Sara Carter | |
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 Carter (holding the autoharp) with the rest of the Carter Family in 1927 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sara Elizabeth Dougherty |
| Born | July 21, 1898 Copper Creek, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 1979 (aged 80) Lodi, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, folk, gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, autoharp, guitar, guitaro |
| Years active | 1927–1971 |
| Labels | Victor, ARC, Decca |
| Formerly of | Carter Family |
Sara Elizabeth Carter (née Dougherty, later Bayes; July 21, 1898 – January 8, 1979) was an American country music musician, singer, and songwriter. Remembered mostly for her deep, distinctive, mature singing voice, she was the lead singer on most of the recordings of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and 1930s. In her earliest recordings her voice was pitched very high.[1]
- ^ Zwonitzer, Mark; Hirshberg, Charles (2004). Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?: The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-4382-X.