Helen Myrl Carter

Helen Myrl Carter Jones (September 12, 1927 – June 2, 1998) was an American country music singer. The eldest daughter of Maybelle Carter, she performed with her mother and her younger sisters, June Carter and Anita Carter, as a member of The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle, a pioneering all female country and folk music group. After the death of A.P. Carter in 1960, the group became known as The Carter Family.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 19, 1927 (Virginia), Died June 2, 1998

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, accordion, songwriter, composer, guitar

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-5515	10-in.	8/22/1950	Music in my heart	"Sister" Billie Rose Atkins ; Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	composer
Victor	E0VB-5516	10-in.	8/23/1950	I've got my share of trouble	Carter Sisters	Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5517	10-in.	8/23/1950	Columbus G-A	Carter Sisters	Female vocal solo, with female vocal trio and string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5518	10-in.	8/23/1950	Willow, will you weep for me	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal ensemblet and string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5519	10-in.	8/23/1950	Gotta find me somebody to love	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band	vocalist
Victor	E0VB-5826	10-in.	10/22/1950	Someone else, not me	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	E1VB-0925	10-in.	1/31/1951	My crazy heart (for company)	Chet Atkins ; Danny Dill ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	E1VB-0927	10-in.	2/2/1951	My life with you	Annie Lou and Danny ; Chet Atkins ; Carter Sisters ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Female-male vocal duet, with female vocal trio and string band	vocalist
Victor	E1VB-0929	10-in.	2/2/1951	A trinket of shiny gold	Chet Atkins ; Carter Sisters ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0844	10-in.	2/2/1949	(This is) someone's last day	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0845	10-in.	2/2/1949	The kneeling drunkard's plea	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist, songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0846	10-in.	2/2/1949	Why do you weep, dear willow?	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0847	10-in.	2/2/1949	Walk a little closer	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0848	10-in.	2/2/1949	My darling's home at last	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0849	10-in.	2/2/1949	A picture a ring and a curl	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal ensemble, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0850	10-in.	2/2/1949	Root, hog, or die	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	D9VB-0851	10-in.	2/2/1949	The baldheaded end of the broom	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	D9VB-1956	10-in.	10/12/1949	The day of wrath	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-1957	10-in.	10/12/1949	Down on my knees	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-1958	10-in.	10/12/1949	Little orphan girl	Carter Sisters ; Anita Carter ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	D9VB-1959	10-in.	10/12/1949	God sent my little girl	Carter Sisters ; Anita Carter ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	D9VB-1964	10-in.	10/12/1949	Under the hickory nut tree	Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Male vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band	songwriter, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-1965	10-in.	10/12/1949	I was bitten by the same bug twice	Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Male vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-1968	10-in.	10/13/1949	Crocodile tears	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter ; June Carter Cash	Female vocal quartet, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-1969	10-in.	10/13/1949	Grandma told me so	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter ; June Carter Cash	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, accordion
Victor	D9VB-1970	10-in.	10/13/1949	The day they laid Mary away	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band and harmony vocals	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-1971	10-in.	10/13/1949	Blue skies and sunshine	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band and vocal chorus	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist, songwriter
Victor	D9VB-1972	10-in.	10/13/1949	I've got a home up in glory	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band and vocal harmonies	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist, songwriter
Victor	D9VB-1973	10-in.	10/13/1949	Don't wait	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band and vocal harmonies	instrumentalist, accordion, vocalist, songwriter
Columbia	CO42822	10-in.	2/3/1950	Warm hands, cold heart	George Morgan and Dolly Good	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	CO47678	10-in.	2/10/1952	Sun's gonna shine in my back door	Maybelle Carter ; The Carter Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	CO47679	10-in.	2/10/1952	Foggy mountain top	The Carter Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with guitar and bass	vocalist
Columbia	CO47680	10-in.	2/10/1952	Fair and tender ladies	The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle	Female vocal quartet, with autoharp and bass	vocalist
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
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
Columbia	CO47806	10-in.	4/11/1952	Amazing grace	Carl Smith ; The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle	Mixed vocal quartet, with string band	vocalist
Columbia	CO48307	10-in.	8/10/1952	I went to your wedding	Johnny Bond ; Helen Myrl Carter	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Helen Myrl," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/356173.

Carter, Helen Myrl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/356173.

"Carter, Helen Myrl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.