Anita Carter

Anita Carter

Ina Anita Carter (March 31, 1933 – July 29, 1999) was an American singer who played upright bass, guitar, and autoharp. She performed with her sisters, Helen and June, and her mother, Maybelle, initially under the name The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle. Carter had three top ten hits as well as other charting singles. She was the first to record the songs "Blue Boy" and "Ring of Fire". Carter was also a songwriter, most notably co-writing the Johnny Cash hit "Rosanna's Going Wild." Carter recorded for a number of labels, both as a solo artist and with her family, including RCA Victor, Cadence, Columbia, Audiograph, United Artists, Liberty and Capitol.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 31, 1933 (Maces Spring), Died July 29, 1999 (Goodlettsville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, string bass, leader, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 58 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-5512	10-in.	8/23/1950	Somebody's crying	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5513	10-in.	8/23/1950	Johnny's got a sweetheart	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5516	10-in.	8/23/1950	I've got my share of trouble	Carter Sisters	Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5517	10-in.	8/23/1950	Columbus G-A	Carter Sisters	Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5518	10-in.	8/23/1950	Willow, will you weep for me	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal ensemblet and string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5519	10-in.	8/23/1950	Gotta find me somebody to love	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5826	10-in.	10/22/1950	Someone else, not me	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5827	10-in.	10/22/1950	Freight train blues	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5828	10-in.	10/22/1950	Just you and I	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Victor	E1VB-0906	10-in.	1/26/1951	Down the trail of achin' hearts	Anita Carter ; Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	vocalist
Victor	E1VB-0907	10-in.	1/26/1951	Bluebird island	Anita Carter ; Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	vocalist
Victor	E1VB-0913	10-in.	1/29/1951	Electricity	Jimmy Murphy	Male vocal solo, with guitar and bass	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	E1VB-0914	10-in.	1/29/1951	Mother, where is your daughter	Jimmy Murphy	Male vocal solo, with guitar and bass	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	E1VB-0915	10-in.	1/29/1951	Big mama blues	Jimmy Murphy	Male vocal solo, with guitar and bass	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	E1VB-0916	10-in.	1/29/1951	We live a long, long time	Jimmy Murphy	Male vocal solo, with guitar and bass	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	E1VB-0917	10-in.	1/30/1951	Mommie's real pecooliar	Bashful Rascals (June Carter) ; June Carter Cash	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, string bass, leader
Victor	E1VB-0918	10-in.	1/30/1951	A bucket of love	Bashful Rascals (June Carter) ; June Carter Cash	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, string bass, leader
Victor	E1VB-0919	10-in.	1/30/1951	Knock-kneed Suzy	Bashful Rascals (June Carter) ; June Carter Cash	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, string bass, leader
Victor	E1VB-0920	10-in.	2/2/1951	I want to be blue	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Victor	E1VB-0921	10-in.	1/31/1951	Right way, wrong way	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, leader
Victor	E1VB-0927	10-in.	2/2/1951	My life with you	Annie Lou and Danny ; Chet Atkins ; Carter Sisters ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Female-male vocal duet, with female vocal trio and string band	vocalist
Victor	E1VB-0928	10-in.	2/2/1951	I'm crying	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Victor	E1VB-0929	10-in.	2/2/1951	A trinket of shiny gold	Chet Atkins ; Carter Sisters ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0844	10-in.	2/2/1949	(This is) someone's last day	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0845	10-in.	2/2/1949	The kneeling drunkard's plea	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist, songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 58 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Anita," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107068.

Carter, Anita. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107068.

"Carter, Anita." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.