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The Carter Family made their first recordings on August 2, 1927.[2] A.P. had convinced Sara and Maybelle the day before to make the journey from Ma...
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The Carter Family made their first recordings on August 2, 1927.[2] A.P. had convinced Sara and Maybelle the day before to make the journey from Maces Spring, Virginia, to Bristol, Tennessee, to audition for record producer Ralph Peer, who was seeking new talents for the relatively embryonic recording industry. They received $50 for each song they recorded.
In the fall of 1927, the Victor recording company released a double-sided 78 rpm record of the group performing "Wandering Boy" and "Poor Orphan Child". In 1928, another record was released with "The Storms Are on the Ocean" and "Single Girl, Married Girl". This record became very popular.
On May 27, 1928, Peer had the group travel to Camden, New Jersey, where they recorded many of what would become their signature songs, including:
"Meet me by the Moonlight Alone";
"Keep on the Sunny Side";
"Can the Circle be Unbroken";
"Little Darling, Pal of Mine";
"Forsaken Love";
"Anchored in Love";
"I Ain't Goin' to Work Tomorrow";
"Will You Miss Me when I'm Gone";
"Wildwood Flower";
"River of Jordan";
"Chewing Gum"; and
"John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man".
The group did not receive any money for this effort and left with a contract that assured a small royalty for sales of their records and sheet music. "Wildwood Flower" in both vocal and instrumental forms has endured as a signature tune for traditional country and bluegrass artists. During a February 1929 session they recorded:
"I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes";
"My Clinch Mountain Home";
"Sweet Fern";
"Grave on the Green Hillside";
"Little Moses";
"Don't Forget This Song"; and
"Engine 143".
By the end of 1930 they had sold 300,000 records in the USA.
Realizing that he would benefit financially with each new song he collected and copyrighted, A.P. traveled around the southwestern Virginia area in search of new songs. In the early 1930s, he befriended Lesley "Esley" Riddle, a black guitar player from Kingsport, Tennessee. Esley accompanied A.P. on his song-collecting trips. In June 1931, the Carters did a recording session in Nashville, Tennessee along with country legend Jimmie Rodgers. In 1933, Maybelle met the Cook Family Singers at the World's Fair in Chicago and fell in love with their signature sound. She asked them to tour with the Carter Family.
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LOVE to sing? I sure do. Great sounds here dono. Keep up the good work.