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
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 236 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Sara," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.
Carter, Sara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.
"Carter, Sara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Carter, Sara, 1898-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92071582
Wikidata: Sara Carter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q545910
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71598122
MusicBrainz: Sara Carter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8da5bbd9-1876-4690-8d2f-f02772cd45c4
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