Maybelle Carter
"Mother" Maybelle Carter (born Maybelle Addington; May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1978) was an American country musician and "among the first" to use the Carter scratch, with which she "helped to turn the guitar into a lead instrument." It was named after her. She was a member of the original Carter Family act from the late 1920s until the early 1940s and a member of the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle group. |
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Recordings (Results 251-267 of 267 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 64091 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | It is better farther on | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64092 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Charlie and Nellie | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64093 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Cuban soldier | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64094 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | The heart that was broken for me | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64095 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | You're nothing more to me | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64096 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Stern old bachelor | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64097 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Little Joe | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64098 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Reckless motorman | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64099 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | You denied your love | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64100 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Oh take me back | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64101 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | You are my flower | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64102 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Who's that knockin' on my window | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64103 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | They call her mother | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64104 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Coal miner's blues | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 64105 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | Young Freda Bolt | Carter Family | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | NA 11756 | 10/10/1961 | Poison love | Johnnie and Jack | instrumentalist, autoharp | |||
Decca | NA 11757 | 10/10/1961 | Let your conscience be your guide | Johnnie and Jack | instrumentalist, autoharp |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed September 19, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.
Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.
"Carter, Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 September 2024.
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Wikipedia: Mother Maybelle Carter
Discogs: Maybelle Carter
IMDb: Maybelle Carter
Britannica: Maybelle Carter
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LCNAR: Carter, Maybelle, 1909-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92071586
Wikidata: Mother Maybelle Carter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q442398
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19869207
MusicBrainz: Mother Maybelle Carter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/da24eb92-2dc3-420f-8989-eb98ad57e984
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