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

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

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 236 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-87031 10-in. 12/11/1934 A lad from old Virginia Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal, songwriter  
Victor BS-87032 10-in. 12/11/1934 Lonesome day Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-87033 10-in. 12/11/1934 The evening bells are ringing Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-87034 10-in. 12/11/1934 The little dobe shack Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-87035 10-in. 12/11/1934 The mountains of Tennessee Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-87036 10-in. 12/11/1934 Texas girl Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-87037 10-in. 12/11/1934 I'll be home some day Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-87038 10-in. 12/11/1934 Faded coat of blue Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-87039 10-in. 12/11/1934 Sailor boy Carter Family Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-066780 10-in. 10/14/1941 Why do you cry, little darling? Carter Family Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-066781 10-in. 10/14/1941 You tied a love knot in my heart Carter Family Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-066782 10-in. 10/14/1941 Lonesome homesick blues Carter Family Female vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp  
Victor BS-066783 10-in. 10/14/1941 Wabash Cannonball Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with guitar vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-067991 10-in. 10/14/1941 Dark and stormy weather Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-067992 10-in. 10/14/1941 In the valley of the Shenandoah Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-067993 10-in. 10/14/1941 The girl on the greenbrier shore Carter Family Female vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-067994 10-in. 10/14/1941 Something got a hold of me Carter Family Male vocal solo, with autoharp and guitar instrumentalist, autoharp  
Victor BS-067995 10-in. 10/14/1941 Fifty miles of elbow room Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar arranger, instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-067996 10-in. 10/14/1941 Keep on the firing line Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar arranger, instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-067997 10-in. 10/14/1941 The wave on the sea Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-067998 10-in. 10/14/1941 The rambling boy Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with two guitars instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal  
Victor BS-067999 10-in. 10/14/1941 You're gonna be sorry you let me down Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with two guitars instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal  
Columbia C3349 10-in. 10/3/1940 Little poplar log house on the hill Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp  
Columbia C3360 10-in. 10/4/1940 My home among the hills Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with two guitars vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E25475-E25476 10-in. 12/8/1927 (Bury me beneath the) Weeping willow tree Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and harmonica songwriter  
(Results 151-175 of 236 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Sara," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

Carter, Sara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

"Carter, Sara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.