started singing as a child with the Carter family and, after 1943, was part of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters, a regular presence on the Grand Ole Opry. In 1951, she recorded the hits “Bluebird Island” and “Down the Trail of Aching Hearts” with Hank Snow.

She also released solo albums, including Folk Songs Old and New and Anita Carter of the Carter Family, and returned to the charts in a duet with Waylon Jennings on “I Got You”.