She was not self taught lol. She learned to play guitar from Leslie Riddle, a black man whose Contributions to early country music were ignored for decades.
Her looks and her expression are of Appalachia. It's hard to explain unless you live here. As she sings she is also singing with her expression and her eyes, a look of pure Appalachia. My grandmothers and aunts & uncles all had this look as well as musical talent, which was one of the few pleasures they had in this life and would often sing songs about the life to come once we leave this earth.
i read this and Im from western canada. im really curious about what you mean by this "pure appalachia" thing. i know what appalachia is etc but if you could have the time to just type a rant back to me about what exactly you mean by that i would love that. seems like theres some real philosophical undertones to what youre saying. If not philosophical then just something about living in appalachia itself. I can somewhat understand, coming from poor ukrainian farmers in western canada, but I would love for you to expand on what you were talking about there. Im super curious.
As a guitarist I’m often asked who some of my favorite guitarists are. I always have Mother Maybelle at the top of my list. More often than not most folks say “I have no idea who that is.” I simply reply with “Have you ever heard of country music?” They all obviously respond with yes of course or something similar. I then finish by saying, “Well she invented it.”
reflected it maybe.... it was always there, jimmy rogers... the juke box, radio, and the need for content brought it to a more urban audience...Vernon Dalhart had the first million seller with Wreck of the old 97....
It may not seem like it, but Wildwood Flowers is a cosmically sad song. I think Maybelle's singing style in this song perfectly conveys that, and this is the best rendition out there.
The Carter Family was my dad's favorite group of all time. I grew up listening to The Carter Family on my mom's and dad's old RCA Victor Victrola. My dad played guitar, banjo, and harmonica and was self-taught on all of them. His guitar playing was patterned after Mother Maybelle. When my dad played The Wildwood Flower, if you closed your eyes you would have sworn it was Mother Maybelle playing. His guitar playing sounded just like hers. I absolutely love this recording. It brings back so many memories. The Carter Family is legendary. They were the first commercial country music artists, I do believe.
Brings back wonderful memories of childhood in Eastern Kentucky. Sitting in front of the fireplace on a cold winter night listening to the grand ol opry on a battery powered radio while watching the firelight keeping pace dancing round on the rafters. So long ago... !
Many great songs and singers were born of the poor folks in the south. The Carter family was fortunate to be discovered by the world and the world is fortunate to have discovered them.
My beloved late mother spoke so highly of her grandparents and relatives that had come out west from KY & TN. Mom played guitar and sang to help us kids get to sleep. Our favorite was a song about a feud in which the husband of a lady named Mirandie, ran out of ammo so he substituted her biscuits instead. That didn't work and the poor guy lame ted "Oh, durn yer biscuits, Mirandie! I knew they'd get me by and by!"
Well, Maybell Carter, nicely played. Her strumming on the guitar is unrepeatable. I read nowhere in the history why Maybell preferred the Gibson guitar instead of the Spanish guitar. The famous banjo player Earl Scrugs more or less watches in the background. Mother Maybell and her guitar are a recpectable piece of the country music history.
Yes she loved her gibson guitar her husband got for her, its now in the country hall of fame, this was not the original guitar she used back in 1927 she said she could not remember what happened to it.
@@carterfamilychannel And I read in just one article that Maybell received her first guitar as a gift from her parents in 1919 as a ten-year-old girl. The guitar cost $ 19. That's why the numbers remember me well.
The L5 was Gibson's answer to the quest that had been going on for decades to make a guitar that was loud enough to play with big bands. It has a phenomenal power and tone, almost seeming to have its own built in reverb, and whether jazz or country it was the greatest instrument for recording at that time. Basically it was just top of the range (as was the price). Although we all play dreadnoughts now to me Maybelle's L5 will always be the sound of country music.
A few months ago, I decided to learn a bunch of guitar styles from different folk musicians of the 1920s. I got pretty good at a Jimmie Rodgers style and Riley Puckett's style, none of them came as naturally as the Carter scratch.
I don't even consider the stuff played on today's "country" channels to be real country. It's just Pop, but they add the word whiskey to the lyrics and it somehow qualifies. Or its an endless list of southern clichés.
