Country Gospel Song

RBF Records – RBF19

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country, Gospel
[Tracklist]
A1 I Know That Jesus Set Me Free: Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers (02:44)
A2 To the Work: Alfred G. Karnes (02:54)
A3 God Moves on the Water: Blind Willie Johnson (03:01)
A4 Honey in the Rock: Blind Mamie and A.C. Forehand (02:43)
A5 My Mother is Waiting for Me in Heaven Above: The Smith Brothers (02:57)
A6 The Lion and the Tribes of Judah: Lonnie McIntorsh (03:10)
A7 Just as Soon as My Feet Strike Zion, Lord I Won't Be Troubled No More: Rev. J.M. Gates (03:10)
B1 Lonesome Valley: The Carter Family (02:58)
B2 The Little Black Train: The Carter Family (02:54)
B3 Jesus, Lover of My Soul: Uncle Dave Macon (02:59)
B4 Walking with My Saviour: The Freeman Quartet (02:45)
B5 Wouldn't Mind Dying: Blind Mamie Forehand (03:12)
B6 Take Your Burden to the Lord: Blind Willie Johnson (02:58)
B7 Went Up in the Clouds of Heaven: Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers (02:46)
[Creduts]
Producer: Samuel Charters, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
This compilation of religious music from the 1920s and 1930s American South brings together black and white performers to show the relationships and differences between the two styles. Both styles share more elements of text and music than their secular counterparts, even though different influences shape both.

16 Down Home Country Classics

Arhoolie Records - CD 110

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1997
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass, & Country
[Tracklist]
01 Single Girl: Rose Maddox (2:09)
02 No Never No: Strange Creek Singers (4:09)
03 Run Mountain: J.E. Mainer (2:52)
04 Spanish Fandango: Snuffy Jenkins (1:23)
05 Eight Thirty Blues: The Armstrong Twins (2:09)
06 Hey, Hey Bartender: Del McCoury (2:38)
07 Sam McGee Stomp: Sam McGee (2:04)
08 Old Dan Tucker: Louisiana Honey Drippers (2:20)
09 You Turned Your Back: Toni Brown (2:17)
10 Carroll County Blues: Suzy and Eric Thompson (3:18)
11 George's Playhouse Boogie: Maddox Brothers & Rose (2:44)
12 John Barleycorn: Kenny Baker (2:11)
13 Black Land Farmer: Bill Neely (3:48)
14 Turkey Buzzard / Chinquapin Hunting: Any Old Time String Band (2:46)
15 Hello Stranger: The Carter Family (2:09)
16 Bogue Chito Fling Ding: Hodges Brothers (1:56)
[Credits]
Producer and Editor: Chris Strachwitz and Tom Diamant, Photographer: Barry Oliver, Designer: Wayne Pope and Craig Millman
[Notes]
"Down home" country music originated in the Appalachian region of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee in the early part of the 20th century. Played using acoustical stringed instruments, traditional country music is derived from English folk songs along with elements of gospel and blues. This collection presents 16 examples of traditional country music and includes tracks from the Carter Family, the Strange Creek Singers with Hazel Dickens, Rose Maddox, and NEA National Heritage Fellow Del McCoury. Liner notes include each track's original Arhoolie album for further listening.

The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family

Dualtone – 80302-01162-2

Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2004
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
01 Worried Man Blues: George Jones (3:11)
02 No Depression In Heaven: Sheryl Crow (3:20)
03 On The Sea of Galilee: Emmylou Harris with the Peasall Sisters(3:16)
04 Engine One-Forty-Three: Johnny Cash (3:38)
05 Never Let The Devil Get the Upper Hand of You: Marty Stuart & Fabulous Superlatives (4:50)
06 Little Moses: Janette and Joe Carter (2:19)
07 Black Jack David: Norman and Nancy Blake with Tim O'Brien (2:57)
08 Bear Creek Blues: John Prine (4:23)
09 You Are My Flower: Willie Nelson (2:39)
10 Single Girl, Married Girl: Shawn Colvin with Earl Scruggs and Randy Scruggs (2:19)
11 Will My Mother Know Me There?: The Whites with Ricky Skaggs (3:04)
12 The Winding Stream: Rosanne Cash (4:31)
13 Rambling Boy: The Del McCoury Band (4:24)
14 Hold Fast To The Right: June Carter Cash (2:55)
15 Gold Watch And Chain: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Kris Kristofferson (4:06)
[Credits]
Producer: John Carter Cash
[Notes]
Country musicians, be they alternative, traditional, or neo-traditionalist, never tire of singing praises to the Carter Family. Heck, even the occasional rocker will say a few kind words about the Carter legacy. With this type of enthusiasm, there's never a bad time to put together a tribute album like The Unbroken Circle. The album is packed with VIPs like Emmylou Harris, George Jones, Sheryl Crow, and Willie Nelson, and it even includes no less than three Cashes (Johnny, June Carter, and Rosanne). Despite this impressive list, The Unbroken Circle gets a very rocky start with lukewarm efforts by Jones, Crow, Harris, and Johnny Cash. Jones and Cash sound fairly rough, and Harris' outing, backed by the Peasall Sisters, is underwhelming. Crow's appearance on a country record is somewhat surprising, and perhaps it was meant to add a little pizzazz to the disc. Unfortunately, she sings "No Depression in Heaven" as though she were auditioning for Freakwater. While the album never quite recovers from this early stumble, there are bright spots after those first four songs. Marty Stuart offers a truly superb version of "Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You," filled with creepy ambience and a fine vocal, while Janette and Joe Carter's take on "Little Moses" sounds more old-time than the Carter Family. There are solid offerings by Nelson, John Prine, and the Del McCoury Band before everything comes to a crash landing with the less polished contributions of June Carter Cash and Kris Kristofferson. While fans of the artists on this compilation may want to check it out, there are better Carter Family collections (Bristol by Ginny Hawker and Kay Justice and Songs of the Carter Family by Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin), and there's always the option of listening to the Carter Family themselves. -- AllMusic Review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields

