Will You Miss Me When Im Gone By Zwonitzer Mark Hirshberg Charles

by Mark Zwonitzer

For three generations the Carter Family performed and recorded hundreds of songs that resonated with ordinary people inspired such legends as Hank Williams Elvis Presley Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan and had a lasting impact on American music This book tells the story of the Carter family from the 1891 birth of musical founder A P Carter to the creation of the original Family A P his wife Sara and his sister in law Maybelle through years of fame and public performances which continued despite the dissolution of A P and Sara s marriage The first major biography of the Carter Family the musical pioneers who almost single handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk country and bluegrass music Meticulously researched and lovingly written it is a look at a world and a culture that rather than passing has continued to exist in the music that is the legacy of the Carters songs that have shaped and influenced generations of artists who have followed them Brilliant in insight and execution Will You Miss Me When I m Gone is also an in depth study of A P Sara and Maybelle Carter and their bittersweet story of love and fulfillment sadness and loss The result is more than just a biography of a family it is also a journey into another time almost another world and theirs is a story that resonates today and lives on in the timeless music they created Traces the bluegrass country music achievements of the Carter family from their discovery by a New York record maker to their rise to stardom and eventual breakup noting their influence on the careers of top performers Will You Miss Me When I m Gone is the first major biography of the Carter Family the musical pioneers who almost single handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk country and bluegrass music Meticulously researched and lovingly written it is a look at a world and a culture that rather than passing has continued to exist

Library Binding