The Original Carter Family - Lonesome For You (1931).**

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[1918 - Song "I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome"
by Brockman and Vincent (Lyrics) and Kendis (Music)...Adapted by A.P.Carter].

Issued on Victor 23599 B - [take 2] **

Recorded 26 May 1931 - [09.00 - 12.30] - Charlotte,NC -
A.P. [vcl ], Sara [vcl leader), Maybelle [gt] **RARE ALTERNATING SOLOS**


Alvin Pleasant (AP) Delaney Carter (1891 - 1960)
Sara Dougherty Carter (1898 - 1979)
Maybelle Addington Carter (1909 - 1978)

Maybelle was married to A.P.'s Brother EZRA CARTER who was Sara's 1st COUSIN...All three were Born & Raised in South Western Virginia

The day before the 1st Recording Session (August 1 1927) AP persuaded Sara & Maybelle to make the trip from Maces Spring VA to BRISTOL TN to Audition for Record Producer RALPH PEER who was seeking new talent.....The SESSIONS now called the BRISTOL SESSIONS included performances by JIMMIE RODGERS & 17 other Acts...They Received $50 for each song they Recorded plus half a cent Royalty on every copy sold of each song they Registered as "COPYRIGHT"...By the end of 1930 they had sold 300,000 Records in the USA....To expand his repertoire in the early 1930's AP befriended LESLIE RIDDLE a black guitar player from Kingsport TN who accompanied AP on his song Collecting trips


Elected to the COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME in 1970