Lonesome Pine Records & Publishing

Format: 2 x CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2007
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues, Folk, Bluegrass, Country
[Disc One}
01 Down in a Coal Mine: Edison Concert Band (01:21)
02 Mining Camp Blues: Trixie Smith (02:55)
03 Sprinkle Coal Dust on My Grave: Orville J. Jenks (02:41)
04 Coal Miner's Blues: The Carter Family (03:01)
05 Hard Times in Coleman's Mine: Aunt Molly Jackson (02:34)
06 He's Only a Miner Killed in the Ground: Ted Chestnut (02:32)
07 Coal Black Mining Blues: Nimrod Workman (01:12)
08 '31 Depression Blues: Ed Sturgill (02:45)
09 Prayer of a Miner's Child: Dock Boggs 01:47)
10 That Twenty-Five Cents You Paid: Sarah Ogan Gunning (02:21)
11 The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore: Jean Ritchie (03:10)
12 Dark as a Dungeon: Merle Travis (01:54)
13 Come All You Coal Miners: Reel World String Band (02:20)
14 My Sweetheart's the Mule in the Mines: Mike Kline (00:21)
15 Thirty Inch Coal: Hobo Jack Adkins (02:34)
16 Blakc Waters:Jim Ringer (03:34)
17 Roof Boltin' Daddy: Gene Carpenter (02:25)
18 Dream of a Miner's Child: Carter Stanley (02:42)
19 Coal Miner's Boogie: George Davis (02:55)
20 The Yablonski Murder: Hazel Dickens (02:57)
21 What Are We Gonna Do?: Dorothy Myles (03:01)
22 Explosion at Derby Mine: Charlie Maggard (04:03)
23 Blind Fiddler: Jim "Bud" Stanley (03:00)
24 Loadin' Coal: John Hutchinson (02:30)
25 Coal Town Saturday Night: Randall Hylton (03:04)
26 It's Been a Long Time: Roger Hall & Sonny Houston (03:38)
27 Fountain Filled with Blood: James Caudill (03:50)
[Disc Two}
01 West Viriginia Mine Disaster: Molly Stemp (02:49)
02 Union Man: Blue Highway (03:34)
03 Blue Diamond Mines: Robin & Linda Williams (04:43)
04 Set Yourself Free: Billy Gene Mullins (00:49)
05 Redneck War: Ron Short (05:18)
06 Sixteen Tons: Ned Beatty (02:30)
07 There Will Be No Black Lung (Up in Heaven): Rev. Joe Freeman (02:01)
08 Deep Mine Blues: Nick Stump (03:30)
09 I'm a Coal Mining Man: Tom T. Hall (02:24)
10 Dirty Black Coal: Kenny Davis 04:30)
11 Black Lung: AJ Roach (03:21)
12 Coal Dust Kisses: Suzanne Mumpower-Johnson (04:05)
13 Coal Tattoo: Dale Jett 04:07)
14 A Strip Miner's Life: Don Stanley & Middle Creek (03:00)
15 Daddy's Dinner Bucket: Ralph Stanley II (03:30)
16 In Those Mines: Valerie Smith (03:43)
17 Miner's Prayer: Ralph Stanley & Dwight Yoakam (03:08)
18 Dyin' to Make a Livin': W.V. Hill (03:38)
19 You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive: Darrell Scott (05:51)
20 They Can't Put It Back: Jack Wright (02:30)
21 Which Side Are You On?: Natalie Merchant (05:01)
[Credits]
Hobo Jack Adkins (guitar/vocals) Stanley Almon (keyboards) Louis Armstrong (cornet) Ned Beatty Primary (bass/vocals) Buster Bailey(clarinet) Wayne Benson (mandolin) Junior Blankenship (guitar) Dock Boggs (banjo/vocals) Robert Bowlin (guitar) Mike Bub (bass) Becky Buller (banjo/viola) Jason Burleson (banjo/guitar/vocals) Maybelle Carter (guitar/vocals) Sara Carter (guitar/vocals) James Caudill (vocals) Curley Ray Cline (fiddle) Dudley Connell (guitar) Jack Cooke (bass) Steve Cooley (banjo/bass/guitar/mandolin) Dub Cornett (vocals) Ronny Cox (guitar) Jeff D'Angelo (bass) Beverly D'Angelo (vocals) Aaron Davis (choir) George Davis (guitar/vocals) Kenny Davis (guitar/vocals) Vernon Derrick (fiddle) Hazel Dickens (vocals) Charlie Dixon (banjo) Edith Drake (guitar) Glen Duncan (fiddle) Dave Edwards (bass) Steve Edwards (fiddle) Chris Eldridge (guitar) Mark Fain (bass) Danny Ferrington (guitar) Jeffery Freeman (bass) Rev. Joe Freeman (guitar/vocals) Jimmy Gaudreau (mandolin/vocals) Gabriel Gordon (bass) Charlie Green (trombone) Sarah Ogan Gunning (vocals) Andy Hall (dobro) Roger Hall (banjo) Tom T. Hall (vocals) Glen Harlow (mandolin) Oscar Harris (mandolin) Fletcher Henderson (piano) W.V. Hill (vocals) Sonny Houston (guitar/vocals) John Hutchison (guitar/vocals) Randall Hylton (guitar/vocals) Judy Hyman (fiddle) Rob Ickes (dobro/vocals) Aunt Molly Jackson (vocals) Kevin Jackson (fiddle) Orville J. Jenks (guitar/vocals) Dale Jett (guitar/vocals) Teresa Jett (bass) Jamie Johnson (vocals) Frank Joines (guitar) Karen Jones (fiddle/vocals) Rev. Sandra Jones (vocals) John Kaparakis (guitar) Anthony Keyes (vocals) Dwight Yoakam (guitar/vocals) Mike Kline (guitar/vocals) Curley Lambert (mandolin) Jessica Lee (bass) Nimrod Workman (vocals) Graham Maby (guitar) Asa Martin (guitar) Sue Massek (banjo/vocals) Jimmy Mattingly (guitar/mandolin) Matt McElroy (banjo) Todd Meade (bass) Natalie Merchant (vocals) Allison Miller (drums) James Price (fiddle) Denny Rice (piano) Chuck Rich (guitar)　John Rigsby (mandolin) Jim Ringer (guitar/vocals) Ralph Rinzler (mandolin) Jean Ritchie (guitar/vocals) Fiddlin' Doc Roberts (fiddle) Sharon Ruble (bass) Darrell Scott (guitar/vocals) Mike Seeger (bass/guitar) James Alan Shelton (guitar) Bob Siggins (banjo) Bill Airey Smith (bass/vocals) Trixie Smith (vocals) Valerie Smith (vocals) Steve Sparkman (banjo) Tim Stafford (guitar/vocals) Art Stamper (fiddle) Carter Stanley (guitar/vocals) Don Stanley (guitar/vocals) Ralph Stanley (banjo/ocals) Richie Stearns (banjo) Nick Stump (guitar/vocals) Ernie Thacker (mandolin) Chuck Tipton (guitar) Merle Travis (guitar/vocals) Jim Watson (bass/vocals) Aaron Williams (mandolin) Linda Williams (banjo/vocals)
Producer: Charles R. Freeland, Alan Maggard and Paul Kuczko, Photographers: John Cohen, Gene DuBey, Kenny Fannon, Jim Gibson, Trula M. Goostree, David Holt, Helen Lewis, Russell Lee, Earl Palmer, Earl Dotte and Doug Yarrow, Engineers: Paula Wolak, David Castle, George Cowan, Jeff Kiser, Doug Dorschug, George Korson, Jim Price, Todd Vos, Sandy & Caroline Paton
[Notes]
Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields is a 70-page book and two CD compilation of old and new music from southern Appalachian coalfields. The project was produced by Jack Wright and is a benefit for the Lonesome Pine Office on Youth in Wise County, Virginia. The songs included cover a range of topics related to coal culture such as mining accidents and black lung disease. Some of the artists are natives of the U.S. coal mining region while others have less direct ties. Both vintage recordings and contemporary music have been combined with detailed liner notes giving context to both the songs and the artists. Musicologist Archie Green adds a "Sanctus" note to Wright's "Introduction." In the preliminary round of nominations for the 50th Grammy Awards the boxed set was under consideration for a number of awards, including, Best Recording Package, Best Liner Notes and Best Historical Album. The compilation did not, however, make it the final round of nominees.

