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.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 10, 1909 (Virginia), Died October 23, 1978 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, soprano vocal, harmony vocal, leader, steel guitar, songwriter, composer, lyricist, autoharp, speaker, yodeling, mandolin

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 267 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-49864	10-in.	2/15/1929	Don't forget this song	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-49865	10-in.	2/15/1929	The foggy mountain top	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-49866	10-in.	2/15/1929	Bring back my blue-eyed boy to me	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-49867	10-in.	2/15/1929	Diamonds in the rough	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-49868	10-in.	2/15/1929	Engine one-forty-three	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-56566	10-in.	11/22/1929	The homestead on the farm	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-56567	10-in.	11/22/1929	The cyclone of Ryecove	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-56568	10-in.	11/22/1929	Motherless children	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-56581	10-in.	11/24/1929	When the roses bloom in Dixieland	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-56582	10-in.	11/24/1929	No telephone in heaven	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-56583	10-in.	11/24/1929	Western hobo	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with yodeling, guitar, and steel guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-56584	10-in.	11/24/1929	Carter's blues	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-56585	10-in.	11/24/1929	Wabash Cannonball	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with guitar and autoharp (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-56586	10-in.	11/25/1929	A distant land to roam	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-56587	10-in.	11/25/1929	Jimmie Brown, the newsboy	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with guitar and autoharp (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-56588	10-in.	11/25/1929	Kitty waltz	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-56589	10-in.	11/25/1929	Fond affection	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with yodeling, guitar and steel guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BS-59017	10-in.	10/12/1932	Sweet as the flowers in May time	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-59018	10-in.	10/12/1932	Will the roses bloom in heaven	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-59019	10-in.	10/12/1932	On a hill lone and gray	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars (takes 1 and 2); mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar (take 3)	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-59020	10-in.	10/12/1932	My little home in Tennessee	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-59021	10-in.	10/12/1932	The sun of the soul	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-59022	10-in.	10/12/1932	If one won't, another one will	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-59023	10-in.	10/12/1932	The broken-hearted lover	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-59024	10-in.	10/13/1932	Two sweethearts	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

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