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 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, autoharp, speaker, yodeling, mandolin, lead vocal
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 287 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 61134 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | When the silver threads are gold again | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61135 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | There's no one like mother to me | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61136 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | In a little village churchyard | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61137 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | Jealous hearted me | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61138 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | My native home | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61139 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | Sweet heaven in my view | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61140 | 10-in. | 6/9/1936 | No depression | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61141 | 10-in. | 6/9/1936 | Bonnie blue eyes | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61142 | 10-in. | 6/9/1936 | My honey Lou | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61143 | 10-in. | 6/9/1936 | In the shadow of the pines | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61144 | 10-in. | 6/9/1936 | Answer to weeping willow | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61145 | 10-in. | 6/9/1936 | You've been a friend to me | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61146 | 10-in. | 9/6/1936 | Where the silvery Colorado wends its way | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61147 | 10-in. | 9/6/1936 | Lay my head beneath the rose | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 62280 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | The broken down tramp | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
| Decca | 62281 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Lover's lane | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
| Decca | 62282 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Hold fast to the right | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
| Decca | 62283 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Lord I'm in your care | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
| Decca | 62288 | 10-in. | 6/18/1937 | The little girl that played on my knee | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
| Decca | 62289 | 10-in. | 6/18/1937 | You better let that liar alone | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
| Decca | 62290 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Funny when you feel that way | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
| Decca | 62291 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | In the shadow of the Clinch Mountain | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
| Decca | 62292 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Hello stranger | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
| Decca | 62293 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Never let the devil get the upper hand of you | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | ||
| Decca | 62294 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | When this evening sun goes down | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.
Carter, Maybelle. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.
"Carter, Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Mother Maybelle Carter
Discogs: Maybelle Carter
IMDb: Maybelle Carter
Britannica: Maybelle Carter
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Carter, Maybelle, 1909-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92071586
Wikidata: Mother Maybelle Carter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q442398
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19869207
MusicBrainz: Mother Maybelle Carter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/da24eb92-2dc3-420f-8989-eb98ad57e984
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/307058 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/307058
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