Helen Carter, who performed with Carter Family, dies

Helen Carter, who sang with the seminal country music group the Carter Family, died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was 70.

Carter died at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, said hospital spokeswoman Cynthia Manley. The cause of death was not available.She stopped performing about three years ago because of her health, and sister Anita Carter said she had been hospitalized for most of the past year because of stomach problems.