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A. P. Carter

United States

A. P. Carter is credited on 2,536 releases across 808 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,536

Pressings credited

808

Albums

8

Decades active

531

In collections

Biography

Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter (December 15, 1891 – November 7, 1960) was an American musician and a founding member of the Carter Family, one of the most popular acts in the history of country music. A.P. suffered from a tremor in his right hand, which his mother ascribed to a lightning strike when she was pregnant. Despite this, he successfully learned to play the fiddle and guitar during his childhood. A.P., Sara Dougherty, and Maybelle Carter started the Carter Family with Maybelle's husband and A.P.'s brother, Ezra, as manager in 1927. They played up until Sara and A.P.'s divorce in 1936, but reunited in 1956.

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2,536 releases · 808 albums · active 1951–2026

  • Performance · 3,355
  • Other credits · 34

Studios: Enactron Truck · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Harrah's, Lake Tahoe · Atlantic Studios

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