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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 236 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-49864	10-in.	2/15/1929	Don't forget this song	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-49865	10-in.	2/15/1929	The foggy mountain top	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-49866	10-in.	2/15/1929	Bring back my blue-eyed boy to me	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-49867	10-in.	2/15/1929	Diamonds in the rough	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-49868	10-in.	2/15/1929	Engine one-forty-three	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-56566	10-in.	11/22/1929	The homestead on the farm	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-56567	10-in.	11/22/1929	The cyclone of Ryecove	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-56568	10-in.	11/22/1929	Motherless children	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-56581	10-in.	11/24/1929	When the roses bloom in Dixieland	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-56582	10-in.	11/24/1929	No telephone in heaven	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-56583	10-in.	11/24/1929	Western hobo	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with yodeling, guitar, and steel guitar (self-accompaniment)	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling
Victor	BVE-56584	10-in.	11/24/1929	Carter's blues	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars (self-accompaniment)	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling
Victor	BVE-56585	10-in.	11/24/1929	Wabash Cannonball	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with guitar and autoharp (self-accompaniment)	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-56586	10-in.	11/25/1929	A distant land to roam	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars (self-accompaniment)	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-56587	10-in.	11/25/1929	Jimmie Brown, the newsboy	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with guitar and autoharp (self-accompaniment)	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, autoharp
Victor	BVE-56588	10-in.	11/25/1929	Kitty waltz	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-56589	10-in.	11/25/1929	Fond affection	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with yodeling, guitar and steel guitar (self-accompaniment)	vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar, alto vocal
Victor	BS-59017	10-in.	10/12/1932	Sweet as the flowers in May time	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-59018	10-in.	10/12/1932	Will the roses bloom in heaven	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-59019	10-in.	10/12/1932	On a hill lone and gray	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with 2 guitars (takes 1 and 2); mixed vocal trio, with autoharp and guitar (take 3)	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal, autoharp
Victor	BS-59020	10-in.	10/12/1932	My little home in Tennessee	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-59021	10-in.	10/12/1932	The sun of the soul	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-59022	10-in.	10/12/1932	If one won't, another one will	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-59023	10-in.	10/12/1932	The broken-hearted lover	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-59024	10-in.	10/13/1932	Two sweethearts	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Sara," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

Carter, Sara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

"Carter, Sara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.