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 51-58 of 58 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D9VB-1976	10-in.	10/13/1949	Boogie man boogie	Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, string bass
Victor	D9VB-1977	10-in.	10/13/1949	Main street breakdown	Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	String band	instrumentalist, string bass
Columbia	CO47678	10-in.	2/10/1952	Sun's gonna shine in my back door	Maybelle Carter ; The Carter Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass
Columbia	CO47679	10-in.	2/10/1952	Foggy mountain top	The Carter Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with guitar and bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass
Columbia	CO47680	10-in.	2/10/1952	Fair and tender ladies	The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle	Female vocal quartet, with autoharp and bass	vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass
Columbia	CO47681	10-in.	2/10/1952	I never will marry	Maybelle Carter ; The Carter Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass
Columbia	CO47805	10-in.	4/11/1952	Softly and tenderly	Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle	Mixed vocal quartet, with string band	vocalist
Columbia	CO47806	10-in.	4/11/1952	Amazing grace	Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle	Mixed vocal quartet, with string band	vocalist

(Results 51-58 of 58 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Anita," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107068.

Carter, Anita. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107068.

"Carter, Anita." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.