Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?

The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music

By: Mark Zwonitzer, Charles Hirshberg

Narrated by: Chris Abernathy

The first major biography of the Carter Family, the musical pioneers who almost single-handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk, country, and bluegrass music.

Meticulously researched and lovingly written, it is a look at a world and a culture that, rather than passing, has continued to exist in the music that is the legacy of the Carters - songs that have shaped and influenced generations of artists who have followed them.

Brilliant in insight and execution, Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? is also an in-depth study of A. P., Sara, and Maybelle Carter and their bittersweet story of love and fulfillment, sadness, and loss. The result is more than just a biography of a family; it is also a journey into another time, almost another world, and theirs is a story that resonates today and lives on in the timeless music they created.

©2002 Mark Zwonitzer and Charles Hirshberg (P)2021 Tantor

indepth insight

I had a basic knowledge of the carter family but I learned of new stories. a fast listen great book!

Loved it

Great piece if history. I loved the personal stories of AP, Sarah and Maybelle the founding family of Country Music.