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MACES SPRING, VA – JUNE, 1994: Janette Carter, daughter of country music pioneers A.P. and Sara Carter, stands with her autoharp in front of her father's former country store in rural Southwest Virginia. In the 1970s, Janette Carter transformed the old store into a museum and old time music venue. Along with A.P. Carter's sister-in-law, Maybelle Carter, A.P. and Sara Carter formed The Carter Family in 1927, becoming the first country music stars. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Archive Photos/Getty Images) 5104602RA_Appalachia92.jpg

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