Joseph Dougherty "Joe" Carter (February 27, 1927 – March 2, 2005) was a member of the

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, an American country/folk music group. Carter was born in 1927 in

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, several months before the

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, which eventually made his family famous. His father was Alvin Pleasant "A. P." Delaney Carter (1891–1960) and his mother was

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(1898–1979). Joe Carter performed with the Carter family from 1939 to 1940 on Border Radio and with his sister Janette and his parents

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and A.P. Carter from 1952 till 1956 on a program called Acme Sessions. and performed again in the 1970s and later in his life. Carter served as a sailor during

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and returned to Virginia after his service and worked in the construction industry, becoming a superintendent. He was active with the Carter Family Fold with his sister, Janette Carter. He died in 2005 and was buried at Mount Vernon United Methodist Church.John Carter Cash, ''Anchored in Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash'', (Thomas Nelson Inc, June 12, 2007)

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