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 201-225 of 236 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	62288	10-in.	6/18/1937	The little girl that played on my knee	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	62289	10-in.	6/18/1937	You better let that liar alone	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	62290	10-in.	6/17/1937	Funny when you feel that way	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62291	10-in.	6/17/1937	In the shadow of the Clinch Mountain	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62292	10-in.	6/17/1937	Hello stranger	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62293	10-in.	6/17/1937	Never let the devil get the upper hand of you	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62294	10-in.	6/17/1937	When this evening sun goes down	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62295	10-in.	6/17/1937	Jim Blake's message	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62296	10-in.	6/17/1937	Honey in the rock	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62297	10-in.	6/17/1937	Look how this world has made a change	Carter Family	instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62298	10-in.	6/18/1937	Farewell Nellie	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar
Decca	62299	10-in.	6/18/1937	The only girl (I ever cared for)	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	62300	10-in.	6/18/1937	Goodbye to the plains	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	62301	10-in.	6/18/1937	My home's across the Blue Ridge mountains	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	62302	10-in.	6/18/1937	Dark haired true lover	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	62303	10-in.	6/18/1937	He never came back	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64086	10-in.	6/8/1938	Happy in prison	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64087	10-in.	6/8/1938	Walking in the King's highway	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64088	10-in.	6/8/1938	St. Regis girl	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64089	10-in.	6/8/1938	Just a few more days	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64090	10-in.	6/8/1938	Bring back my boy	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64091	10-in.	6/8/1938	It is better farther on	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64092	10-in.	6/8/1938	Charlie and Nellie	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64093	10-in.	6/8/1938	Cuban soldier	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp
Decca	64094	10-in.	6/8/1938	The heart that was broken for me	Carter Family	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp

(Results 201-225 of 236 records)

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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.