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 76-100 of 261 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-69347	10-in.	5/25/1931	When I'm gone	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-69348	10-in.	5/25/1931	Sunshine in the shadows	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-69349	10-in.	5/25/1931	Let the church roll on	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-69350	10-in.	5/26/1931	Lonesome for you	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-69351	10-in.	5/26/1931	Can't feel at home	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-69412	10-in.	6/10/1931	Why there's a tear in my eye	Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-69413	10-in.	6/10/1931	The wonderful city	Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-69427	10-in.	6/11/1931	Jimmie Rodgers visits the Carter Family	Carter Family ; Jimmie Rodgers	Dialogue, female vocal duet, and mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin	speaker, instrumentalist, mandolin, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-69428	10-in.	6/11/1931	The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas	Carter Family ; Jimmie Rodgers	Dialogue and mixed vocal quartet, with 2 guitars	speaker, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-71609	10-in.	2/23/1932	'Mid the green fields of Virginia	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-71610	10-in.	2/23/1932	Happiest days of all	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-71611	10-in.	2/23/1932	Picture on the wall	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-71612	10-in.	2/23/1932	Amber tresses	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-71613	10-in.	2/24/1932	I never loved but one	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-71614	10-in.	2/24/1932	Tell me that you love me	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-71615	10-in.	2/24/1932	Where we'll never grow old	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-71616	10-in.	2/24/1932	We will march through the streets of the city	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-76278	10-in.	6/17/1933	Give me roses while I live	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-76279	10-in.	6/17/1933	I never will marry	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-76280	10-in.	6/17/1933	On the sea of Galilee	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-76281	10-in.	6/17/1933	Home by the sea	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars and yodeling	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-76282	10-in.	6/17/1933	When the roses come again	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars and yodeling	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-76283	10-in.	6/17/1933	I loved you better than you knew	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-76284	10-in.	6/17/1933	This is like heaven to me	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-76285	10-in.	6/17/1933	See that my grave is kept green	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 76-100 of 261 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

"Carter, Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.