The Carter Family: Greatest Hits 1927-1934

Fabulous Records – FABCD146

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 2011
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk & Country
[Tracklist]
01 Wildwood Flower (3:14)
02 My Clinch Mountain Home (3:12)
03 The Foggy Mountain Top (3:00)
04 Keep On The Sunnyside (2:54)
05 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blues Eyes (3:03)
06 Jimmy Brown The Newsboy (2:34)
07 John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man (2:57)
08 Lula Wall (2:53)
09 Wabash Cannonball (3:00)
10 Worried Man Blues (2:46)
11 Carters Blues (3:00)
12 Diamonds In The Rough (3:25)
13 Church In The Wildwood (3:15)
14 Lonesome Pine Special (3:00)
15 The Cannonball (3:00)
16 I Never Will Marry (2:38)
17 Lonesome Valley (2:42)
18 Sweet Fern (Sweet Fern) (3:09)
[Credits]
Sara Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals) Maybelle Carter (guitar/vocals) A.P. Carter (vocals)
[Notes]
Fans looking for more than ASV/Living Era's Wildwood Flower collection but scared off by Bear Family's massive 12-disc box could comfortably pick up this five-disc budget compilation. At 126 songs, it covers all of their RCA Victor recordings in chronological order, omitting only alternate takes. The remastering isn't necessarily better than other Carter Family issues -- rather than clean up the crackle, the engineers have simply boosted the sound level, and while that does bring out some nuances, the ever-present hiss is louder than usual. That and the scanty liner notes mean that casual fans could probably do perfectly well with Wildwood Flower, but this music is going to be an outstanding addition to any collection, especially at a price this low. -- AllMusic Review by Jim Smi

Virginia Traditions: Native Virginia Ballads and Songs

BRI Records – BRI 004

Series: Virginia Traditions
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country, & Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 Claude Allen: Hobart Smith (3:33)
A2 Sidney Allen: Spence Moore (1:59)
A3 Poor Goins: James Taylor Adams and Finley Adams (3:59)
A4 The Vance Song: Branch W. Higgins (2:16)
A5 The Fate of Dewey Lee: Spence Moore (2:59)
A6 The Fate of Talmadge Osborne: Ernest V. Stoneman (3:06)
A7 The Wreck of the 1256: Vernon Dalhart (4:16)
A8 The Wreck of the Old 97: Kelly Harrell and Henry Whitter (3:49)
B1 The Life and Death of Charlie Poole: Ted Prillaman (2:25)
B2 The Story of Freeda Bolt: Floyd County Ramblers (3:41)
B3 The Ballad of Caty Sage: J.C. Pierce (3:43)
B4 The Cyclone of Rye Cove: The Carter Family (2:04)
B5 The Story of the Flood: The Stanley Brothers (3:12)
B6 The Pinnacle Mountain Silver Mine: Helen Cockram (2:08)
B7 New River Song: Jim and Artie Marshall (2:59)
B8 Highway 52: Little "Doc" Raymond and The Coleman Pardners (2:54)
B9 The Ballad of Fancy Gap: Jim and Artie Marshall (4:51)
[Credits]
Liner Notes: Doug DeNatale, Editor: Linda Linnartz, Recorders: Alan Lomax, Herbert Halpert, Elizabeth Lomax and Bobby Patterson, Engineers: Doug DeNatale and Glen Hinson
[Notes]
Few states in this country can boast of more diverse folkways than Virginia. Many of the material objects—such as barns, tools, and furniture—reflect the traditions that shaped the lives of its earliest settlers and the generations of Virginians who followed. The Commonwealth’s performance traditions of songs, tunes, and tales also tell of a shared heritage involving all classes of people in every facet of life. Because traditions naturally change over time, the documentation of Virginia folk culture is an ongoing process essential to our understanding of the past, present, and future. By recording the folkways of Virginia, the Blue Ridge Institute of Ferrum College and its BRI Record label strive to foster a greater appreciation of our folk roots through an array of interpretive programs. From murders to train wrecks to natural disasters, the ballads on this recording concern events and people of Appalachian Virginia. Performance styles range from traditional unaccompanied singing to sophisticated modern bluegrass.

