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Carlene Carter Songs

Carter started her career in the late 1970s in England, where she recorded her debut album, Carlene Carter, with rock artist Graham Parker and the Rumour (1978). Her songs have been recorded by artists across musical boundaries, from Emmylou Harris (“Easy From Now On,” co-written with Guy Clark’s wife Susanna) to The Doobie Brothers (“One Step Closer”). Carlene’s 2014 solo release Carter Girl – a reworking of classic Carter Family songs in her own style – drew critical acclaim. More recent years have seen a creative collaboration with John Mellencamp, including two tours and a 2017 album, Sad Clowns and Hillbillies. 

Carlene returned home to Nashville in the spring of 2018. Tapping into generations of the Carter song-writing tradition, she curated a month-long series of shows at the Bluebird Café, titled “The Wonderful World of Women Who Write” and featuring some of her favorite female artists: Lilly Hiatt, Elizabeth Cook, Pam Tillis, and others. “I wanted to do something sisterly,” she told Rolling Stone Country, “because of my roots.”

Born: September 26, 1955, Nashville, Tennessee

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