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 51-75 of 267 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, guitar, vocalist, soprano 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
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, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-59028	10-in.	10/13/1932	The church in the wildwood	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-59979	10-in.	5/24/1930	The Cannon-ball	Carter Family	Male vocal solo, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-59980	10-in.	5/24/1930	The lovers' farewell	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar
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	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-59982	10-in.	5/24/1930	The little log hut in the lane	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
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, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar
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, steel guitar
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, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-59986	10-in.	5/24/1930	The dying soldier	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with steel guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-59987	10-in.	5/24/1930	Worried man blues	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-64705	10-in.	11/24/1930	Lonesome valley	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-64706	10-in.	11/24/1930	On the rock where Moses stood	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-64707	10-in.	11/24/1930	Room in heaven for me	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-64714	10-in.	11/25/1930	Lonesome Pine special	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars, and yodeling	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-64715	10-in.	11/25/1930	No more the moon shines on Lorena	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-64716	10-in.	11/25/1930	On my way to Canaan's land	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-64717	10-in.	11/25/1930	Where shall I be?	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with steel guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar
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, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-64719	10-in.	11/25/1930	Darling Nellie across the sea	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-64720	10-in.	11/25/1930	The birds were singing of you	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-69345	10-in.	5/25/1931	Weary prodigal son	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-69346	10-in.	5/25/1931	My old cottage home	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

"Carter, Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.