Ina Anita Carter (March 31, 1933 in Maces Springs, Virginia – July 29, 1999 in Goodlettsville, Tennessee) was the youngest daughter of Ezra Carter and Maybelle Carter (Mother Maybelle) and said to have the best voice of all the Carter Sisters. She was a versatile singer who experimented with several different types of music and played stand-up bass alongside her sisters Helen Carter and June Carter Cash in the famed country music act the Carter Sisters. The trio joined the Grand Ole Opry radio show in 1950, opened shows for Elvis Presley, and joined the Johnny Cash Show in 1961.

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