15 Facts About Carlene Carter

Carlene Carter was born on Rebecca Carlene Smith; September 26,1955 and is an American country music singer and songwriter.

Since 1978, Carter has recorded 12 albums as of 2020, primarily on major labels.

Carlene Carter's earliest released solo recording was "Friendly Gates", a track included on her stepfather Johnny Cash's 1974 album The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me, and credited under the name Carlene Routh.

Carlene Carter's solo recording career began in the late 1970s with her eponymous debut album.

Carlene Carter co-wrote a song with Guy Clark's wife, Susanna Clark, for Emmylou Harris on her 1978 Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town album, "Easy From Now On".

Carlene Carter revived her solo career with the album I Fell in Love, in 1990.

Epstein helped Carter get her career back on track, producing I Fell in Love and co-authoring its title track with longtime collaborator, Milwaukee writer Perry M Lamek.

Carlene Carter had a cameo appearance in the 1994 film Maverick.

Carlene Carter played a waitress on the gambling casino ship run by Commodore Duvall.

On November 20,2008, Carlene Carter performed at Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, Massachusetts, accompanied by Mike Emerson on piano and Sean Allen on electric guitar and later joined by her husband Joe Breen.

Carlene Carter said it brought back memories of playing with her own family.

Carlene Carter was the opening act on John Mellencamp's 80-date Plain Spoken tour in 2015.

In October 2024, Carlene Carter collaborated with Dion on a patriotic digital single, titled "An American Hero".

Carlene Carter was for many years linked romantically with the late bass player Howie Epstein, best known for his work with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Carlene Carter lived with Epstein in Tesuque, New Mexico, from 1996 until 2002.