Composer
A.P. Carter
American country musician
1891–1960
13 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1960
- Birthplace
- Virginia
- Place of death
- Kingsport
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter (December 15, 1891 – November 7, 1960) was an American musician and a founding member of the Carter Family, one of the most popular acts in the history of country music.
A.P. suffered from a tremor in his right hand, which his mother ascribed to a lightning strike when she was pregnant. Despite this, he successfully learned to play the fiddle and guitar during his childhood.
A.P., Sara Dougherty, and Maybelle Carter started the Carter Family with Maybelle's husband and A.P.'s brother, Ezra, as manager in 1927. They played up until Sara and A.P.'s divorce in 1936, but reunited in 1956.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter; singer; composer
- Recorded memberships
- Carter Family
- Instruments played
- voice
- Genres
- country music
- Birth name
- Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 11226797
- ISNI
- 0000000066857649
- GND ID
- 134969065
- Library of Congress ID
- n83172235
- MusicBrainz ID
- fe4efbf0-96b1-4219-af3a-70ce1b288f88
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Voice, Piano, Mandolin
- Genres represented
- Country, Classical, Folk, Pop
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 11226797. Portrait: Victor Talking Machine Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.