Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?: The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music

The first major biography of the Carter Family, the musical pioneers who almost single-handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk, country, and bluegrass music.

Meticulously researched and lovingly written, it is a look at a world and a culture that, rather than passing, has continued to exist in the music that is the legacy of the Carters--songs that have shaped and influenced generations of artists who have followed them.

Brilliant in insight and execution, Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? is also an in-depth study of A.P., Sara, and Maybelle Carter, and their bittersweet story of love and fulfillment, sadness and loss. The result is more than just a biography of a family; it is also a journey into another time, almost another world, and theirs is a story that resonates today and lives on in the timeless music they created.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 02/23/2004
ISBN: 9780743243827
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.44w x 0.98d

Review Citations: New York Times 03/07/2004 pg. 20