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 176-200 of 236 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Vocalion	17478	10-in.	5/5/1935	Sinking in the lonesome sea	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with two guitars	vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	61128	10-in.	6/8/1936	My Dixie darling	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61129	10-in.	6/8/1936	Give me your love and I'll give you mine	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61130	10-in.	6/8/1936	Are you lonesome tonight	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61131	10-in.	6/8/1936	The last move for me	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61132	10-in.	6/8/1936	The way worn traveler	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61133	10-in.	6/8/1936	Just another broken heart	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61134	10-in.	6/8/1936	When the silver threads are gold again	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61135	10-in.	6/8/1936	There's no one like mother to me	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61136	10-in.	6/8/1936	In a little village churchyard	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61137	10-in.	6/8/1936	Jealous hearted me	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61138	10-in.	6/8/1936	My native home	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61139	10-in.	6/8/1936	Sweet heaven in my view	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61140	10-in.	6/9/1936	No depression	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61141	10-in.	6/9/1936	Bonnie blue eyes	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61142	10-in.	6/9/1936	My honey Lou	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61143	10-in.	6/9/1936	In the shadow of the pines	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61144	10-in.	6/9/1936	Answer to weeping willow	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61145	10-in.	6/9/1936	You've been a friend to me	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61146	10-in.	9/6/1936	Where the silvery Colorado wends its way	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	61147	10-in.	9/6/1936	Lay my head beneath the rose	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62280	10-in.	6/17/1937	The broken down tramp	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62281	10-in.	6/17/1937	Lover's lane	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62282	10-in.	6/17/1937	Hold fast to the right	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal
Decca	62283	10-in.	6/17/1937	Lord I'm in your care	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, autoharp, vocalist, lead vocal

(Results 176-200 of 236 records)

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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.