She’s the granddaughter of Mother Maybelle Carter of the legendary Carter Family; the daughter of June Carter Cash and her first husband, country singer Carl Smith; and the stepdaughter of Johnny Cash.
Carlene, 62, was the rebel of the clan. With and without her now ex-husband Nick Lowe, she made new wave country-rock, scandalizing the Nashville tastemakers. "I think they thought I was being a little bitch and running off to England of all places, but it wasn’t some master plan that I had, it just sort of happened..."
My interview with the fascinating Ms. Carter can be found at the Richmond Magazine website by going right here.
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