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

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

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 261 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-83130	10-in.	5/8/1934	I'll be all smiles tonight	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83131	10-in.	5/8/1934	Away out on the old Saint Sabbeth	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83132	10-in.	5/8/1934	The Cuban soldier	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83133	10-in.	5/8/1934	Darling Little Joe	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83134	10-in.	5/8/1934	Happy or lonesome	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83135	10-in.	5/8/1934	One little word	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83136	10-in.	5/8/1934	Darling daisies	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83137	10-in.	5/8/1934	The East Virginia blues	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83138	10-in.	5/8/1934	What does the deep sea say	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83139	10-in.	5/8/1934	Lovers return	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83140	10-in.	5/8/1934	It'll aggravate your soul	Carter Family	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83141	10-in.	5/8/1934	Hello, Central! Give me heaven	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83142	10-in.	5/8/1934	I'm working on a building	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-83143	10-in.	5/8/1934	You've been fooling me, baby	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87020	10-in.	12/11/1934	Longing for old Virginia	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87021	10-in.	12/11/1934	March winds goin' to blow my blues all away	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87022	10-in.	12/11/1934	There'll be joy, joy, joy	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87023	10-in.	12/11/1934	Home in Tennessee	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87024	10-in.	12/11/1934	Are you tired of me, my darling?	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87025	10-in.	12/11/1934	I cannot be your sweetheart	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87026	10-in.	12/11/1934	My heart's tonight in Texas	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87027	10-in.	12/11/1934	Be careful boys, don't go too far	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87028	10-in.	12/11/1934	My Virginia rose	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87029	10-in.	12/11/1934	There's no hiding place down here	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87030	10-in.	12/11/1934	Cowboy's wild song to his herd	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 126-150 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.