Open Letter to the
Carter Family Memorial Music Center Board of Directors
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The Unbroken Circle
The list below is comprised of the names of those "Friends of the Fold" who have requested that their signatures be added to our "Open Letter to the Board." This page will be updated every few days. If you have signed up but do not see your name, please check back often to view our updated list. If you have signed up and do see your name, thank you once again for signing our letter and for becoming a "Friend of the Fold."
| Billy Addington | Nickelsville, VA | Sue Massek | Willisburg, KY |
| Frankie Addington | Nickelsville, VA | Barnett McConnell | Smyrna, TN |
| Lowell B. Addington | Nickelsville VA | Bill McConnell | Tazewell, VA |
| Monica Appleby | Abingdon, VA | Joyce McConnell | Tazewell, VA |
| Bo Bailey | Mendota, VA | Polly McConnell | Smyrna, TN |
| Jessica Bailey | Mendota, VA | Wilma McConnell | Hiltons, VA |
| Jonathan Bailey | Hampton, VA | Nancy McCord | Christiansburg, VA |
| Janice Bales | Jonesville, VA | Dale McGinnas | Saluda, NC |
| Donna Bateman | Blountville, TN | Ed McGinnas | Zirconia, NC |
| Richard Bateman | Blountville, TN | Max McGinnas | Saluda, NC |
| Anndrena Belcher | Gate City, VA | Phebe McGinnas | Blythe, CA |
| Margie Belcher | Willis, VA | Robert McGinnas | Blythe, CA |
| Amy Benedict | Gray, TN | Chris McKinney | Kingsport, TN |
| Jeff Benedict | Gray, TN | Jessica McKinney | Kingsport, TN |
| Edith Benfield | Mendota, VA | Lisa McKinney | Kingsport, TN |
| Beth Bingman | Dungannon, VA | Jake McMurray | Weber City, VA |
| Dwight Bishop | Duffield, VA | Sharon Meade | Nickelsville, VA |
| James Blackwell | Roan Mountain, TN | Todd Meade | Kingsport, TN |
| Ruth Blackwell | Roan Mountain, TN | Art Menius | Mayking, KY |
| Brian Blanken | Big Stone Gap, VA | Corey Messer | Krypton, KY |
| Kim Blanken | Big Stone Gap, VA | Valerie Messer | Krypton, KY |
| Lena Bledsoe | Jonesville, VA | Mary Monseur | Chantilly, VA |
| Scotty Boatwright | Fairfax, VA | Bradley Moore | Krypton, KY |
| Sue Ella Boatright-Wells | Hiltons, VA | Karen Moore | Brumley Gap, VA |
| Jamey Booher | Johnson City, TN | Larry Moore | Morehead, KY |
| Joe Booher | Johnson City, TN | Rick Moore | Bluff City, TN |
| Lora Booher | Johnson City, TN | Susan Moore | Marianna, PA |
| Heather K Bowen | Gate City, VA | Travis Moore | Morehead, KY |
| Grace Bradshaw | Big Stone Gap, VA | Walter Moore | Marianna, PA |
| Emma Jean Broadwater | Nickelsville, VA | Bo Musselwhite | Johnson City, TN |
| Steve Brooks | Nickelsville, VA | Sarah Musselwhite | Johnson City, TN |
| Bill Bryant | Kingsport, TN | Mary Narkiewicz | Portland, OR |
| Brian Buchanan | Nashville, TN | Rob Nicar | Bristol, TN |
| Karen K. Burke | Gate City, VA | Bruce Nichols | Hiltons, VA |
| Yolanda Burke | Hiltons, VA | Sara Nichols | Hiltons, VA |
| Jeff Burleson | Kingsport, TN | Bryce Nickels | Gate City, VA |
| Rebecca Burleson | Kingsport, TN | Mary Nickels | Gate City, VA |
| Peggy Campbell | Johnson City, TN | Bonnie Owens | Wise, VA |
| Leona Carter | Church Hill, TN | Boots Page | Kingsport, TN |
