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 126-150 of 267 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-83130 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | I'll be all smiles tonight | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83131 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | Away out on the old Saint Sabbeth | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83132 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | The Cuban soldier | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83133 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | Darling Little Joe | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83134 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | Happy or lonesome | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83135 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | One little word | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83136 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | Darling daisies | Carter Family | Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83137 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | The East Virginia blues | Carter Family | Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83138 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | What does the deep sea say | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-83139 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | Lovers return | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83140 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | It'll aggravate your soul | Carter Family | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-83141 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | Hello, Central! Give me heaven | Carter Family | Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83142 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | I'm working on a building | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-83143 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | You've been fooling me, baby | Carter Family | Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87020 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | Longing for old Virginia | Carter Family | Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87021 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | March winds goin' to blow my blues all away | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87022 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | There'll be joy, joy, joy | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87023 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | Home in Tennessee | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87024 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | Are you tired of me, my darling? | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87025 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | I cannot be your sweetheart | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87026 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | My heart's tonight in Texas | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87027 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | Be careful boys, don't go too far | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87028 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | My Virginia rose | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87029 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | There's no hiding place down here | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Victor | BS-87030 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | Cowboy's wild song to his herd | Carter Family | Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.
Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.
"Carter, Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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Wikipedia: Mother Maybelle Carter
Discogs: 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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