Country's Carter Family son dies Joe Carter, a member of country music's most influential family, has died aged 78 after battling pancreatic cancer. He was a member of the Carter Family, led by his parents AP and Sara, which is credited with revolutionising country music in the 1920s and 30s. They influenced artists including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Woody Guthrie. With his sister Janette, Joe helped set up the Carter Family Memorial Music Center in Virginia to preserve the family's traditional music. Joe was five months old when he travelled with his parents for a 1927 recording session...