Saw johnny cash in Arkansas back in the early seventies he brought the carter family with him on that tour perfect performance also if anyone remembers the chuck wagon gang was there also
F’d up on guitar lead mid-way but recovered nicely! People who don’t play don’t know this but singing and playing at the same time is one of the hardest things to learn. It also can’t be easy on TV like that, especially when you’re alone
In the early recordings, Sara and AP would harmonize, but only after she had sung a couple words. They seemed timid. My favorite is "happiest days of all".
I have read somewhere that Lester Flatt didn't like someone using a Capo on their Instrument, while on his stage, like Mother Maybelle is doing here. It seems like I have seen Earl Scruggs use a Capo while picking the Guitar. Lester also didn't like someone patting their foot to keep Time.
My father also didn't like it, he called it choking or puttin' a choke on it. But I did it anyway because I was playing those CF songs, and didn't have an autoharp.
@@Johnny35130 -- Your Dad & Lester also may have went to the same School of Music. LOL I am NOT against Capos but I find it interesting that Lester Flatt was against them. Nevertheless, I still LOVE the Flatt & Scruggs Music. BTW, are you the SAME John Holder I know from Middle Tennessee?
How she played in chord and rhythm on all strings is wild like she uses banjo techniques with her thumb and pointer finger playing different levels in motion. Incredible. Way before her time.
This humble, self taught mountain woman invented a new way to play guitar.
She was not self taught lol. She learned to play guitar from Leslie Riddle, a black man whose Contributions to early country music were ignored for decades.
Her looks and her expression are of Appalachia. It's hard to explain unless you live here. As she sings she is also singing with her expression and her eyes,
a look of pure Appalachia. My grandmothers and aunts & uncles all had this look as well as musical talent, which was one of the few pleasures they had in
this life and would often sing songs about the life to come once we leave this earth.
i read this and Im from western canada. im really curious about what you mean by this "pure appalachia" thing. i know what appalachia is etc but if you could have the time to just type a rant back to me about what exactly you mean by that i would love that. seems like theres some real philosophical undertones to what youre saying. If not philosophical then just something about living in appalachia itself. I can somewhat understand, coming from poor ukrainian farmers in western canada, but I would love for you to expand on what you were talking about there. Im super curious.
As a guitarist I’m often asked who some of my favorite guitarists are. I always have Mother Maybelle at the top of my list. More often than not most folks say “I have no idea who that is.” I simply reply with “Have you ever heard of country music?” They all obviously respond with yes of course or something similar. I then finish by saying, “Well she invented it.”
The Original Carter Family performances are untouchable
Earl Scruggs beside her could burn a banjo but was tops on guitar also , I never get tired of the real country music.
@@randyblackburn9765born in Shelby North Carolina right here love me some Earl Scruggs
"Well she invented it?" Really? I didn't know that!
reflected it maybe.... it was always there, jimmy rogers... the juke box, radio, and the need for content brought it to a more urban audience...Vernon Dalhart had the first million seller with Wreck of the old 97....
Hats off to Momma Maybelle Carter! Her famous "Carter Scratch" is what helped me learn how to play guitar.
Mother Maybelle is one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
the best 😊
Flawless and powerful
I would place her and Duane Allman as the top 2 guitarists of all time.
Thats ridiculous. You must know of only 6-7 guitarists lol@@youngc570
@@youngc570 Love 'em both, but I gotta go with Derek Trucks, and before him it was the magnificent Johnny Winter. Also a huge fan of Popa Chubby.
She has this crazy drag in her voice that pretends it's coming in late it's mesmerizing. It intices you to pay attention to her voice.
Could listen to that accent all day long
Good call... great ear. Her guitar style makes plenty of room for her style singing any particular song, but this one in particular.
It may not seem like it, but Wildwood Flowers is a cosmically sad song. I think Maybelle's singing style in this song perfectly conveys that, and this is the best rendition out there.
@@youngc570That thing she does with her timing is unprecedented. It's like she was generations ahead.
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Didn’t Sara Carter do it too though?
As a child, my dream was to sing Wildwood Flower in a duet with momma Maybelle! 😊❤
Let’s be thankful that recordings like this were made … AND securely kept for posterity. That’s not always the case, right?
