Sara Carter

Sara Elizabeth Carter (née Dougherty, later Bayes; July 21, 1898 – January 8, 1979) was an American country music musician, singer, and songwriter. Remembered mostly for her deep, distinctive, mature singing voice, she was the lead singer on most of the recordings of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and 1930s. In her earliest recordings her voice was pitched very high.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 21, 1898 (Copper Creek, Virginia), Died January 8, 1979 (Lodi)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: alto vocal, autoharp, guitar, lead vocal, yodeling, songwriter, speaker, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 226-236 of 236 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	64095	10-in.	6/8/1938	You're nothing more to me	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64096	10-in.	6/8/1938	Stern old bachelor	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64097	10-in.	6/8/1938	Little Joe	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64098	10-in.	6/8/1938	Reckless motorman	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64099	10-in.	6/8/1938	You denied your love	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64100	10-in.	6/8/1938	Oh take me back	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64101	10-in.	6/8/1938	You are my flower	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64102	10-in.	6/8/1938	Who's that knockin' on my window	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64103	10-in.	6/8/1938	They call her mother	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64104	10-in.	6/8/1938	Coal miner's blues	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64105	10-in.	6/8/1938	Young Freda Bolt	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp

(Results 226-236 of 236 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Sara," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

Carter, Sara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

"Carter, Sara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.