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 76-100 of 236 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-69347	10-in.	5/25/1931	When I'm gone	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-69348	10-in.	5/25/1931	Sunshine in the shadows	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-69349	10-in.	5/25/1931	Let the church roll on	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-69350	10-in.	5/26/1931	Lonesome for you	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar	vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-69351	10-in.	5/26/1931	Can't feel at home	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-69412	10-in.	6/10/1931	Why there's a tear in my eye	Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-69413	10-in.	6/10/1931	The wonderful city	Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-69427	10-in.	6/11/1931	Jimmie Rodgers visits the Carter Family	Carter Family ; Jimmie Rodgers	Dialogue, female vocal duet, and mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-69428	10-in.	6/11/1931	The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas	Carter Family ; Jimmie Rodgers	Dialogue and mixed vocal quartet, with 2 guitars	speaker, vocalist, yodeling, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-71609	10-in.	2/23/1932	'Mid the green fields of Virginia	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-71610	10-in.	2/23/1932	Happiest days of all	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-71611	10-in.	2/23/1932	Picture on the wall	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-71612	10-in.	2/23/1932	Amber tresses	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-71613	10-in.	2/24/1932	I never loved but one	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-71614	10-in.	2/24/1932	Tell me that you love me	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-71615	10-in.	2/24/1932	Where we'll never grow old	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BVE-71616	10-in.	2/24/1932	We will march through the streets of the city	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-76278	10-in.	6/17/1933	Give me roses while I live	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-76279	10-in.	6/17/1933	I never will marry	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-76280	10-in.	6/17/1933	On the sea of Galilee	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-76281	10-in.	6/17/1933	Home by the sea	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars and yodeling	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling, alto vocal
Victor	BS-76282	10-in.	6/17/1933	When the roses come again	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars and yodeling	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling, alto vocal
Victor	BS-76283	10-in.	6/17/1933	I loved you better than you knew	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal
Victor	BS-76284	10-in.	6/17/1933	This is like heaven to me	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	vocalist, alto vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-76285	10-in.	6/17/1933	See that my grave is kept green	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, alto vocal

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Sara," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

Carter, Sara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106602.

"Carter, Sara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.