Victor matrix BVE-64720. The birds were singing of you / Carter Family

TitleSource
The birds were singing of you (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
A. P. Carter (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Carter Family (Vocal group)
Maybelle Carter (instrumentalist : guitar)
Sara Carter (vocalist : alto vocal)
Ralph Sylvester Peer (session supervisor)
Sara Carter (instrumentalist : guitar)
Maybelle Carter (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Peer, present."
Instrumentation and description from Russell; Victor disc label and ledgers show accompaniment as guitar and autoharp.
Source(s): Russell (personnel); Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/25/1930 Memphis, Tennessee 1 Hold
11/25/1930 Memphis, Tennessee 2 Master Victor 23541 10-in.
11/25/1930 Memphis, Tennessee 2 Master Bluebird B-6117 10-in.

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The birds were singing of you / Carter Family - Bluebird B-6117 - Take 2 - 11/25/1930
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11/25/1930 Memphis, Tennessee 2 Master Montgomery Ward M-4226 10-in.
11/25/1930 Memphis, Tennessee 2 Master Regal Zonophone (Australia) EE-295 10-in.
11/25/1930 Memphis, Tennessee 2 Master Zonophone (Australia) EE-295 10-in.
11/25/1930 Memphis, Tennessee 2 Master Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15865 Compact disc

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-64720. The birds were singing of you / Carter Family," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800033680/BVE-64720-The_birds_were_singing_of_you.

Victor matrix BVE-64720. The birds were singing of you / Carter Family. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800033680/BVE-64720-The_birds_were_singing_of_you.

"Victor matrix BVE-64720. The birds were singing of you / Carter Family." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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