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Their setup was primitive enough--guitar, Autoharp, and vocals--but in the late '20s the trio of A.P. Delaney Carter, his wife Sara, and his sister-in-law Maybelle would change (chart?) the course of country music forever. They did it with haunting harmonies, incredible guitar playing (thanks to Maybelle's driving strums on her Gibson L-5 guitar), and a vast repertoire that included murder ballads, gospel tunes, love songs, and Appalachian folk tunes--many of which would be covered by musicians for decades to come. Unlike their musical peers in the late '20s and early '30s, the Carters weren't just playing "hillbilly" music; this was, quite simply, country music, and their timeless output still resonates with listeners today. JSP's bargain-priced, five-CD collection is easily the most complete, essential collection of their music available, capturing and remastering their RCA Victor recordings (their later, less-seminal sessions for Decca and the American Record Company are not included). Hearing five CDs' worth of music from the Carter Family is almost sensory overload--from the initial 1927 Bristol sessions, which Johnny Cash hailed as "the single most important event in the history of country music," to their depression-era recordings. Even today, Sara Carter's voice sounds aching, yet empowered. Whether they're yodeling through "The Foggy Mountain Top," singing a feminist anthem like "Single Girl, Married Girl," or harmonizing with Maybelle on "Worried Man Blues," you can hear the Carters' profound influence on country music. A must-have. --Jason Verlinde
