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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 251-275 of 287 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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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