Western Express: 36 Exciting And Rare Country & Western Songs

MCA Coral 0082.036-2

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Germany
Released: 1994
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country, & Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 San Antonio Rose: Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
A2 Alla En El Rancho Grande: Rex Allen
A3 Nine Pound Hammer: Tex Williams
A4 Red River Valley: Jimmy Wakely
A5 Why Baby, Why: Red Sovine, Webb Pierce
A6 Louisiana Moonlight: Jimmy C. Newman
A7 Six Days On The Road: The Texas Troubadors
A8 Hey, Mr. Bluebird: Ernest Tubb & The Wilburn Brothers
A9 Roses Are Red: Webb Pierce
B1 Tennessee Saturday Night: Red Foley
B2 Tupelo County Jail: Webb Pierce
B3 This Land Is Your Land: Tompall Glaser & The Glaser Brothers
B4 River Of No Return: Tex Williams
B5 The Huntin's Over For Tonight: Grandpa Jones
B6 Knoxville Girl: The Wilburn Brothers
B7 Fiddler's Dream: Tommy Jackson
B8 Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Red Foley
B9 Detroit City: Billy Grammer
C1 Blue Moon Of Kentucky: Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
C2 I Like Mountain Music: Roy Acuff
C3 500 Miles: The Greenwoods
C4 Bye Bye Love: Johnnie And Jack
C5 Cheyenne: Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
C6 Cool Water: The Sons Of The Pioneers
C7 I Bought A Rock For A Rocky Mountain Girl: Wilf Carter
C8 Cowboy's Lament (The Streets Of Laredo): Burl Ives
C9 In The Jailhouse Now: Webb Pierce
D1 My Dixie Darling: The Carter Family
D2 Cripple Creek: Jimmy Martin
D3 Sparkling Brown Eyes: Webb Pierce
D4 My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountain: The Carter Family
D5 My Hillbilly Baby: Ernest Tubb
D6 She'll Be Coming 'round The Mountain: Al Mcleod's Country Music Dance Band
D7 The WeaversAcross The Wide Missouri (Shenandoah)
D8 Cotton Fields: The Osborne Brothers
D9 The Last Round Up: The Ranch Boys
[Notes]
Manufactured in Western Germany by TELDEC "Telefunken-Decca" Schallplatten-Ges.mbH., Heussweg 25, 2 Hamburg 19. Licensed by MCA Records, Inc. Universal City, California, U.S.A.

The Helen Carter Collection

Old Homestead Records – OHCD4019

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1999
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
01 Poor Wildwood Flower (2:22)
02 Tickling The Frets (1:36)
03 Dark And Stormy Weather (3:10)
04 Hello Stranger (2:23)
05 I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow (2:48)
06 The Winding Stream (4:08)
07 Red River Blues (2:00)
08 Helen's Mandolin Rag (1:53)
09 Is This My Destiny (2:48)
10 A Lonesome Day (4:13)
11 Carter Guitar Medley (1:48)
12 Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room (3:10)
13 Clinch Mountain Love (3:02)
14 Poor Old Heartsick Me (3:01)
15 Why Do You Weep Dear Willow (2:45)
16 If You Were Losing Him To Me (2:54)
17 Kneeling Drunkards Plea (3:16)
18 Mama Sang (2:50)
19 Meeting In The Air (3:29)
20 Hot Footin' It (2:10)
21 Lonesome Fiddle Blues (1:40)
22 No Distinction There (1:54)
23 You Are My Flower (3:00)
[Credits]
Helen Carter (Guitar/vocals) Anita Carter (vocals) John Morris (bass/vocals) Dana Cupp Sr. (banjo/mandolin) Jim Campbell (fiddle) David Jones (guitar) Elmer Thudd (guitar) David Roe (bass) Tom Ewing (bass)
Producer: John Morris, Photographer: Vicki Langdon, Engineer: Clark Williams
[Notes]
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. Album recorded January 22, 1993 at the Delivery Room, Nashville, Tennessee.

Maybelle Carter – Wildwood Pickin'

Vanguard – 77021-2

Series: Newport Folk Festival Classics
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Appalachian Music, Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Introduction (02:19)
02 Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow (02:40)
03 Cannonball Blues (02:07)
04 Two Sweethearts of Mine (05:01)
05 Wabash Cannonball (01:56)
06 Coal Miner's Blues (00:56)
07 Lover's Farewell (02:24)
Autoharp Workshop With Mike Seeger
08 Little Brown Jug (00:58)
09 Unknown Fiddle Tune (01:55)
10 San Antonio Rose (01:52)
11 Liberty Dance (01:17)
12 Bully of The Town (01:55)
13 My Native Home (03:55)
14 Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies (03:59)
15 Tennessee Waltz (01:22)
16 Never on Sunday (02:51)
17 Gathering Flowers From The Hillside (00:51)
18 Little Darling Pal of Mine (02:27)
New Lost City Ramblers & Maybelle
19 Worried Man Blues (03:11)
20 The Storms Are on The Ocean (03:40)
21 Wildwood Flower (03:49)
22 Gold Watch And Chain (02:26)
[Credits]
Maybelle Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals) Mike Seeger (guitar) John Cohen (guitar) Tom Paley (guitar) Bill Clifton (intro)
[Notes]
In the late 1950s the daughters stopped performing, but Maybelle Carter remained with the Opry until 1967. The folk revival of the late 1960s revitalized interest in the Original Carter Family, and Maybelle performed at the Newport Folk Festivals 26/28 July 1963.