Title Tracks for The Carter Family: 1927-1934
1. Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow
2. Little Log Cabin By The Sea
3. The Poor Orphan Child
4. The Storms Are On The Ocean
5. Single Girl, Married Girl
6. The Wandering Boy
7. Meet Me By The Moonlight, Alone
8. Little Darling, Pal Of Mine
9. Keep On The Sunny Side
10. Anchored In Love
11. John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
12. I Ain't Goin' To Work Tomorrow
13. Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone
14. River Of Jordan
15. Chewing Gum
16. Wildwood Flower
17. I Have No-One To Love Me (But The Sailor On The Deep Blue Sea)
18. Forsaken Love
19. Sweet Fern
20. My Clinch Mountain Home
21. God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign
22. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
23. Little Moses
24. Lulu Wall
25. The Grave On The Green Hillside
26. Don't Forget This Song
27. The Foggy Mountain Top
28. Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy To Me
29. Diamonds In The Rough
30. Engine One-Forty-Three
31. The Homestead On The Farm
32. The Cyclone Of Rye Cove
33. Motherless Children
34. When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland
35. No Telephone In Heaven
36. Western Hobo
37. Carter's Blues
38. Wabash Cannonball
39. A Distant Land To Roam
40. Jimmie Brown The Newsboy
41. Kitty Waltz
42. Fond Affection
43. The Cannonball
44. The Lover's Farewell
45. There's Someone Awaiting For Me
46. The Little Log Hut In The Lane
47. When The Springtime Comes Again
48. When The World's On Fire
49. I Have An Aged Mother
50. Dying Soldier
51. Worried Man Blues
52. Lonesome Valley
53. On The Rock Where Moses Stood
54. Room In Heaven For Me
55. Lonesome Pine Special
56. No More The Moon Shines On Lorena
57. On My Way To Canaan's Land
58. Where Shall I Be?
59. Sow 'Em On The Mountain
60. Darling Nellie Across The Sea
61. The Birds Were Singing Of You
62. Weary Prodigal Son
63. My Old Cottage Home
64. When I'm Gone
65. Sunshine In The Mountain
66. Let The Church Roll On
67. Lonesome For You
68. Can't Feel At Home
69. Why There's A Tear In My Eye
70. The Wonderful City
71. Jimmie Rodgers Visits The Carter Family
72. The Carter Family And Jimmie Rodgers In Texas
73. 'Mid The Green Fields Of Virginia
74. Happiest Days Of All
75. Picture On The Wall
76. Amber Tresses
77. I Never Loved But One
78. Tell Me That You Love Me
79. Where We'll Never Grow Old
80. We Will March Through The Streets Of The City
81. Sweet As The Flowers In Maytime
82. Will The Roses Bloom In Heaven
83. My Little Home In Tennessee
84. The Sun Of The Soul
85. If One Won't, Another One Will
86. Broken Hearted Love
87. Two Sweethearts
88. The Winding Stream
89. I Wouldn't Mind Dying
90. The Spirit Of Love Watches Over Me
91. The Church In The Wildwood
92. Give Me Roses While I Live
93. I Will Never Marry
94. On The Sea Of Galilee
95. Home By The Sea
96. I Loved You Better Than You Knew
97. This Is Like Heaven To Me
98. See That My Grave Is Kept Green
99. Over The Garden Wall
100. Gold Watch And Chain
101. Will My Mother Know Me There?
102. On A Hill Lone And Gray
103. Cowboy Jack
104. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
105. Away Out On The Old Saint Sabbath
106. Happy Or Lonesome
107. One Little Word
108. Darling Daisies
109. The East Virginia Blues
110. Lovers Return
111. It'll Aggravate Your Soul
112. Hello Central! Give Me Heaven
113. I'm Working On A Building
114. You've Been Fooling Me, Baby
115. Longing For Old Virginia
116. March Winds Goin' To Blow My Blues All Away
117. There'll Be Joy, Joy, Joy
118. Are You Tired Of Me, My Darling
119. My Heart's Tonight In Texas
120. There's No Hiding Place Down Here
121. Cowboy's Wild Song To His Herd
122. The Evening Bells Are Ringing
123. The Mountains Of Tennessee
124. I'll Be Home Some Day
125. Faded Coat Of Blue
126. Sailor Boy
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111 of 112 people found the following review helpful
The real song catchers, dont miss this at this price!, June 21, 2004
Tony Thomas (SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Carter Family: 1927-1934 (Audio CD)
This is just about 1/2 to 2/3 of the hundreds of records that the Carters made between 1927 and 1941. Sara Carter later remembered they had made more than 600 records during those years. At the end of 1941, they all went their separate ways: Sara just to get out of the music and live with her new husband in Central California. AP returned to Maces Springs to run a general store and to try to get his relectant sons and daughter to play and sing music. Maybelle and her daughters kept playing Carter Family music until daughter June passed away last year. I have just listened to every CD on this set one by one. Even though I have been playing this kind of music since the 1960s, even though I have had this or that single disc Carter Collection, even though I am judged as some kind of expert on old time music by some, I was shocked at how many tunes that I know as old time music tunes or bluegrass tunes identified with other artists were Carter Family versions of those tunes. The...Read more
90 of 91 people found the following review helpful
Unbelievable value!, June 7, 2002
P. Bryant (Nottingham, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Carter Family: 1927-1934 (Audio CD)
This is one of those stunning bargains which leaves you with gaping jaws and a big smile, if that's possible. For the price of TWO cds you get FIVE instead, all packed with 70 plus minutes of Carter Family gems, all in chronological order, and with fabulous sound quality which is BETTER than the American Rounder releases (and those releases only have about 45 minutes of music - I know, I bought some of them!). Can this really all be true? YES! It's true. The only thing you don't get in this dirt cheap box set is decent sleeve notes, but I'm not going to complain! As for the actual music, it's unmissable early country music sung and played by Sara and Maybelle Carter with the help of A P Carter, husband of Sara. It has a deep magic about it - try a few if you never heard them, they'll hypnotise you. The harmonies are splendid, the guitars are luminous, it's pure like a mountain stream. You cannot go wrong with this one!
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Musical History, October 28, 2002
Royce R. Sillavan (Trinity, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Carter Family: 1927-1934 (Audio CD)
I read the book "Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?" by Mark Zwonitner which is an outstanding history of the Carter Family. The Original Carter Family broke up when I was 5 years old so I had only heard very little about the Orginal Family but became very familar with Mother Maybelle and her daughters. After reading the book I shopped around and found this 5 CB set of the remastered RCA recordings. By the time you get to the #5 CD you fully understand what an impact the folks had the music industry. A.P., Sara, and Maybelle probably never realized how good they were at the time these songs were recorded. All these recording were done with primitive equipment and I would imagine most all were done on one take using a single microphone. There are several songs included in these recording that will absolutely knock your socks off if you listen to them a couple of times and listen closely. If you enjoy the music of Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff and other...Read more
(30 customer reviews) 
The real song catchers, dont miss this at this price!, June 21, 2004 