Anita Carter

Don Davis m. 1953 (divorced and then remarried) to Ina Anita Carter b 31 Mar 1933 Maces Springs, Scott Co VA d 29 Jul 1999 Goodlettsville, TN, d/o Ezra Carter and Maybelle Addington.  Children of Ina Anita Carter and Don Davis;

I. Lorrie Frances Davis

II. John Christopher Davis

CENTURY OF COUNTRY Biography of Anita Carter:

"Anita, the youngest of the three daughters of Maybelle and Ezra Carter, made her first public appearance in 1937 with her sisters on The Popeye Club, on radio station WOPI Bristol, Virginia, singing Beautiful Brown Eyes. Two years later, the three sisters joined the Carter Family on the border station XERA out of Del Rio, Texas. In 1941, the girls joined the family on WBT Charlotte, North Carolina.

Following the folding of the Carter Family, Mother Maybelle and the girls got together, in 1943, as Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters (See The Carter Family). In 1951, Anita got together with Hank Snow (the Singing Ranger) and the Rainbow Ranch Boys for the double-sided Country smash hit Bluebird Island (Top 5)/Down The Trail Of Achin’ Hearts, on RCA Victor.

In 1953-1954, Anita recorded for Columbia and then in 1955, RCA decided to promote Anita as a Pop performer as part of ‘Nita, Rita & Ruby with Rita Robbins (real name Ruby Winters, the sister of Don Winters) and Ruby Wright (daughter of Kitty Wells and Johnny Wright) while also recording Anita as a solo Country singer.

The group appeared on the Grand Ole Opry and were named "Most Promising Country Group" in the Cash Box Disc Jockey Poll of 1956. However, by 1957, the idea had run out of steam, as Anita was busy touring with the Carter Family. Anita went on to record for Cadence (1957), Jamie (1960) and Mercury (1963).

During the 60’s, Anita did a lot of back-up work and her distinctive soprano voice could be heard on many recordings. Anita returned to RCA in 1965 and to the Country charts in 1966, with a pair of medium-sized successes, I’m Gonna Leave You (Top 50) and in 1967 Love Me Now (While I am Living) (Top 70).

In 1968, Anita teamed up with Waylon Jennings for the Top 5 duet I Got You. In 1968, Anita signed with United Artists and chalked up a Top 70 hit with To Be A Child Again and then, the following year, she teamed up with Johnny Darrell for the Top 50 The Coming of the Roads.

At the end of 1970, Anita signed with Capitol and the following year, she had a Top 50 hit, Tulsa County and followed with her final chart entry, A Whole Lotta Lovin’, which went Top 70.

At the end of the 70’s, Anita became involved in TV production and in 1979 served as talent coordinator, consultant and performer on The Unbroken Circle: A Tribute to Mother Maybelle Carter. In 1982, Anita served as Associate Producer on the movie Country Gold, in which she appeared. She also acted as talent coordinator and consultant on the 1986 CBS-TV movie, Stagecoach. Anita passed away on July 29, 1999 after a long illness."

> Anita Carter and her husband Bob Wooten sing "It Doesn't Matter Any More" at YouTube.
> Anita Carter sings "Making Believe" with Chet Atkins playing guitar at YouTube.
> Anita Carter and Hank Williams Sr sing a duet of "I Can't Help it if I'm Still in Love With You" at YouTube - The video continues after the son with a documentary about Hank Williams Sr.
> Anita Sings "As the Sparrow Goes" at YouTube.
> Anita sings (after a short introduction) "I'm Gonna Leave You" (aka Hot Footin' It) at YouTube.

Ina Anita Carter
and Dale Potter

Ina Anita Carter b 31 Mar 1933 Maces Springs, Scott Co VA d 29 Jul 1999 Goodlettsville, TN, d/o Ezra Carter and Maybelle Addington. Ina Anita Carter m. 1950 (divorced) to Dale Potter. 

Ina Anita Carter
and Bob Wooten

Ina Anita Carter b 31 Mar 1933 Maces Springs, Scott Co VA d 29 Jul 1999 Goodlettsville, TN, d/o Ezra Carter and Maybelle Addington.  Ina Anita Carter m. 1974 (divorced) to Bob Wooten (lead guitarist for Johnny Cash's band, "The Tennessee Three".