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Maybelle Carter
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"Mother" Maybelle Carter (born Maybelle Addington; May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1978) was an American country musician and "among the first" to use the Carter scratch, with which she "helped to turn the guitar into a lead instrument." It was named after her. She was a member of the original Carter Family act from the late 1920s until the early 1940s and a member of the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle group.
Quotes about Maybelle Carter
[Carter's] influence on the development of country music really can't be overstated.
Dan Orkin of Reverb.com (December 29, 2017)
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Category:Guitarists from the United States
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Category:Country singers
Category:Women singers
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Category:Women from the United States
Category:People from Virginia
Category:1909 births
Category:1978 deaths
Category:Women born in the 1900s