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 151-175 of 261 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-87031	10-in.	12/11/1934	A lad from old Virginia	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	songwriter, vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87032	10-in.	12/11/1934	Lonesome day	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87033	10-in.	12/11/1934	The evening bells are ringing	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87034	10-in.	12/11/1934	The little dobe shack	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87035	10-in.	12/11/1934	The mountains of Tennessee	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87036	10-in.	12/11/1934	Texas girl	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87037	10-in.	12/11/1934	I'll be home some day	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87038	10-in.	12/11/1934	Faded coat of blue	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87039	10-in.	12/11/1934	Sailor boy	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-066780	10-in.	10/14/1941	Why do you cry, little darling?	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-066781	10-in.	10/14/1941	You tied a love knot in my heart	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-066782	10-in.	10/14/1941	Lonesome homesick blues	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-066783	10-in.	10/14/1941	Wabash Cannonball	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-067991	10-in.	10/14/1941	Dark and stormy weather	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-067992	10-in.	10/14/1941	In the valley of the Shenandoah	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-067993	10-in.	10/14/1941	The girl on the greenbrier shore	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-067994	10-in.	10/14/1941	Something got a hold of me	Carter Family	Male vocal solo, with autoharp and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-067995	10-in.	10/14/1941	Fifty miles of elbow room	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-067996	10-in.	10/14/1941	Keep on the firing line	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-067997	10-in.	10/14/1941	The wave on the sea	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-067998	10-in.	10/14/1941	The rambling boy	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with two guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-067999	10-in.	10/14/1941	You're gonna be sorry you let me down	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with two guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal, composer
Victor	E0VB-5516	10-in.	8/23/1950	I've got my share of trouble	Carter Sisters	Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and string band	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	E0VB-5517	10-in.	8/23/1950	Columbus G-A	Carter Sisters	Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and string band	vocalist, harmony vocal
Victor	E0VB-5518	10-in.	8/23/1950	Willow, will you weep for me	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal ensemblet and string band	vocalist, harmony vocal

(Results 151-175 of 261 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

"Carter, Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.