
Anita Carter
Ina Anita Carter (March 31, 1933 – July 29, 1999), the youngest daughter of Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter, was a versatile American singer who experimented with several different types of music and played upright bass with her sisters Helen Carter and June Carter Cash and mother Maybelle Carter as Mother Maybelle and The Carter Sisters. The trio joined the Grand Ole Opry radio show in 1950 (Anita was 17 years old at the time), opened shows for Elvis Presley, and joined The Johnny Cash Show in 1961. As a solo artist, and with her family, Carter recorded for a number of labels including RCA Victor, Cadence, Columbia, Audiograph, United Artists, Liberty and Capitol. Chet Atkins praised her talent on the upright bass and used her on many of his record productions. She played 12-string guitar and autoharp with the family after giving up the bass in later years. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 31, 1933 (Maces Spring), Died July 29, 1999 (Goodlettsville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, vocalist, leader, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 52 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E0VB-5512 | 10-in. | 8/23/1950 | Somebody's crying | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E0VB-5513 | 10-in. | 8/23/1950 | Johnny's got a sweetheart | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
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 | |
Victor | E0VB-5517 | 10-in. | 8/23/1950 | Columbus G-A | Carter Sisters | Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and string band | vocalist | |
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 | |
Victor | E0VB-5519 | 10-in. | 8/23/1950 | Gotta find me somebody to love | Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter | Female vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E0VB-5826 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Someone else, not me | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E0VB-5827 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Freight train blues | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E0VB-5828 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Just you and I | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0906 | 10" | 1/26/1951 | Down the trail of achin' hearts | Anita Carter ; Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male-female vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0907 | 10" | 1/26/1951 | Bluebird island | Anita Carter ; Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male-female vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0913 | 10-in. | 1/29/1951 | Electricity | Jimmy Murphy | Male vocal solo, with guitar and bass | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | E1VB-0914 | 10" | 1/29/1951 | Mother, where is your daughter | Jimmy Murphy | Male vocal solo, with guitar and bass | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | E1VB-0915 | 10" | 1/29/1951 | Big mama blues | Jimmy Murphy | Male vocal solo, with guitar and bass | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | E1VB-0916 | 10" | 1/29/1951 | We live a long, long time | Jimmy Murphy | Male vocal solo, with guitar and bass | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | E1VB-0917 | 10" | 1/30/1951 | Mommie's real pecooliar | Bashful Rascals (June Carter) ; June Carter Cash | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass, leader | |
Victor | E1VB-0918 | 10" | 1/30/1951 | A bucket of love | Bashful Rascals (June Carter) ; June Carter Cash | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass, leader | |
Victor | E1VB-0919 | 10" | 1/30/1951 | Knock-kneed Suzy | Bashful Rascals (June Carter) ; June Carter Cash | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, string bass, leader | |
Victor | E1VB-0920 | 10" | 2/2/1951 | I want to be blue | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0921 | 10" | 1/31/1951 | Right way, wrong way | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader | |
Victor | E1VB-0927 | 10" | 2/2/1951 | My life with you | Annie Lou and Danny ; Chet Atkins ; Carter Sisters ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) | Male female vocal duet, with female vocal trio and string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0928 | 10" | 2/2/1951 | I'm crying | Anita Carter | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Victor | E1VB-0929 | 10" | 2/2/1951 | A trinket of shiny gold | Chet Atkins ; Carter Sisters ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) | Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band | vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-0844 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | (This is) someone's last day | Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter | Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist | |
Victor | D9VB-0845 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | The kneeling drunkard's plea | Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter | Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist, songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Anita," accessed May 21, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107068.
Carter, Anita. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107068.
"Carter, Anita." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 21 May 2022.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Carter, Anita - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94039432
Wikidata: Anita Carter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q542956
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/44490153
MusicBrainz: Anita Carter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/565f1809-c662-40ef-a8e2-c102a3aadd66
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