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

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 236 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-59025	10-in.	10/13/1932	The winding stream	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-59026	10-in.	10/13/1932	I wouldn't mind dying	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-59027	10-in.	10/13/1932	The spirit of love watches over me	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-59028	10-in.	10/13/1932	The church in the wildwood	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-59979	10-in.	5/24/1930	The Cannon-ball	Carter Family	Male vocal solo, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-59980	10-in.	5/24/1930	The lovers' farewell	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-59981	10-in.	5/24/1930	There's someone awaiting for me	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with yodeling, guitar, and autoharp	vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, autoharp, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-59982	10-in.	5/24/1930	The little log hut in the lane	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-59983	10-in.	5/24/1930	When the springtime comes again	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with yodeling, steel guitar, and autoharp	vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, autoharp, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-59984	10-in.	5/24/1930	When the world's on fire	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with steel guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-59985	10-in.	5/24/1930	I have an aged mother	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with steel guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-59986	10-in.	5/24/1930	The dying soldier	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with steel guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-59987	10-in.	5/24/1930	Worried man blues	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-64705	10-in.	11/24/1930	Lonesome valley	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-64706	10-in.	11/24/1930	On the rock where Moses stood	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-64707	10-in.	11/24/1930	Room in heaven for me	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-64714	10-in.	11/25/1930	Lonesome Pine special	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars, and yodeling	vocalist, yodeling, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-64715	10-in.	11/25/1930	No more the moon shines on Lorena	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-64716	10-in.	11/25/1930	On my way to Canaan's land	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-64717	10-in.	11/25/1930	Where shall I be?	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with steel guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-64718	10-in.	11/25/1930	Sow 'em on the mountain	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with steel guitar, and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-64719	10-in.	11/25/1930	Darling Nellie across the sea	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	songwriter, instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-64720	10-in.	11/25/1930	The birds were singing of you	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-69345	10-in.	5/25/1931	Weary prodigal son	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-69346	10-in.	5/25/1931	My old cottage home	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Sara," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

Carter, Sara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

"Carter, Sara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.