She was a gift of God to humanity
She sure was 🥰
The Carter Family was my dad's favorite group of all time. I grew up listening to The Carter Family on my mom's and dad's old RCA Victor Victrola. My dad played guitar, banjo, and harmonica and was self-taught on all of them. His guitar playing was patterned after Mother Maybelle. When my dad played The Wildwood Flower, if you closed your eyes you would have sworn it was Mother Maybelle playing. His guitar playing sounded just like hers. I absolutely love this recording. It brings back so many memories. The Carter Family is legendary. They were the first commercial country music artists, I do believe.
Brings back wonderful memories of childhood in Eastern Kentucky. Sitting in front of the fireplace on a cold winter night listening to the grand ol opry on a battery powered radio while watching the firelight keeping pace dancing round on the rafters. So long ago... !
This was my mama’s favorite song. There’s absolutely no one that can do it better than Momma Maybelle Carter!
Many people can do it better...what a snooze fest.
Noone can sing or play this song like Maybelle. Many versions ive heard but none compares.
How are you doing today
Hi joy
Many great songs and singers were born of the poor folks in the south. The Carter family was fortunate to be discovered by the world and the world is fortunate to have discovered them.
My beloved late mother spoke so highly of her grandparents and relatives that had come out west from KY & TN. Mom played guitar and sang to help us kids get to sleep. Our favorite was a song about a feud in which the husband of a lady named Mirandie, ran out of ammo so he substituted her biscuits instead. That didn't work and the poor guy lame ted "Oh, durn yer biscuits, Mirandie! I knew they'd get me by and by!"
grew up with this music....01 07 24
How are you feeling today
What a talent this family had!! Love Mother Maybelle 💕💕💕
Mother Maybelle was the best! ❤
Mother Maybelle was a huge influence on guitarist to come.
Que elegância para alguém da época dela muito bonito
This was the first tune I learned on guitar thirty years ago, it never gets old. Thanks for sharing.
Mother Maybelle , Musical genius
I love the Queen of old country ❤❤❤
Hello how are you doing
Can you imagine Shania, or her ilk, picking and singing like that?
What a great tune. Thanks for posting!
This singing sucks
That was her favorite song in those days
Hello how are you doing today
Lady with most beautiful eyes and many a child would call her mom
Well, Maybell Carter, nicely played. Her strumming on the guitar is unrepeatable. I read nowhere in the history why Maybell preferred the Gibson guitar instead of the Spanish guitar. The famous banjo player Earl Scrugs more or less watches in the background. Mother Maybell and her guitar are a recpectable piece of the country music history.
Yes she loved her gibson guitar her husband got for her, its now in the country hall of fame, this was not the original guitar she used back in 1927 she said she could not remember what happened to it.
@@carterfamilychannel And I read in just one article that Maybell received her first guitar as a gift from her parents in 1919 as a ten-year-old girl. The guitar cost $ 19. That's why the numbers remember me well.
The L5 was Gibson's answer to the quest that had been going on for decades to make a guitar that was loud enough to play with big bands. It has a phenomenal power and tone, almost seeming to have its own built in reverb, and whether jazz or country it was the greatest instrument for recording at that time. Basically it was just top of the range (as was the price). Although we all play dreadnoughts now to me Maybelle's L5 will always be the sound of country music.
@@keithchilvers7434 A nice piece of technical history from country music, which was run by mother Maybell with her guitar.
She played the very same guitar 🎸 for decades
A few months ago, I decided to learn a bunch of guitar styles from different folk musicians of the 1920s. I got pretty good at a Jimmie Rodgers style and Riley Puckett's style, none of them came as naturally as the Carter scratch.
earl scruggs backup on guitar.
So pure. I like hearing her sing this song by herself. I also just noticed how much Helen resembled her mother. ❤
A beautiful song
True legend.
the best country song ever 🌾
No me canso de oírte Marbella. Descansa en paz.
She & her daughter's were so talented then when June& Johnny Cash married& they got together singing so AWESOME, ❤❤
This is the way things were meant to be played. I see Martha White Hot Rize in the background.
