Maybelle Carter - Wildwood Flower (A tribute to "Mother Maybelle")

"Mother" Maybelle Carter (May 10, 1909 - October 23, 1978) was an American country musician. Just as Bill Monroe is considered the "Father of Bluegrass Music", Mother Maybelle could easily be considered the "Mother of Country Music".

"Mother" Maybelle was a member of the original Carter Family, which was formed in 1927 by her brother-in-law, A. P. Carter, who was married to her cousin, Sara, also a part of the trio. Maybelle was the guitarist and also played autoharp and banjo; she created a unique sound for the group with her innovative 'scratch' style of guitar playing, also called Carter Family picking, where she used her thumb to play melody on the bass and middle strings, and her index finger to fill out the rhythm.

Maybelle was widely respected and loved by the Grand Ole Opry community of the early 1950s, and was popularly known as "Mother Maybelle". Maybelle and her daughters toured during the 1950s and 1960s as "Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters", frequently touring with Johnny Cash (her son-in-law from 1968 on); Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters were regular featured performers on Cash's weekly network variety show from 1969-71. Maybelle also briefly toured with former Carter Family member, Sara Carter, during the 1960s folk music craze.

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Credits (follow the links provided below to hear these videos in their entirety):

Maybelle & Sara Carter Cannonball Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlFyGPNmOvI

Maybelle Carter - Gold Watch and Chain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8szdi1D7OE

Flatt and Scruggs with Maybelle Carter - You are my flower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA6jWj0bTi8

Keep On The Sunny Side 1965 - The Carter Family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3z0xxvpXnk

Where You There When They Crucified My Lord
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmBqIlXUo2A

Johnny Cash Show - Mother Maybelle Carter Instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4CQ6alqdQM

Видео Maybelle Carter - Wildwood Flower (A tribute to "Mother Maybelle") канала Rich Giles