Mother Maybelle Carter autoharp solo (live 1970)

From the Feb. 25, 1970 episode of "The Johnny Cash Show," Mother Maybelle Carter plays a lovely autoharp solo on "Black Mountain Rag." Cash's love and deep regard for his mother-in-law (the true test of a man!) is evident in his gracious introduction. If you look closely at the beginning, you'll see Norman Blake sitting in with the band.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Americana
• acoustic
• Mother Maybelle
• Carter Family
• Johnny Cash
• autoharp
• Black Mountain Rag

[mostlythemusic]

The song is Black Mountain Rag (Mother Maybelle revolutionised the autoharp!)

[abargle]

@mostlythemusic Thanks for the I.D.!

[CommanderTipsy]

That woman sure knew how to pick.

[coolanddark]

All my heroes are dead and gone. great job Maybelle. see you in that ol by and by.

[sownsew]

i had an autoharp back in the fifties and an LP of Mother Mable Carter teaching how to use it. I wish I still had it. It brought great pleasure to a fearful young fellow.

[savagecabage]

their all caked with makeup god bless them and their faces

[Warchild1950]

Oh YEAH!! I'm back in the Ozarks listening to WSM, yeeeeeeee haaaaaaahhh

[Benjy3634]

dat hair !

[austrorus]

the best of the best of the best!!!! no one plays like that anymore, all is electric and artificial...

[johnrk556]

Brought tears to my eyes. This quality of country music is so long gone, but God has blessed us with recordings until we see them again-

[MrFlatroofer]

Beautiful.

[Quaaludedude714]

this was spectacular :) QC

[tosa275]

She is like angel..talented musician..

[MrFalconford]

thankyou mother maybelle