Maybelle Carter

"Mother" Maybelle Carter (born Maybelle Addington; May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1978) was an American country musician and "among the first" to use the Carter scratch, with which she "helped to turn the guitar into a lead instrument." It was named after her. She was a member of the original Carter Family act from the late 1920s until the early 1940s and a member of the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle group.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 10, 1909 (Virginia), Died October 23, 1978 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, soprano vocal, harmony vocal, leader, steel guitar, songwriter, composer, lyricist, speaker, yodeling, autoharp, mandolin

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 251-261 of 261 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	64097	10-in.	6/8/1938	Little Joe	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64098	10-in.	6/8/1938	Reckless motorman	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64099	10-in.	6/8/1938	You denied your love	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64100	10-in.	6/8/1938	Oh take me back	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64101	10-in.	6/8/1938	You are my flower	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64102	10-in.	6/8/1938	Who's that knockin' on my window	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64103	10-in.	6/8/1938	They call her mother	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64104	10-in.	6/8/1938	Coal miner's blues	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64105	10-in.	6/8/1938	Young Freda Bolt	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 11756		10/10/1961	Poison love	Johnnie and Jack	instrumentalist, autoharp
Decca	NA 11757		10/10/1961	Let your conscience be your guide	Johnnie and Jack	instrumentalist, autoharp

(Results 251-261 of 261 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

"Carter, Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.