(1875 Song by Williaqm Shakespeare Hays "Jimmie Brown The Paper Boy"...Adapted by A.P. Carter in 1929)
Recorded 25 November 1929 - (0900 - 13.00) - Atlanta Women's Club,Atlanta,Georgia
Sara Carter (Vcl Solo/Autoharp) & Maybelle Carter (Guitar)
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
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