Janette Carter
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Janette Carter in 2005
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Janette Carter |
| Born | July 2, 1923 Maces Spring, Virginia, United States |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Kingsport, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Gospel music, Country Music |
| Instruments | Autoharp |
| Years active | 194?–2006 |
Janette Carter (July 2, 1923 – January 22, 2006) was the last surviving child of A.P. and Sara Carter, of Carter Family musical fame. In 1976, she and community members built an 880-seat amphitheater, the Carter Family Fold, beside the store her father operated in Southwestern Virginia. Today, the Carter Family Fold attracts more than 50,000 visitors a year. She had three children from her first husband: Donald William (deceased), Rita Janette, and James Delaney (Dale). The surviving two reside in her hometown of Maces Spring, (Scott County) Virginia, which is nestled in Poor Valley at the foot of Clinch Mountain. She was awarded the Bess Lomax Hawes NEA National Heritage Award in 2005 for her lifelong advocacy for the performance and preservation of Appalachian music.[1]
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