In which Jack learns about Mother Maybelle Carter's contributions to American music history and compares her to David Bowie. Also, Durham trio Julia Reeves, Dan Clouse, and Matt Stutzman cover the Carter Family's "Wildwood Flower" for us all to enjoy.
Watch a video of their recording session here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah35LdBQOjo
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References
Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.
Carter, Maybelle (April 24, 1963). Interview
Gleason, H. (Ed.). (2017). Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives. University of Texas Press.
Kahn, E. & Seeger, M. (1963). Interview with Sara and Maybelle Carter.
Mazor, B. (2014). Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music. Chicago Review Press.
Pecknold, D. (Ed.). (2013). Hidden in the mix: the African American presence in country music. Duke University Press.
Wolfe, C. K., & Olson, T. (Eds.). (2005). The Bristol sessions: writings about the big bang of country music (Vol. 12). McFarland.
Zwonitzer, M., & Hirshberg, C. (2014). Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?: The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music. Simon and Schuster.
Songs:
Lesley Riddle - The Cannon Ball
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers - If the Light has Gone out in Your Soul
The Carter Family - Storms are on the Ocean
The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower
The Carter Family - Keep on the Sunny Side
The Carter Family - John Hardy
The Carter Family - River of Jordan
The Carter Family - Sweet Fern
The Carter Family - Worried Blues
The Carter Family - Hello Stranger
The Carter Family - Coal Miner's Blues
The Carter Sisters - Columbus Stockade Blues
The Carter Family - Lonesome Homesick Blues
Julia Reeves, Dan Clause, & Matt Stutzman - Wildwood Flower