Sara Carter

Sara Elizabeth Carter (née Dougherty, later Bayes; July 21, 1898 – January 8, 1979) was an American country music musician, singer, and songwriter. Remembered mostly for her deep, distinctive, mature singing voice, she was the lead singer on most of the recordings of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and 1930s. In her earliest recordings her voice was pitched very high.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 21, 1898 (Copper Creek, Virginia), Died January 8, 1979 (Lodi)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: alto vocal, autoharp, guitar, lead vocal, yodeling, songwriter, speaker, arranger

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 236 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-39750	10-in.	8/1/1927	Bury me under the weeping willow	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-39751	10-in.	8/1/1927	Little log cabin by the sea	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-39752	10-in.	8/1/1927	The poor orphan child	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-39753	10-in.	8/1/1927	The storms are on the ocean	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-39754	10-in.	8/2/1927	Single girl, married girl	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-39755	10-in.	8/2/1927	The wandering boy	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-45020	10-in.	5/9/1928	Meet me by moonlight, alone	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with autoharp and steel guitar	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-45021	10-in.	5/9/1928	Little darling, pal of mine	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with autoharp and steel guitar	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-45022	10-in.	5/9/1928	Keep on the sunny side	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-45023	10-in.	5/9/1928	Anchored in love	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-45024	10-in.	5/10/1928	John Hardy was a desperate little man	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-45025	10-in.	5/10/1928	I ain't goin' to work tomorrow	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-45026	10-in.	5/10/1928	Will you miss me when I'm gone	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-45027	10-in.	5/10/1928	River of Jordan	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-45028	10-in.	5/10/1928	Chewing gum	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-45029	10-in.	5/10/1928	Wildwood flower	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-45030	10-in.	5/10/1928	I have no one to love me (but the sailor on the deep blue sea)	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-45031	10-in.	5/10/1928	Forsaken love	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-49856	10-in.	2/14/1929	Sweet fern	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-49857	10-in.	2/14/1929	My Clinch Mountain home	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling
Victor	BVE-49858	10-in.	2/14/1929	God gave Noah the rainbow sign	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-49859	10-in.	2/14/1929	I'm thinking to-night of my Blue Eyes	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-49860	10-in.	2/14/1929	Little Moses	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-49861	10-in.	2/14/1929	Lulu Wall	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-49862	10-in.	2/14/1929	The grave on the green hillside	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Sara," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

Carter, Sara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

"Carter, Sara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.