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 201-225 of 287 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CO47681 | 10-in. | 2/10/1952 | I never will marry | Maybelle Carter ; The Carter Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO47792 | 10-in. | 4/9/1952 | The nail-scarred hand | Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Male vocal solo, with string band and female vocal quartet | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | CO47793 | 10-in. | 4/9/1952 | We shall meet some day | Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Male vocal solo, with string band and female vocal quartet | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | CO47794 | 10-in. | 4/9/1952 | How about you | Carl Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band and female vocal quartet | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CO47795 | 10-in. | 4/9/1952 | The blood that stained the old rugged cross | Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Male vocal solo, with female vocal quartet and string band | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CO47804 | 10-in. | 4/11/1952 | Gethsemene | Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Male vocal solo with female vocal trio and string band | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CO47805 | 10-in. | 4/11/1952 | Softly and tenderly | Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Mixed vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | CO47806 | 10-in. | 4/11/1952 | Amazing grace | Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Mixed vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | CO47807 | 10-in. | 4/11/1952 | I'll be list'ning | Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Male vocal solo, with string band and female vocal quartet | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CO48555 | 10-in. | 11/12/1952 | Wildwood flower | The Carter Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, lead vocal | |
| Columbia | CO48556 | 10-in. | 11/12/1952 | You are my flower | The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Female vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48557 | 10-in. | 11/12/1952 | I ain't gonna work tomorrow | The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Female vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48558 | 10-in. | 11/12/1952 | He's solid gone | Maybelle Carter ; The Carter Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO48630 | 10-in. | 12/10/1952 | Juke box blues | June Carter Cash | Female vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO51205 | 10-in. | 3/26/1954 | Well I guess I told you off | The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Female vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51206 | 10-in. | 3/26/1954 | (Is this) my destiny | The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle | Female vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51207 | 10-in. | 3/26/1954 | Are you afraid to remember me | Maybelle Carter ; The Carter Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | CO51208 | 10-in. | 3/26/1954 | He went slippin' around | Maybelle Carter ; The Carter Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Brunswick | E25475-E25476 | 10-in. | 12/8/1927 | (Bury me beneath the) Weeping willow tree | Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland | Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and harmonica | songwriter | |
| Decca | 61128 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | My Dixie darling | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61129 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | Give me your love and I'll give you mine | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61130 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | Are you lonesome tonight | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61131 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | The last move for me | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61132 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | The way worn traveler | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | 61133 | 10-in. | 6/8/1936 | Just another broken heart | Carter Family | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal |
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.
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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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