A.P. Carter

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musician
gptkbp:activeYears 1927
1956
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Carter_Family
gptkbp:birthDate 1891-12-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mason,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Olivet_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Janette_Carter
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:A.P._Carter_Family
gptkb:Maybelle_Carter
gptkbp:contribution popularizing_Appalachian_music
gptkbp:cultural_heritage American
gptkbp:deathDate 1960-11-07
gptkbp:famousFor songwriting
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Alonzo_Pennington_Carter
gptkbp:genre country music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A.P. Carter
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkbp:influencedBy traditional ballads
gptkbp:influences traditional folk music
gptkbp:inspiration family traditions
gptkbp:instrument banjo
guitar
gptkbp:knownFor founding the Carter Family
gptkbp:legacy influence on country music
gptkbp:musicStyle gptkb:American_folk_music
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Father_of_Country_Music
gptkbp:notableSong gptkb:The_Church_in_the_Wildwood
gptkb:The_Little_Old_Log_Cabin_in_the_Lane
gptkb:The_Old_Country_Church
gptkb:The_Little_Cabin_Home_on_the_Hill
gptkb:The_Girl_I_Left_Behind_Me
gptkb:Will_the_Circle_Be_Unbroken
Keep on the Sunny Side
The Old Rugged Cross
The Blue Sky Boys
The Great Speckled Bird
The Old Time Religion
The Last Thing on My Mind
The Wreck of the Old 97
The Wayfaring Stranger
The Storms Are on the Ocean
The Old Time Fiddler
The Watermelon on the Vine
The_Sweetest_Song_I_Know
Lonesome_Valley
The_Little_Rosewood_Casket
The_Poor_Orphan_Child
The_Old_Log_Cabin_in_the_Lane
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Wildwood_Flower
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Appalachian_region
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:Carter_Family
gptkbp:recordLabel Victor_Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sara_Carter
gptkbp:website www.carterfamilymusic.com
gptkbp:yearsActive 1927-1956