A native of Shannon in Clay County in north [[Texas]], she contracted [[pneumonia]] while in her teens. David Parker Carter, her father, known as "Dad" Carter, formed the Carter Quartet, which was added to the schedule of KFYO (AM) [[radio]] in Lubbock . This enabled the Carters to pay for Anna's medicine. In 1936, the Carters began a 15-minute daily program on WBAP in [[Fort Worth]] as the Chuck Wagon Gang.<ref name=nyt/> | A native of Shannon in Clay County in north [[Texas]], she contracted [[pneumonia]] while in her teens. David Parker Carter, her father, known as "Dad" Carter, formed the Carter Quartet, which was added to the schedule of KFYO (AM) [[radio]] in Lubbock . This enabled the Carters to pay for Anna's medicine. In 1936, the Carters began a 15-minute daily program on WBAP in [[Fort Worth]] as the Chuck Wagon Gang.<ref name=nyt/> |