Maybelle Carter

"Mother" Maybelle Carter (born Maybelle Addington; May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1978) was an American country musician and "among the first" to use the Carter scratch, with which she "helped to turn the guitar into a lead instrument." It was named after her. She was a member of the original Carter Family act from the late 1920s until the early 1940s and a member of the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle group.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 10, 1909 (Virginia), Died October 23, 1978 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, soprano vocal, harmony vocal, leader, steel guitar, songwriter, composer, lyricist, autoharp, speaker, yodeling, mandolin

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

Recordings (Results 201-225 of 267 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	CO47681	10-in.	2/10/1952	I never will marry	Maybelle Carter ; The Carter Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	CO47805	10-in.	4/11/1952	Softly and tenderly	Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle	Mixed vocal quartet, with string band	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	CO47806	10-in.	4/11/1952	Amazing grace	Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle	Mixed vocal quartet, with string band	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E25475-E25476	10-in.	12/8/1927	(Bury me beneath the) Weeping willow tree	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and harmonica	songwriter
Vocalion	17478	10-in.	5/5/1935	Sinking in the lonesome sea	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with two guitars	vocalist, harmony vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	61128	10-in.	6/8/1936	My Dixie darling	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61129	10-in.	6/8/1936	Give me your love and I'll give you mine	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61130	10-in.	6/8/1936	Are you lonesome tonight	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61131	10-in.	6/8/1936	The last move for me	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61132	10-in.	6/8/1936	The way worn traveler	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61133	10-in.	6/8/1936	Just another broken heart	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61134	10-in.	6/8/1936	When the silver threads are gold again	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61135	10-in.	6/8/1936	There's no one like mother to me	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61136	10-in.	6/8/1936	In a little village churchyard	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61137	10-in.	6/8/1936	Jealous hearted me	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61138	10-in.	6/8/1936	My native home	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61139	10-in.	6/8/1936	Sweet heaven in my view	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61140	10-in.	6/9/1936	No depression	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61141	10-in.	6/9/1936	Bonnie blue eyes	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61142	10-in.	6/9/1936	My honey Lou	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61143	10-in.	6/9/1936	In the shadow of the pines	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61144	10-in.	6/9/1936	Answer to weeping willow	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61145	10-in.	6/9/1936	You've been a friend to me	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61146	10-in.	9/6/1936	Where the silvery Colorado wends its way	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	61147	10-in.	9/6/1936	Lay my head beneath the rose	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal

(Results 201-225 of 267 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

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