The Carter Sisters – Maybelle, Anita, June & Helen

Bear Family Records – BFX 15080

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Germany
Released: 1981
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A1 I Like My Lovin' Overtime (2:03)
A2 Love, Oh, Crazy Love (2:42)
A3 You Flopped When You Got Me Alone (2:00)
A4 Don Juan (2:02)
A5 He Went Slippin' Around (2:18)
A6 Heartless Romance (2:48)
A7 Faithless Johnny Lee (2:39)
A8 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight (2:50)
B1 Jukebox Blues (2:16)
B2 Like All Get Out (2:11)
B3 Time's A Wastin' (2:07)
B4 We've Got Things To Do (2:25)
B5 Keep It A Secret (2:38)
B6 Cool, Cold, Colder (2:35)
B7 Unfit Mother (2:30)
B8 You're Right But I Wish You Were Wrong (2:32)
[Credits]
Maybelle (guitar/vocals) Anita (guitar/bass/vocals) June (autoharp/guitar/bannjo/vocals) Helen Carter (guitar/accordion/vocals)
[Notes]
After the original Carter Family's legendary run ended, Maybelle Carter remained a radio and recording star with her talented daughters Helen, Anita and June. This generation's ties to popular music's bigger picture include Helen's singer-songwriter son Kenny Jones, Anita's marriage to Johnny Cash bandmate Bob Wootton, and both June's first husband, Carl Smith, and her daughter from a second marriage, Rosie Nix-Adams.

The Original Carter Family in Texas Volume One

Old Homestead Records – OHCS 111

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A01 Theme: Keep On The Sunnyside / I'm Thinking Of My Blue Eyes Tonight (2:47)
A02 Cyclone Of Rye Cove (1:57)
A03 God's Gonna Trouble The Waters (2:00)
A04 Charlie Brooks (1:31)
A05 Shortening Bread (Instrumental) (0:40)
A06 Worried Man Blues (1:51)
A07 Will The Circle Be Unbroken (2:00)
A08 Bury Me Beneath The Willow (2:00)
A09 My Virginia Rose Is Blooming (2:09)
A10 Ole Faithful (1:13)
A11 Going Back To My Texas Home (2:00)
A12 Commercial And Theme (0:41)
B01 Theme: Old Lady's Home (2:19)
B02 Out On Old Saint Sabbath (1:37)
B03 Let The Church Roll On (1:01)
B04 Broken Engagement (2:21)
B05 Dark Haired True Lover (1:45)
B06 Kissing Is A Crime (1:40)
B07 Will You Miss Me (1:56)
B08 The Prisoners Dream (1:43)
B09 Cowboy Jack (1:37)
B10 Cumberland Gap (Instrumental) (0:50
B11 The Maple On The Hill (1:54)
B12 Goodbye - Theme (1:02)
[Credits]
A.P. Carter (vocals) Maybelle Carter (guitar/vocals) Sara Carter (autoharp/guitar/vocals)
Liner Notes: Freeman Kitchens and John W. Morris
[Notes]
Late 1930s, the first family of American country music, the Carter Family, recorded transcriptions for radio broadcast on Mexican border radio stations. The recordings featured A.P. Carter, his wife Sara, sister-in-law Maybelle.

The Carter Family – The Acme Sessions 1952/56

JSP Records – JSP4201

Format: Box Set, 2 x CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 2008
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Disk One]
01 Pretty Raindrops (3:05)
02 There's A Bright Side Somewhere (3:28)
03 Climbing Zion's Hill (3:11)
04 Longing For Home (2:55)
05 Railroading On The Great Divide (2:54)
06 Live On Down The Line (2:43)
07 No More Goodbyes (At Home With Our Saviour Above) (2:45)
08 On The Rock Where Moses Stood (2:52)
09 Storms Are On The ocean (3:10)
10 Soldier's Beyond The Blue (3:15)
11 Sweet Fern (3:08)
12 Wildwood Flower (2:49)
13 Keep On The Sunny Side (2:36)
14 Sow 'Em On The Mountain (2:32)
15 I'll Be Satisfied (2:20)
16 Room In Heaven For Me (2:18)
17 Gently Lead Me (2:30)
18 Ship ahoy (2:28)
19 Hilll Lone & Grey (2:35)
20 Beautiful Isle O'er The Sea (2:48)
21 My Wildwood Rose (3:05)
22 The Titanic (2:22)
23 When The Sunset Turns The Ocean Blue To Gold (1:58)
24 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (2:37)
25 Little Mosses (3:16)
26 Western Hobo (3:06)
27 Beautiful Home (2:08)
28 I Shall Not Be Moved (3:03)
[Disk Two] 01 My Dixie Darling (2:18)
02 Wabash Cannonball (3:22)
03 Metting IN The Air (3:18)
04 Ship Ahoy (3:04)
05 Wade In The Water (2:12)
06 Jesus Hold My Hand (1:58)
07 Fate Of George Allen On Engine 143 (4:22)
08 Anchored In Love (2:12)
09 Curtains Of Night (3:12)
10 Angel Band (2:44)
11 Redemption Song (2:27)
12 Gold Watch & Chain (2:04)
13 Worried Man Blues (2:03)
14 Wayworn Traveller (1:29)
15 Homestead On The Farm (2:02)
16 Grave On The Green Hillside (1:54)
17 Waves On The Sea (2:08)
18 Wildwood Flower (2:30)
19 Keep On The Sunny Side (1:18)
20 Motherless Children (1:59)
21 Two More Years (And I'll Be Free) (1:42)
22 Broken Engagement (3:01)
23 The Last Letter (1:47)
24 On The Sea Of Galilee (2:11)
25 Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers Visits The Carter Family: 1 (2:58)
26 Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers Visits The Carter Family: 2 (2:31)
27 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (2:37)
28 Midnight On The Stormy Deep (2:33)
29 Railroading On The Great Divide (2:11)
30 Wildwood Flower (2:29)
[Credits]
A.P. Carter (vocals) Sara Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals) Joe Carter (guitar/vocals) Janette Carter (autoharp/vocals)
[Notes]
While they may not have been the most dynamic of the Appalachian string bands of the early '20s, the Carter Family was certainly the most subtly innovative, beginning with Maybelle Carter's bass string-heavy guitar playing. Combined with A.P. Carter's knack for spotting a good song and the trio's clear, haunting vocal style, the music they made has given them a secure spot as country's first big stars. More importantly, A.P.'s collection of Appalachian folk songs (although he is listed as the composer of many of them, he simply collected and refined them) has given American country music a solid historical base and he undoubtedly saved countless songs from oblivion (songs like "Coal Miner's Blues," "No Depression," "Engine 143," and "The Little Black Train" can have their survival into the 21st century traced to the versions that the Carter Family recorded). The Carter Family's recording career officially ended on October 14, 1941 when the original line up of A.P., Sara, and Maybelle did a final session for Victor Records, but it wasn't really the end of the story. Sometime preacher and borderline con man Clifford Spurlock approached A.P. a dozen or so years later about reuniting the trio for a series of recordings for his Acme Record Company. Maybelle had established herself as an artist in her own right by this time, so A.P. took Sara and their children Janette and Joe Carter into the studio for sessions in 1952 and then again four years later in 1956, essentially tracking do-overs of previous Carter Family songs like "Keep on the Sunny Side," "Wildwood Flower," and "Wabash Cannonball" along with several religious and sacred titles and the occasional new song. Most of these "comeback" recordings were either never officially released or were distributed poorly and this two-disc, 58-track set is the first time they've all been compiled and assembled together. There's nothing startling here (unless you count the corny and intrusive train sound effects that someone thought would be a good idea to add to "Wabash Cannonball"), and while "new" songs like the "Railroading on the Great Divide" and "The Titanic" are minor treasures, these Acme sessions function more as an addendum to the earlier Victor material rather than as any kind of major restatement of the basic template. That said, collectors will love this set, and if the Carter Family didn't exactly invent the wheel with these 1950s recordings, they didn't really have to, since they pretty much perfected the wheel thirty years earlier. -- AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett

