Carlene Carter
| Carlene Carter | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rebecca Carlene Smith |
| Born | September 26, 1955 |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels |
Reprise Giant |
| Associated acts | Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Rosanne Cash, Carter Family, Nick Lowe, Robert Ellis Orrall |
Carlene Carter (born Rebecca Carlene Smith; September 26, 1955) is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith.
Between 1978 and the present, Carter has recorded twelve albums, primarily on major labels. In the same timespan, she has released more than twenty singles, including three No. 3-peaking hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Carlene Carter's earliest released solo recording was "Friendly Gates", a track included on her stepfather Johnny Cash's 1974 album The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me and credited under the name Carlene Routh.
Her solo recording career had begun in the late 1970s with her eponymous debut album. In 1979, during a concert at New York City's The Bottom Line, she introduced a song about mate-swapping called Swap-Meat Rag, from her album Two Sides to Every Woman, by stating, "If this song don't put the cunt back in country, I don't know what will." Johnny Cash and her mother June Carter were in the audience, unknown to Carlene. The comment was quoted widely in the press and Carter spent much of the next decade trying to live it down.
In 1987, Carter joined with the singing trio The Carter Sisters, consisting of her mother June Carter Cash and June's sisters Helen and Anita Carter. Together, they formed a revived version of The Carter Family, and were featured on a 1987 television episode of Austin City Limits along with Johnny Cash.
...
Wikipedia