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
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 37 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Helen Myrl," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/356173.
Carter, Helen Myrl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/356173.
"Carter, Helen Myrl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Helen Carter
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Britannica: Helen Myrl Carter
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Carter, Helen, 1927-1998 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009063414
Wikidata: Helen Carter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5701997
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/86395781
MusicBrainz: Helen Carter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bf4c8026-a034-4827-93f7-68e4080c9f58
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