Helen Myrl Carter

Helen Myrl Carter Jones (September 12, 1927 – June 2, 1998) was an American country music singer. The eldest daughter of Maybelle Carter, she performed with her mother and her younger sisters, June Carter and Anita Carter, as a member of The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle, a pioneering all female country and folk music group. After the death of A.P. Carter in 1960, the group became known as The Carter Family.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 19, 1927 (Virginia), Died June 2, 1998

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, accordion, songwriter, composer, guitar

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 37 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-5515	10-in.	8/22/1950	Music in my heart	"Sister" Billie Rose Atkins ; Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	composer
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	songwriter
Victor	E1VB-0925	10-in.	1/31/1951	My crazy heart (for company)	Chet Atkins ; Danny Dill ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
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-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, accordion, 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, accordion, vocalist, songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0846	10-in.	2/2/1949	Why do you weep, dear willow?	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0847	10-in.	2/2/1949	Walk a little closer	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0848	10-in.	2/2/1949	My darling's home at last	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0849	10-in.	2/2/1949	A picture a ring and a curl	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal ensemble, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0850	10-in.	2/2/1949	Root, hog, or die	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	D9VB-0851	10-in.	2/2/1949	The baldheaded end of the broom	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	D9VB-1956	10-in.	10/12/1949	The day of wrath	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-1957	10-in.	10/12/1949	Down on my knees	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-1958	10-in.	10/12/1949	Little orphan girl	Carter Sisters ; Anita Carter ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	D9VB-1959	10-in.	10/12/1949	God sent my little girl	Carter Sisters ; Anita Carter ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	D9VB-1964	10-in.	10/12/1949	Under the hickory nut tree	Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Male vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band	songwriter, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-1965	10-in.	10/12/1949	I was bitten by the same bug twice	Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Male vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-1968	10-in.	10/13/1949	Crocodile tears	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter ; June Carter Cash	Female vocal quartet, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-1969	10-in.	10/13/1949	Grandma told me so	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter ; June Carter Cash	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion

(Results 1-25 of 37 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Helen Myrl," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356173.

Carter, Helen Myrl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356173.

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