| Mary Lou Carter | Jonesville, VA | Emory Page | Kingsport, TN |
| Mark Carter | Hiltons, VA | Ethel Page | Duffield, VA |
| Ray Carter | Church Hill, TN | Meritta Page | Kingsport, TN |
| Bill Cawood | Big Stone Gap, VA | Roy Page | Kingsport, TN |
| Bob Cherry | Colorado Springs, CO | Leslie Pendleton | Blacksburg, VA |
| Kelly Cherry | Kingsport, TN | Catherine Porterfield | Norton, VA |
| Mark Cherry | Kingsport, TN | Donna Porterfield | Norton, VA |
| Jessica Clawson | Johnson City, TN | Deane Quillen | Louisville, KY |
| Melanie Climis | Shepherdstown, WV | Ralph Glenn Raleigh | Nicholasville, KY |
| Dudley Cocke | Norton, VA | Bradley Reeves | Knoxville, TN |
| Sandy Coeburn | Wise, VA | Chiquita Renfro | Johnson City, TN |
| Curtis Compton | Council, VA | Marianna Roberts | Hiltons, VA |
| Pauline Compton | Council, VA | William W. Robinson | Nickelsville, VA |
| Billy Cornette | Hillsville, VA | Mark Rose | Mouth of Wilson, VA |
| Betty Cunningham | Bristol, VA | Kim Campbell Ross | Waynesville, NC |
| Fred Cunningham | Bristol, VA | Chris Saenz | Adair Co., KY |
| Gerry Davidson | Hiltons, VA | Rick Saenz | Adair Co., KY |
| Steven M. Davidson | Kingsport, TN | Robert Salyer | Whitesburg, KY |
| Teressa Dooley | Bedford, VA | Carrington Sams | Bristol, VA |
| Shirley Easterling | Kingsport, TN | Rosa F. Saunders | Ervington, VA |
| Brandon Elkins | Jonesville, VA | Suzanne Savell | Whitesburg, KY |
| Charles Elliott | Gate City, VA | Jimmy Savely | Zionville, NC |
| Peggy Ely | Jonesville, VA | Tammy Sawyer | Hays, NC |
| Charlie Engle | St. Paul, VA | Barbra Scott | Leitchfield, KY |
| Margaret Feierbend | Bristol, TN | Hazel Scott | Nickelsville, VA |
| Robin Feierbend | Bristol, TN | Nancy Seifert | LaVergne, TN |
| Nell Fields | Whitesburg, KY | Kathy Shand | Nashville, TN |
| Jenrose Fitzgerald | Stamping Ground, KY | Deborah Jean Sheets | Vilas, NC |
| Martin Fox | Fairview, NC | Kelly Sheets | Boone, NC |
| Sallye Fox | Fairview, NC | Nathan Sheets | Asheville, NC |
| Jim Franklin | Monteagle, TN | Randy Sheets | Vilas, NC |
| Barbara Fuller | Nickelsville, VA | Fina Mae Sheets | Mouth of Wilson, VA |
| William "Stoney" Fuller | Nickelsville, VA | Alice Taylor Shelton | Gate City, VA |
| Ann Q. Gardner | Hiltons, VA | Julie Shepherd | Staunton, VA |
| Ralph Gardner | Elizabethton, TN | Ron Short | Big Stone Gap, VA |
| Walter R. Gardner | Hiltons, VA | Joan Boyd Short | Big Stone Gap, VA |
| Juanita Gartman | Nickelsville, VA | Buddy Sims | Mendota, VA |
| Nancy Gentry | State Road, NC | Dawn Bailey Sims | Boone, NC |
| Johnny Gentry | State Road, NC | Fred Skeens | Church Hill, TN |
| Steve Gentry | Bristol, TN | Jerry Lou Skeens | Church Hill, TN |
| Anita Gibson | Duffield, VA | Joyce Smith | Mendota, VA |
| Anne Gilbert | Glade Spring, VA | Ronnie Smith | Abingdon, VA |
| Greg Gillenwater | Gate City, VA | Todd Smith | Abingdon, VA |
| Michael Gilley | Big Stone Gap, VA | Janice Snauko | Abingdon, VA |
| Joe Good | Nickelsville, VA | Stan Snauko | Kingsport, TN |
| Margie Good | Nickelsville, VA | Ian Snider | Kingsport, TN |
| Brian Green | Mishawaka, IN | Steve Souther | Pound, VA |
| Jackie Green | Mishawaka, IN | Betty Spears | Gate City, VA |