One of my favorite songs ❤
Now this is country music
God rest all their Souls
If ya play,, then you admire her skill...🎸
love it thanx- wish theres a carter family today...
Beautiful ♥
so effortless & natural; she developed her own style
Reminds me so much, listening to the "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band", back in the 'days' xoxox
first Class #1
She's such a pure musician. Beautiful soul.
When real men n women roamed the earth..beautiful display of the love of Jesus 😊
How graceful she is! ❤
Mother Maybelle Carter
My precious Moma could play this song just like Mother Maybelle Carter. I love this song! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤l
Sublime
Carter Family scratch!!! Watching her playing that guitar!!! Beautiful song!!!
The pure definition of Country Music. When it was real and actually had soul. Today's Nashville is stupid
I don't even consider the stuff played on today's "country" channels to be real country. It's just Pop, but they add the word whiskey to the lyrics and it somehow qualifies. Or its an endless list of southern clichés.
My favorite guitar 🎸 tune. Love it ❤
Fantastic stuff
Thanks uploader 👍🍻
Parabéns ❤❤❤❤❤
amazing ❤
Hello how are you doing 😊
First song I ever learned on guitar. I've never heard any lyrics for it, though!
Mother. Maybelline. Was. My. Uncles. Favorite. 😊
Well said!!
Pretty well perfect
The 'Carter Scratch'
Great
¡Qué dulzura de voz!
Saw johnny cash in Arkansas back in the early seventies he brought the carter family with him on that tour perfect performance also if anyone remembers the chuck wagon gang was there also
She almost smiles.
F’d up on guitar lead mid-way but recovered nicely! People who don’t play don’t know this but singing and playing at the same time is one of the hardest things to learn. It also can’t be easy on TV like that, especially when you’re alone
That is why they are professionals
In the early recordings, Sara and AP would harmonize, but only after she had sung a couple words. They seemed timid. My favorite is "happiest days of all".
I have read somewhere that Lester Flatt didn't like someone using a Capo on their Instrument, while on his stage, like Mother Maybelle is doing here. It seems like I have seen Earl Scruggs use a Capo while picking the Guitar. Lester also didn't like someone patting their foot to keep Time.
You get certain sounds with Capos that you can't get using Bar Chords.
My father also didn't like it, he called it choking or puttin' a choke on it. But I did it anyway because I was playing those CF songs, and didn't have an autoharp.
@@Johnny35130 -- Your Dad & Lester also may have went to the same School of Music. LOL I am NOT against Capos but I find it interesting that Lester Flatt was against them. Nevertheless, I still LOVE the Flatt & Scruggs Music.
BTW, are you the SAME John Holder I know from Middle Tennessee?
Nothing wrong with capos and tapping feet to stay in time. Music is healing play it how it works for you. Peace N Love 🎼
You could see Earl Scruggs appear behind her
She holds the guitar like it's an autoharp.
Pick that geetar Maybelle! Isn't that Earl Scruggs on the left playing guitar?
Alguien me puede ayudar con la letra de la canción en español. Por favor..
Often copied but never duplicated. ❤
The guitar player on the left looks like Earl Scruggs.
It is.
I'm acquainted with this this method of playing from Tommy Emanuel. When he plays, he looks like he has invented the method. But now I know better.
She looks tough as nails
I like this better when she's using the autoharp
Cousin
Poor Wildwood flower
Gray one
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I just love her but there is a deep sadness in her face. It almost seems like she's dying of cancer or something.
She was a hard working woman, Sara looked the same.
Most people looked pretty grim in pictures back then.
Good picking...but she sounds awful sad.
It’s a sad song.
I still believe she is a better instrumentalist than a vocalist.@@themermaidstale5008
is it? I never noticed.@@themermaidstale5008
@@gp-banjoit’s about being left by a lover. It’s definitely meant to be sad
It's a cosmically sad song about abandonment.
How she played in chord and rhythm on all strings is wild like she uses banjo techniques with her thumb and pointer finger playing different levels in motion. Incredible. Way before her time.
Her playing technique was quite simple..but timely
And an admirable nose structure...yumm
With a wonderful nose structure..beautiful