Carlene Carter

A third-generation member of America's preeminent country music family, Carlene Carter is the granddaughter of Mother Maybelle Carter of the Carter Family, and daughter of June Carter Cash and '50s country star Carl Smith. Since she began recording in the late '70s, Carlene Carter evolved from a twangy rocker to a successful country singer/songwriter in the early '90s.

Carter spent her early...