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 1-25 of 267 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-39750	10-in.	8/1/1927	Bury me under the weeping willow	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-39751	10-in.	8/1/1927	Little log cabin by the sea	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-39752	10-in.	8/1/1927	The poor orphan child	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-39753	10-in.	8/1/1927	The storms are on the ocean	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-39754	10-in.	8/2/1927	Single girl, married girl	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-39755	10-in.	8/2/1927	The wandering boy	Carter Family	Female vocal duet, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-45020	10-in.	5/9/1928	Meet me by moonlight, alone	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with autoharp and steel guitar	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-45021	10-in.	5/9/1928	Little darling, pal of mine	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with autoharp and steel guitar	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-45022	10-in.	5/9/1928	Keep on the sunny side	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-45023	10-in.	5/9/1928	Anchored in love	Carter Family	Female-male vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-45024	10-in.	5/10/1928	John Hardy was a desperate little man	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-45025	10-in.	5/10/1928	I ain't goin' to work tomorrow	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-45026	10-in.	5/10/1928	Will you miss me when I'm gone	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-45027	10-in.	5/10/1928	River of Jordan	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-45028	10-in.	5/10/1928	Chewing gum	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-45029	10-in.	5/10/1928	Wildwood flower	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-45030	10-in.	5/10/1928	I have no one to love me (but the sailor on the deep blue sea)	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-45031	10-in.	5/10/1928	Forsaken love	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-49856	10-in.	2/14/1929	Sweet fern	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-49857	10-in.	2/14/1929	My Clinch Mountain home	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-49858	10-in.	2/14/1929	God gave Noah the rainbow sign	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-49859	10-in.	2/14/1929	I'm thinking to-night of my Blue Eyes	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-49860	10-in.	2/14/1929	Little Moses	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-49861	10-in.	2/14/1929	Lulu Wall	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-49862	10-in.	2/14/1929	The grave on the green hillside	Carter Family	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	vocalist, soprano vocal

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

"Carter, Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.