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A biographical graphic novel about the original superstar American folk music group, their lives, and their successes \u0026 struggles. The Carter Family: Donât Forget This Song is a rich and compelling original graphic novel that tells the story of the Carter Familyâthe first superstar group of country musicâwho made hundreds of recordings and sold millions of records. Many of their hit songs, such as âWildwood Flowerâ and âWill the Circle Be Unbroken,â have influenced countless musicians and remain timeless country standards. The Carter Family: Donât Forget This Song is not only a unique illustrated biography, but a moving account that reveals the familyâs rise to success, their struggles along the way, and their impact on contemporary music. Illustrated with exacting detail and written in the Southern dialect of the time, its dynamic narrative is pure Americana. It is also a story of success and failure, of poverty and wealth, of racism and tolerance, of creativity and business, and of the power of music and love. Praise for The Carter Family Winner of the 2013 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work â[A] charming, faithful, and resonant biography of the most influential trio in the history of American roots music. . . . Frank Young and David Lasky, on the other hand, will charm the pants off you with a book full of characters who are all too human.â âThe Comics Journal |
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