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

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 226-250 of 261 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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
Decca	62295	10-in.	6/17/1937	Jim Blake's message	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	62296	10-in.	6/17/1937	Honey in the rock	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	62297	10-in.	6/17/1937	Look how this world has made a change	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	62298	10-in.	6/18/1937	Farewell Nellie	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	62299	10-in.	6/18/1937	The only girl (I ever cared for)	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	62300	10-in.	6/18/1937	Goodbye to the plains	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	62301	10-in.	6/18/1937	My home's across the Blue Ridge mountains	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	62302	10-in.	6/18/1937	Dark haired true lover	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	62303	10-in.	6/18/1937	He never came back	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Decca	64086	10-in.	6/8/1938	Happy in prison	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64087	10-in.	6/8/1938	Walking in the King's highway	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64088	10-in.	6/8/1938	St. Regis girl	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64089	10-in.	6/8/1938	Just a few more days	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64090	10-in.	6/8/1938	Bring back my boy	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64091	10-in.	6/8/1938	It is better farther on	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64092	10-in.	6/8/1938	Charlie and Nellie	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64093	10-in.	6/8/1938	Cuban soldier	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64094	10-in.	6/8/1938	The heart that was broken for me	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64095	10-in.	6/8/1938	You're nothing more to me	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64096	10-in.	6/8/1938	Stern old bachelor	Carter Family	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 226-250 of 261 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

"Carter, Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.