Perhaps you think that you're not a big fan of country music. That doesn't mean that you're not a big fan of the Carter family, although you may not know it yet. This engaging and frequently astonishing familial biography by Mark Zwonitzer just might help jerk you to your senses. Who were the Carters? Maybe you saw the wonderful film from the Cohen brothers, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, and maybe you're fortunate enough to own the fantastic soundtrack on cd. If so, you may remember a little song called "Keep on the Sunny Side," a rollicking mandatory toe-tapper of an old-timey tune. This is one of the original Carter Family songs, but only one. During the twenties, thirties, and forties, the Carters recorded literally hundreds of songs, and were the strongest presence of their day on radio. These musical pioneers, A.P., Sarah, and Maybelle, almost single-handedly established the sounds and styles and rhythms that grew into modern folk, country, and bluegrass music, influencing a wide variety of later stars from Elvis Presley to Johnny Cash. Behind the scenes, however, things in the Carter family were decidedly less than sunny, as the members struggled with poverty, heartache, divorce, despair, and untimely death. This is a powerful story about a truly revolutionary American family-don't miss it. As seen on Ellen on Seven.