An Historic Reunion: Sara And Maybelle The Original Carters

Columbia – CS 9361

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A1 While the Band Is Playing Dixie (04:09)
A2 Higher Ground (03:11)
A3 Lonesome Pine Special (02:13)
A4 Hand That Rocks the Cradler (02:53)
A5 Three Little Strangers (03:20)
A6 The Ship That Never Returned (02:26)
B1 Weary Prodigal Son (02:48)
B2 Sun of the Soul (03:05)
B3 Farther On (03:24)
B4 Happiest Days of All (03:06)
B5 Goin' Home (02:54)
{Credits]
Sara Carter (autoharp/guitar/vocals) Maybelle Carter (autoharp/banjo/guitar/vocals)
Producer: Frank Jones and Don Law, Liner Notes: Johnny Cash, Designer: Thomas Molesky
[Nptes]
Two of the original three Carters reunite for a one-off some twenty years after they'd last sang together, and nearly a decade after the the third original, A.P., had died. The careening, transcendent harmonies that they create are as moving as anything from their heyday, perhaps more so given the context. The Carter Family represent one of those precious moments in the arts culture where we're all reminded that the real stuff of human yearning and questioning needn't be mediated by the fashions and commercial interests of the self-appointed media elites located in urban centres. A moving album in both theory and actuality.

The Very Best of the Carter Family

60 Original Recordings on 3CDs
Not Now Music - NOT3CD297

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: March 15, 2019
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Disc One]
01 Wildwood Flower
02 Anchored In Love
03 Wabash Cannonball
04 The Little Black Train
05 Sinking In The Lonesome Sea
06 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
07 Lulu Walls
08 Maple On The Hill
09 The Dying Soldier
10 Kitty Waltz
11 Diamonds In The Rough
12 Just A Few More Days
13 Black Jack David
14 The Rambling Boy
15 Sweet Fern
16 Answer To Weeping Willow
17 Waves On The Sea
18 There's No One Like Mother To Me
19 He Never Came Back
20 Bury Me Beneath The Willow
[Disc Two]
01 The Picture On The Wall
02 Keep On The Sunny Side
03 Sailor Boy
04 The Foggy Mountain Top
05 Forsaken Love
06 In The Shadow Of Clinch Mountain
07 Chewing Gum
08 We Parted By The Riverside
09 Just Another Broken Heart
10 Single Girl, Married Girl
11 My Clinch Mountain Home
12 On The Rock Where Moses Stood
13 My Old Cottage Home
14 They Call Her Mother
15 The Mountains Of Tennessee
16 In The Shadow Of The Pines
17 Little Girl That Played On My Knee
18 The Grave On The Green Hillside
19 When I'm Gone
20 When The Evening Sun Goes Down
[Disc Three]
01 John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
02 Angel Band
03 I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
04 The Titanic
05 Little Darling, Pal Of Mine
06 Coal Miner's Blues
07 Lover's Lane
08 Who's That Knocking On My Window
09 In The Valley Of The Shenandoah
10 My Dixie Darling
11 The Wandering Boy
12 There'll Be No Distinction There
13 Dark Haired True Lover
14 You Denied Your Love
15 Lonesome Valley
16 Meet Me By The Moonlight Alone
17 You Are My Flower
18 God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign
19 The Storms Are On The Ocean
20 Farewell Nellie
[Credits]
Sara Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals) Maybelle Carter (guitar/vocals) A.P. Carter (vocals)
[Notes]
It has been argued that one day in history marks the real beginning of country music... On 31 July 1927 talent scout Ralph Peer arrived in Bristol, Tennessee offering anyone and everyone who came along $50 for new songs. Among those who arrived and auditioned that historic day was A.P. Carter, who arrived with his wife Sara and sister in law Maybelle. Ralph Peer later said that his talent lay in being where the lightning is going to strike . Peer recognised that the songs which poured out of the Carter Family were historic, but also extremely marketable. For the next 15 years, the Carter Family dominated the airwaves of American radio. But such was their legacy that nearly a century on, the music that the Carters injected into the mainstream lives on. The material heard on this comprehensive 3CD collection formed the foundation of not one, but three important strands in the development of popular music. It was the songs of the Carter Family which underpinned country & western music, the 1950s skiffle boom and the 1960s folk revival.

