Person · Female
Sara Carter
of the Carter Family
- From
- Russell County, United States
- Active
- 1898–1979
- Releases
- 2
About
Sara Elizabeth Carter (née Dougherty, later Bayes; July 21, 1898 – January 8, 1979) was an American country music musician, singer, and songwriter. Remembered mostly for her deep, distinctive, mature singing voice, she was the lead singer on most of the recordings of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and 1930s. In her earliest recordings her voice was pitched very high.
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Sara Carter Bayes · Sara Dougherty Carter
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 8da5bbd9-1876-4690-8d2f-f02772cd45c4
- ISNI
- 0000000055194659
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.