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Helen Carter
Helen Myrl Carter (September 19, 1927 – June 2, 1998) was an American country music singer. The eldest daughter of Maybelle Carter, she performed with her mother and her younger sisters, June Carter and Anita Carter, as a member of ''Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters'', a pioneering all female country/folk music group. The group was also known as The Carter Family.〔Scott County History Book Committee (1991) ''The Carter Family: A Biography''〕〔Zwonitzer, M. & Hirshberg, C. (2002). ''Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music''. Simon & Schuster, NY.〕
== Overview ==
Helen Carter had a professional career in music that spanned 60 years. Many historians point to her 1937 radio debut as the beginning of her career 〔Orr, J. (1998). ''Carter Family Daughter Dies: Helen Carter Jones Rites Friday'' Free-Lance Star, Fredricksburg, VA〕〔Carter Family Fan Club News (no date). ''Historic Dates in the Career of the Carter Family.''〕 but Jeanette Carter (Helen's cousin and daughter of original Carter Family band members A. P. and Sara Carter) recalled that she and Helen performed together at original Carter Family personal appearances at least two years prior to this date.〔''Carter Family Fan Club News'' (1998).〕 As a child, Helen Carter played to some of the largest radio audiences in history by way of the powerful signals from the Mexican Border Stations of the 1930s and 1940s. Some of these stations could be heard throughout and even beyond the North American continent.〔Wolfe, C. (1994). ''The Carter Family: Their Arrival in Texas in 1938. ''The Journal of the Academy for the Preservation of Old Time Country Music.〕〔Zitz, M. (1996). ''Country Legend Carter the Main Attraction''. Free-Lance Star, Fredricksburg, VA.〕〔Wolfe, C. (1998). ''The Carter Sisters & Mother Maybelle: Living Tradition''. The Journal of the Academy for the Preservation of Old-Time Country Music.''〕〔 After the breakup of the original Carter Family in 1943, Maybelle formed a group with Helen and her sisters 〔〔Foley, (1961). ''Carter Family Swinging on GI Club Scene''. Stars & Stripes: European Edition.〕 The group joined the cast of the Grand Ole Opry in 1950〔〔Irwin, J. R. (2000). ''A People & Their Music: The Story Behind the Story of Country Music''. Schiffer Publishing, PA.〕 securing Helen, June and Anita's place in country music history as being among the youngest Grand Ole Opry inductees ever. They were aged 22, 20 and 17 respectively. The Carters were on the first nationally televised network program to feature country music, ''The Kate Smith Show'', and were among the first country music acts to tour behind the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia.〔 They were given the "Favorite Country Group" award by the American Music Awards in 1973 and the "Gospel Act of the Year" award by the Music City News Awards in 1980.〔
Helen rarely sang lead in the Carter Family group and seemed content to focus her efforts on harmony and instrumental backing. She played a variety of instruments including accordion, autoharp, guitar, piano and mandolin.〔〔Anonymous, (1989). ''Circle Always Unbroken for Helen Carter Jones: Daughter Recalls Early Days.'' Free-Lance Star, Fredricksburg, VA〕〔Anonymous (1987). ''The Carter Family'' Editor's note: this item is believed to be a publicity sheet issued by PolyGram Records, the Carter Family's record label at the time〕 Many writers and historians list Helen Carter as the best overall musician and most talented songwriter among the Carter Sisters.〔〔〔Salon.com (1999). ''Musician Anita Carter dies at 66''〕〔Hawkins, M. (2009). ''June Carter: Hillybilly Favorites, liner notes. British Archive of Country Music, UK〕 Helen Carter was largely responsible for arranging the group's vocals. It was not uncommon for some songs to have multiple key changes as each group member sang a verse. Another remarkable technique, difficult to describe and rarely recorded, had the group members solo-singing small segments of lyric lines or even portions of individual words. The effect was a seamless transfer of the lead vocal from one singer to the next. Helen Carter was also widely regarded as the Carter Sister most in touch with the group's rich musical tradition and the one most dedicated to its preservation.〔〔Zitz, M. (1999). ''Loss of Helen Carter Strikes Fans''. Free-Lance Star, Fredricksburg, VA〕〔Fergerson, M. (1954). ''Carter Sisters Led by Mother Maybelle''. Pickin' and Singin' News.〕 Along with her mother, Maybelle Carter, Helen Carter was recorded by the Smithsonian Institution in 1975.〔〔
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