“Whenever I've not known what to do, I've always gone back to the Carter Family because there was nothing like singing with my aunts and my mom to my grandma.”

American country music singer and songwriter

Carlene Carter is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter Cash and her first husband, Carl Smith. She is known for her work as both a performer and a writer in country music, carrying forward a family line deeply tied to the genre. Her songs and performances place her within the Nashville tradition shaped by her parents, while her own career stands on its own as a recording artist and songwriter.