Victor matrix BS-066780. Why do you cry, little darling? / Carter Family

TitleSource
Why do you cry, little darling? (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Maybelle Carter (composer)Listed on disc label as "Mae Belle Carter."
Maybelle Carter (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Carter Family (Vocal group)
Maybelle Carter (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Maybelle Carter (instrumentalist : guitar)
Sara Carter (vocalist : alto vocal)
Sara Carter (instrumentalist : guitar)
R. Gilmore (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "R. Gilmore, present."
Instrumentation is from Russell; the disc label states, "auto-harp and guitars."
Source(s): Russell; Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/14/1941 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Master Bluebird 33-0502 10-in.

Why do you cry, little darling? / Carter Family

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Why do you cry, little darling? / Carter Family - Bluebird 33-0502 - Take 1 - 10/14/1941
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1943 Sony Music Entertainment.
10/14/1941 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-066780. Why do you cry, little darling? / Carter Family," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200051469/BS-066780-Why_do_you_cry_little_darling.

Victor matrix BS-066780. Why do you cry, little darling? / Carter Family. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200051469/BS-066780-Why_do_you_cry_little_darling.

"Victor matrix BS-066780. Why do you cry, little darling? / Carter Family." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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