Victor matrix BVE-49856. Sweet fern / Carter Family

TitleSource
Sweet fern (Primary title)Disc label
Sweet bird (Alternate title)Meade
Authors and ComposersNotes
Thomas P. Westendorf (lyricist)
George W. Persley (composer)
A. P. Carter (arranger)
Composer information source: Disc label; Meade.
PersonnelNotes
Carter Family (Vocal group)
Sara Carter (instrumentalist : guitar)
Maybelle Carter (instrumentalist : steel guitar)
A. P. Carter (vocalist : bass vocal)
Sara Carter (vocalist : yodeling)
Additional Information
  • Description: Vocal and instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: Guitar and steel guitar
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Composer and lyricist attributions from Meade; disc label names only A. P. Carter, assumed to be the adapter.
Notes
Source(s): Russell (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey 1 Hold
2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey 2 Master Victor V-40126 10-in.
2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey 2 Master Bluebird B-5927 10-in.
2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey 2 Master Montgomery Ward M-4437 10-in.
2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey 2 Master Regal Zonophone (Australia) G 22826 10-in.
2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey 2 Master RCA Camden CAL-586 LP
2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey 2 Master Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15865 Compact disc
2/14/1929 Camden, New Jersey 3 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-49856. Sweet fern / Carter Family," accessed December 16, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023639/BVE-49856-Sweet_fern.

Victor matrix BVE-49856. Sweet fern / Carter Family. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 16, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023639/BVE-49856-Sweet_fern.

"Victor matrix BVE-49856. Sweet fern / Carter Family." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 16 December 2025.

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