Though descended from country royalty, Carlene prefers to call herself simply “a Carter girl”— a phrase that lent itself to a 2014 album. There is a fearlessness about us Carter women.

Despite the strange subject of the call, Carter considered Presley ... late president "Elvis's death deprived our country of a part of itself," Carter said in 1977. "More than 20 years ago ...

Deana Carter's story will appear on an episode of Circle Presents: Country Sessions on Circle Network Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...