June Carter Cash’s daughter Carlene Carter has nothing but praise for Beyoncé’s country record «Cowboy Carter.»
June Carter Cash’s daughter Carlene Carter has nothing but praise for Beyoncé’s country record “Cowboy Carter.” In a statement, Carter said of the singer’s new album, “I am delighted to know that Carter spunk is in her just like it’s been through nearly 100 years of us Carters choosing to follow ours hearts, hearts that are filled with love not just for country music but for all kinds of music.”
Carter is the daughter of June Carter Cash and her first husband Carl Smith, the stepdaughter of Johnny Cash, and the granddaughter of Maybelle Carter of the Carter Family. Her first professional release was the song “Friendly Gates,” which was featured on her stepfather’s album “The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me.”
Beyoncé said her new album, released Friday, was “born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t,” referring to her performance with the Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) at the Country Music Awards, where she faced backlash from the Country music community.
“But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive,” she continued. “It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history.