Songs of Love, Courtship, & Marriage

The Library Of Congress – LBC 2

Series: Folk Music In America – Volume 2
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country
[Tracklist]
A1 Love is a song: Lonnie Johnson
A2 That's all right, baby: Mose "Clear Rock" Platt
A3 Two Menominee flute songs: John Okimase
A4 Little Sarah: James Rachel, John Estes
A5 Going to Richmond: Jimmie Strothers
A6 Come back to me in my dreams: Bill Monroe
A7 María, María: Lydia Mendoza y Cuarteto Mendoza
A8 If one won't, another one will: Carter Family
A9 Joe Bowers: J.C. White
B1 Renewed love blues: Little Buddy Doyle
B2 Your small and sweet: Segura and Herbert
B3 You are a little too small: Carolina Tar Heels
B4 Lily Monroe: Uncle Alex Dunford
B5 Midnight on the stormy deep: Blue Sky Boys
B6 The married man: Emry Arthur
B7 Emily: Sam Manning
B8 Three nights in a bar room: Wade Mainer
[Credits]
Producer: Richard Keith Spottswood
[Notes]
"A bicentennial project: Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Song"; includes recordings from field and commercial sources. Program notes, including words of the songs, and bibliographical and discographical references (10 p. ill.) inserted in container.

The Carter Family On Border Radio 1939 Vol. 3

Arhoolie Records – 413

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1999
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
01 Theme / Cannon Ball Blues (2:19)
02 The Story Of Charlie And Nelly (1:36)
03 One Little Word / Alabama Gal (2:54)
04 You Are My Sunshine / Happy Or Lonesome (2:56)
05 Oh, Susanna / On My Way To Canaan's Land (2:37)
06 Going Back To Texas / Great Speckled Bird (3:34)
07 Oh, Death / Don't Bury Me On The Lone Prairie (3:07)
08 When The Spring Roses Are Blooming / Chinese Breakdown (2:29)
09 Way Down Yonder In The Cumberland Mts. / Let The Church Roll On (1:55)
10 Broken Engagement / I Shall Not Be Moved (4:17)
11 Dark Haired True Lover / In Your Care (3:15)
12 Theme / Station ID (1:17)
13 Theme / The Old Lades' Home (2:30)
14 The Winding Stream (2:28)
15 Miner's Blues / Columbus Stockade Blues (3:46)
16 No Home / Prisoner's Dream (3:52)
17 Something Got A Hold Of Me / Spirit Of Love (2:50)
18 Worried Man Blues (1:52)
19 Giddyup Go / Sittin' On Top Of The World (2:48)
20 My Virginia Rose (2:13)
21 Cyclone Of Rye Cove (1:59)
22 Wade In The Water / Charlie Brooks (3:36)
23 Anchored In Love (2:07)
24 I've Been Working On The Railroad / I'll Be Satisfied (2:52)
25 Theme Out & Station ID (1:01)
[Credits]
Sara Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals) Maybelle Carter (guitar/vocals) A.P. Carter (vocals) Janette Carter, Helen Carter, June Carter, and Anita Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals)
Producer: Chris Strachwitz, Liner Notes: Ed Kahn, Artwork: Beth Weil, Designer: Wayne Pope and Craig Millman
[Notes]
In 1938 and 1939, the first family of American country music, the Carter Family, recorded transcriptions for radio broadcast on Mexican border radio stations. The recordings featured A.P. Carter, his wife Sara, sister-in-law Maybelle, A.P. and Sara’s daughter Janette (listed as Jeanette in the liner notes), and Maybelle’s three children, Helen, June, and Anita. In 1963, 17 transcription discs were discovered at station XET in Monterrey, Mexico. In 1995, Arhoolie Records released three CDs containing material from the 17 discs. In Volume 3, the Carters sing a mix of country, western, gospel, and children’s songs including "You Are My Sunshine," "Oh, Susanna," "Great Speckled Bird," "Sitting On Top of the World," "Wade in the Water," and "I've Been Working on the Railroad."

The Carter Family On Border Radio 1939 Vol. 2

Arhoolie Records – 412

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1997
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
01 Theme / Why There Is A Tear In My Eyes (2:58)
02 Sleep Baby Sleep / Just Another Broken Heart (3:37)
03 Corina (1:21)
04 I Can Not Be Your Sweetheart / Red Wing (3:21)
05 A Broken Down Saint (2:13)
06 Weeping Willow (0:45)
07 You Are My Flower / Gathering Flowers From The Hillside (3:50)
08 The Last Letter / I Wouldn't Mind Dying (3:33)
09 Who's That Knocking At My Window? (2:03)
10 Diamonds In The Rough / The Fatal Wedding (3:00)
11 It's Hard To Please Your Mind / Death Is Only A Dream (2:41)
12 Theme / XET Station Break (1:01)
13 Theme / The Church In The Wildwood (2:02)
14 Are You Tired Of Me, Darling? / Sourwood Mountain (2:48)
15 Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie / My Bonnie Blue Eyes (3:21)
16 Yankee Doodle / Storms On The Ocean (2:58)
17 Sugar Hill (0:40)
18 Hello Stranger (2:07)
19 Cowboy Jack (1:38)
20 Nobody's Darling / Funny When You Feel That Way (4:03)
21 Dixie Darling (1:37)
22 Shortning Bread / Soldier And His Sweetheart (2:22)
23 Polly Wolly Doodle All Day / My Gold Watch And Chain (2:31)
24 River Of Jordan (1:39)
25 I Will Never Marry / God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign (3:53)
[Credits]
Sara Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals) Maybelle Carter (guitar/vocals) A.P. Carter (vocals) Janette Carter, Helen Carter, June Carter, and Anita Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals)
Producer: Chris Strachwitz, Liner Notes: Ed Kahn, Artwork: Beth Weil, Designer: Wayne Pope and Craig Millman
[Notes]
In 1938 and 1939, the first family of American country music, the Carter Family, recorded transcriptions for radio broadcast on Mexican border radio stations. The recordings featured A.P. Carter, his wife Sara, sister-in-law Maybelle, A.P. and Sara's daughter Janette (listed as Jeanette in the liner notes), and Maybelle’s three children, Helen, June, and Anita. In 1963, 17 transcription discs were discovered at station XET in Monterrey, Mexico. In 1995, Arhoolie Records released three CDs containing material from the 17 discs. In Volume 2, the Carters sing a mix of country, western, and gospel songs and perform several instrumentals, including a guitar duet between Sara and Maybelle on "Shortning Bread."