| Lilly Green | Bristol, TN | Jacki Spector | Mount Airy, NC |
| Lorraine Hackler | Kingsport, TN | Patricia Steen-Hensley | Hiltons, VA |
| Cyndee S. Grey Harr | Blountville, TN | Jeremy Stephens | Danville, VA |
| Adam Hampshire | Lexington Park, MD | Christi Stevens | Louisville, KY |
| Rebecca Hampshire | Lexington Park, MD | Ellen Stewart | Check, VA |
| Kisa Harwell | Johnson City, TN | Dave Tate Stewart | Check, VA |
| Mavis Hatton | Hiltons, VA | Nancy Brennan Strange | Knoxville, TN |
| Beverly Heefner | Fayetteville, GA | Diana Sumner | Hiltons, VA |
| Keith Heefner | Fayetteville, GA | Frank Taylor | Dungannon, VA |
| Jerry Hensley | Hiltons, VA | Louetta Taylor | Nickelsville, VA |
| Michelle Hensley | Duffield, VA | Chelsea Theriault | Hiltons, VA |
| Neal Hensley | Hiltons, VA | Sue Thrasher | Amherst, MA |
| Bill Hicks | Chatham Co., NC | Faye Turner | Nickelsville, VA |
| Lindsey Hogan | Asheville, NC | Michael Turner | Nickelsville, VA |
| Steve Hooks | Galax, VA | Miley Twyman | Florence, KY |
| Wanda Horne | Blountville, TN | Caroline Varney | Bloomingdale, TN |
| Jamie Hounchell | Louisville, KY | David Varney | Belfry, KY |
| Chad Hunter | Brooklyn, NY | Elmer Varney | Bloomingdale, TN |
| John Huron | Bristol, TN | Tina Varney | Belfry, KY |
| Kim Carter-Hutchins | Gate City, VA | Carolyn Vicars | Kingsport, TN |
| Ashley Morgan Jennings | Kingsport, TN | Joann Vicars | Bristol, VA |
| Kathy Jennings | Gate City, VA | Judy Vicars | Hiltons, VA |
| Stephanie Johnson | Bedford, VA | Oscar A. Vicars | Kingsport, TN |
| Diane Jones | Massey, MD | Ronnie Vicars | Hiltons, VA |
| Lynne Keltner | London, KY | Chad Vogel | Boone, NC |
| Maxine Kenny | Nickelsville, VA | Betty Vornbrock | Hillsville, VA |
| Travis Kern | Big Stone Gap, VA | Kerry Waite | Blacksburg, VA |
| Rich Kirby | Dungannon, VA | Jim Watson | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Marianne Kovatch | Morgantown, WV | Tim “Beech” Wells | Hiltons, VA |
| Carol Kraemer | Louisville, KY | Joyce White | Kingsport, TN |
| Paul Kuczko | Big Stone Gap, VA | Lisa Widener | Hillsville, VA |
| Nancy Lane | Gate City, VA | Marlaine Wieder | Mt. Carmel, TN |
| Marie Lanningham | Hiltons, VA | Walt Wieder | Mt. Carmel, TN |
| Bernice Lark | Church Hill, TN | Debra Bowen Williams | Gate City, VA |
| Kate Larkin | Louisville, KY | Stewart V. "Bo" Williams | Gate City, VA |
| Doug Larkins | Hiltons, VA | Jeff Winegar | Charlotte, NC |
| Jamie Larkins | Hiltons, VA | Betty Wood | Hiltons, VA |
| Anita Lawson | Gate City, VA | James Wood | Hiltons, VA |
| Sam Linkous | Blacksburg, VA | Jason Wood | Lynchburg, VA |
| Peggy Lisle | Frankfort, OH | Kim Wood | Lynchburg, VA |
| Eddie Lunsford | Andrews, NC | Jennifer Woodard | Bristol, TN |
| George Ella Lyon | Lexington, KY | Dennis Wright | Charlottesville, VA |
| John Maeder | Louisville, KY | Donny Wright | Bristol, VA |
| Alan Maggard | Big Stone Gap, VA | Jack Wright | Athens, OH |
| Sarah Ziebell | Brooklyn, NY |
If you'd like to add your name to the list, please visit the Contact the Friends of the Carter Family Fold page, fill in your information, and choose "Sign the Letter" as your Contact Purpose.