The Carter Family was an American folk music group that recorded and performed between 1927 and 1956. Regarded as one of the most important music acts of the early 20th century, they had a profound influence on the development of bluegrass, country, southern gospel, pop, and rock, as well as the American folk revival in the 1960s.
They were the first vocal group to become country music stars, and were among the first groups to record commercially produced country music. Their first recordings were made in Bristol, Tennessee, for the Victor Talking Machine Company under producer Ralph Peer on August 1, 1927.
The original group consisted of Sara Carter, her husband A. P. Carter, and her sister-in-law Maybelle Carter. Maybelle was Sara's first cousin, and was married to A. P.'s brother Ezra Carter (Eck). All three were born and raised in southwest Virginia. They were immersed in the tight harmonies of mountain gospel music and shape note singing. The latter dated to the early 19th century and revivals in the South.
1-1 Wildwood Flower 3:11
1-2 Keep On The Sunny Side 2:50
1-3 Wabash Cannonball 2:57
1-4 John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man 2:56
1-5 Worried Man Blues 2:45
1-6 River Of Jordan 2:38
1-7 Anchored In Love 2:46
1-8 Where We'll Never Grow Old 3:03
1-9 Hello Stranger 2:44
1-10 I'll Be Home Someday 2:33
1-11 Faded Coat Of Blue 3:10
1-12 Lonesome Pine Special 2:59
1-13 The Little Log Hut In The Lane 2:52
1-14 On The Rock Where Moses Stood 3:09
1-15 Something Got Hold Of Me 2:46
1-16 Tell Me That You Love Me 3:04
1-17 The Rambling Boy 2:56
1-18 Sow 'Em On The Mountain 2:53
1-19 Happiest Days Of All 3:16
1-20 Lonesome Homesick Blues 2:33
1-21 The Poor Orphan Girl 3:25
1-22 I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow 2:43
1-23 When This Evening Sun Goes Down 2:46
1-24 Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone 3:14
1-25 Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow Tree 2:54
2-1 My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains 3:02
2-2 Are You Lonesome Tonight? 2:56
2-3 My Dixie Darling 2:58
2-4 Motherless Children 3:36
2-5 Give Me Your Love And I'll Give You Mine 2:59
2-6 The Cannonball 2:59
2-7 The Wayworn Traveller 3:04
2-8 When Silver Threads Are Gold Again 3:09
2-9 There's No One Like Mother To Me 2:57
2-10 Single Girl, Married Girl 2:46
2-11 The Last Move For Me 3:06
2-12 Jealous Hearted Me 2:40
2-13 Carter's Blues 2:58
2-14 In The Shadow Of Clinch Mountain 3:14
2-15 Jimmie Brown The Newsboy 2:34
2-16 When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland 3:29
2-17 In The Valley Of Shenandoah 2:48
2-18 No Telephone In Heaven 3:17
2-19 Jim Blake's Message 3:18
2-20 Chewing Gum 3:04
2-21 The Broken Down Tramp 3:08
2-22 Answer To Weeping Willow 3:11
2-23 You've Been A Friend To Me 3:10
2-24 Lay My Head Beneath The Rose 2:45
2-25 Never Let The Devil Get The Upper Hand 3:21
The Carter Family – Wildwood Flower
