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

Written with the full cooperation of Carter family descendants, this book beautifully captures the harsh realities and the romantic longings that informed not only the songs the Carters made famous, but their personal lives as well. 42 photos. \nThe 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. \nMeticulously 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. \n \nBrilliant 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.\n