Sara Carter
Sara Elizabeth Carter (née Dougherty, later Bayes; July 21, 1898 – January 8, 1979) was an American country music musician, singer, and songwriter. Remembered mostly for her deep, distinctive, mature singing voice, she was the lead singer on most of the recordings of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and 1930s. In her earliest recordings her voice was pitched very high. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 21, 1898 (Copper Creek, Virginia), Died January 8, 1979 (Lodi)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto vocal, autoharp, guitar, lead vocal, yodeling, songwriter, speaker, arranger
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Recordings (Results 226-236 of 236 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 64095 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | You're nothing more to me | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal | ||
| Decca | 64096 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Stern old bachelor | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal | ||
| Decca | 64097 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Little Joe | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal | ||
| Decca | 64098 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Reckless motorman | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal | ||
| Decca | 64099 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | You denied your love | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal | ||
| Decca | 64100 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Oh take me back | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal | ||
| Decca | 64101 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | You are my flower | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal | ||
| Decca | 64102 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Who's that knockin' on my window | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal | ||
| Decca | 64103 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | They call her mother | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal | ||
| Decca | 64104 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Coal miner's blues | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal | ||
| Decca | 64105 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Young Freda Bolt | Carter Family | instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Sara," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.
Carter, Sara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.
"Carter, Sara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Carter, Sara, 1898-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92071582
Wikidata: Sara Carter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q545910
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71598122
MusicBrainz: Sara Carter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8da5bbd9-1876-4690-8d2f-f02772cd45c4
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