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  "slug": "the-carter-family",
  "name": "The Carter Family",
  "description": "The Carter Family appears once in our Country list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/the-carter-family/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1928,
    "last": 1928
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 4,
    "list": "Country"
  },
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    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "country",
      "name": "Country",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/country/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "the-carter-family--wildwood-flower",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/the-carter-family--wildwood-flower/",
      "title": "Wildwood Flower",
      "year": 1928,
      "label": "Victor",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Maybelle Carter's thumb-and-fingers guitar style, invented on this record and copied by everyone since. The Bristol sessions in one performance.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Carter%20Family%20Wildwood%20Flower",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=l0DMhqlH20k",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 4,
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        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "country",
        "name": "Country",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/country/"
      },
      "artist": "The Carter Family"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}