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 151-175 of 236 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-87031	10-in.	12/11/1934	A lad from old Virginia	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, songwriter, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-87032	10-in.	12/11/1934	Lonesome day	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-87033	10-in.	12/11/1934	The evening bells are ringing	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87034	10-in.	12/11/1934	The little dobe shack	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-87035	10-in.	12/11/1934	The mountains of Tennessee	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87036	10-in.	12/11/1934	Texas girl	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-87037	10-in.	12/11/1934	I'll be home some day	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87038	10-in.	12/11/1934	Faded coat of blue	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-87039	10-in.	12/11/1934	Sailor boy	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BS-066780	10-in.	10/14/1941	Why do you cry, little darling?	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-066781	10-in.	10/14/1941	You tied a love knot in my heart	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-066782	10-in.	10/14/1941	Lonesome homesick blues	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-066783	10-in.	10/14/1941	Wabash Cannonball	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar	vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-067991	10-in.	10/14/1941	Dark and stormy weather	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BS-067992	10-in.	10/14/1941	In the valley of the Shenandoah	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BS-067993	10-in.	10/14/1941	The girl on the greenbrier shore	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BS-067994	10-in.	10/14/1941	Something got a hold of me	Carter Family	Male vocal solo, with autoharp and guitar	instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BS-067995	10-in.	10/14/1941	Fifty miles of elbow room	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp, arranger
Victor	BS-067996	10-in.	10/14/1941	Keep on the firing line	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp, arranger
Victor	BS-067997	10-in.	10/14/1941	The wave on the sea	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BS-067998	10-in.	10/14/1941	The rambling boy	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with two guitars	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-067999	10-in.	10/14/1941	You're gonna be sorry you let me down	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with two guitars	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	C3349	10-in.	10/3/1940	Little poplar log house on the hill	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Columbia	C3360	10-in.	10/4/1940	My home among the hills	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with two guitars	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	E25475-E25476	10-in.	12/8/1927	(Bury me beneath the) Weeping willow tree	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and harmonica	songwriter

(Results 151-175 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.