Monday, 13 June 2011

The Carter Family: Three Songs
1928


The Carter Family are Country music royalty. Their influence on Twentieth Century music is well documented. A little less so is influence of Maybelle Carter’s guitar style. She was one of the first to play a bass line with her thumb on the bottom two strings while still keeping the chords playing the rhythm. Her rhythmic style and feel was so widely copied that today it’s considered the ‘Country Feel’. These recording are of the original Carter Family, before June Carter was old enough to join. All three songs were recorded on May 27 1928 in Camden, New Jersey, for the Victor Talking Machine Company.

Produced by Ralph Peer

Sara Carter            Vocals/Autoharp
Maybelle Carter         Vocals/Guitar
A.P. Carter                 Vocals/Guitar

I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow
Can The Circle be Unbroken (Bye And Bye)
John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man

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