The Carter Family On Border Radio 1939 Vol. 1

Arhoolie Records - 411

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1995
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
01 XET Station Break, Introduction, Theme Song / The Wandering Boy (2:44)
02 I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home / In The Highways (3:17)
03 Room For You And Me (1:36)
04 Cumberland Gap / Lonesome Valley (2:33)
05 Just Another Broken Heart (1:05)
06 Darling We Are Growing Older / The Old Texas Trail (3:35)
07 Cowboy's Wild Song To His Herd / Maple On The Hill (3:14)
08 New River Train / Lover's Lane (2:51)
09 My Sweetheart Is A Poor Working Girl / Waves Of The Sea (2:58)
10 On The Sea Of Galilee (1:32)
11 The Curtains Of Night (1:38)
12 Just A Few More Days Of Sorrow (2:28)
13 Theme Out & XET Station Break (1:22)
14 Intro & Theme / When Our Lord Shall Come Again (2:36)
15 The Happiest Days Of All (1:27)
16 By And Bye / We Shall Rise (3:22)
17 Engine 143 / Jealous Hearted Me (3:22)
18 Untitled / What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul? (2:54)
19 Beautiful Brown Eyes & Sweet Fern (2:40)
20 I Have No Loving Mother Now (2:06)
21 Western Hobo (1:51)
22 Single Girl (2:04)
23 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (1:33)
24 The Sun's Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday / Give Me The Roses While I Live (2:53)
25 You Denied Your Love (2:15)
26 No Telephone In Heaven (2:29)
27 Theme Out & XET Station Break (1:11)
[Credits]
Sara Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals) Maybelle Carter (guitar/vocals) A.P. Carter (guitar/vocals) Janette Carter, Helen Carter, June Carter, and Anita Carter (guitar/autoharp/vocals)
Producer: Chris Strachwitz, Liner Notes: Ed Kahn, Artwork: Beth Weil, Designer: Wayne Pope and Craig Millman
[Notes]
In 1938 and 1939, the first family of American country music, the Carter Family, recorded transcriptions for radio broadcast on Mexican border radio stations. The recordings featured A.P. Carter, his wife Sara, sister-in-law Maybelle, A.P. and Sara’s daughter Janette (listed as Jeanette in the liner notes), and Maybelle’s three children, Helen, June, and Anita. In 1963, 17 transcription discs were discovered at station XET in Monterrey, Mexico. In 1995, Arhoolie Records released three CDs containing material from the 17 discs. In Volume 1, the Carters perform their signature theme, “Keep on the Sunny Side,” to open their broadcasts and sing a mix of country, western, and gospel songs including “Single Girl, Married Girl,” a song they first recorded in 1927.

The Carter Family: Last Sessions - Their Complete Victor Recordings 1934-1941

Rounder Records – CD 1072

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1998
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country
[Tracklist]
01 I'll Be Home Someday (2:30)
02 Faded Coat Of Blue (3:10)
03 Sailor Boy (3:11)
04 Why Do You Cry Little Darling (3:09)
05 You Tied A Love Knot In My Heart (2:48)
06 Lonesome Homesick Blues (2:31)
07 Dark And Stormy Weather (2:28)
08 In The Valley Of The Shenandoah (2:46)
09 Girl On The Greenbriar Shore (2:58)
10 Something Got A Hold Of Me (2:47)
11 Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room (2:49)
12 Keep On The Firing Line (3:04)
13 Waves On The Sea (2:41)
14 Rambling Boy (2:55)
15 You're Gonna Be Sorry You Let Me Down (2:48)
16 The Mountains Of Tennessee (2:48)
[Credits]
Sara Carter (autoharp/guitar/vocals) Maybelle Carter (guitar/vocals) A.P. Carter (vocals)
Designer: Scott Billington, Liner Notes: Charles Wolfe
[Notes]
There was a remarkable seven-year gap in the recording of the tracks on this disc. After years of struggling for widespread success, the members of this seminal family trio finally parted ways. The material is terrific as usual, though some tracks sound a bit flat in the delivery. Perhaps the strain of maintaining a family group began to show in the performance of the tunes, as daughters Maybelle and Sara struggled for their own identity. Not the best of the Carter Family recordings, but certainly great. -- AllMusic Review by Tim Sheridan

Three Generations of the Carter Family

At the Carter Family Fold, near Hiltons, Virginia.

First Generation
Alvin Pleasant "A.P." Carter (April 15, 1891 - November 7,1960)
Sara Dougherty (July 21,1898 - January 8, 1979)
Maybelle Addington (May 10,1909 - October 22,1978)

Second Generation
Gladys Carter (April 20, 1919 - March 11, 1994) A.P. and Sara's daughter
Janette Carter (July 2, 1923 - January 22, 2006) A.P. and Sara's daughter
Joe Carter (February 27, 1927 - March 2, 2005) A.P. and Sara's son
Helen Carter (September 12, 1927 - June 2, 1998) Maybelle's daughter
June Carter (June 23, 1929 - May 15, 2003) Maybelle's daughter
Anita Carter (March 31, 1933 - July 29, 1999) Maybelle's daughter
Johnny Cash (February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003) June's husband

Third Generation
Dale Jett (January 25, 1957 - ) Janette's son
Carlene Carter Smith (September 26, 1955 - ) June's daughter
Rosanne Cash (May 24, 1955 - ) June's step-daughter
Lorrie Davis Bennett (February 17, 1959 - ) Anita's daughte
Rosie Nix Adams (July 3, 1958 - October 24, 2003) June's daughter
David Lawrence Jones (September 12, 1955 - ) Helen's son

  The Original Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings