Janette Carter was the daughter of Sara and A.P. Carter, who along with A.P.'s sister-in-law Maybelle, became one of the icons of Country Music- The Carter Family. She and her brother Joe performed with their parents in the later years of the group, much of which was spent on the border stations on the US-Mexican border. A.P. passed away in 1960, and since 1976 she and her brother Joe spent countless hours helping to preserve the rich musical legacy of their family in an amphitheater they built called "The Carter Fold." This was where Johnny Cash gave what would turn out to be his final public performance. She and Joe both continued to perform for fans until they were physically unable to do so.
Her daughter wrote me a nice letter, thanking me for the drawing for her mother. Janette at the time was not in good health, and was not always able to write due to Parkinson's Disease. She managed to write her name on it as best she could though. Just three months after she signed this for me, on January 22, 2006, Janette Carter passed away.
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