Motherless Children (studio, 1929-11-22: Victor matrix BVE-56568-3)

~ Recording by The Carter Family

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Motherless Children3:37The Carter FamilyWhen the Roses Bloom in Dixieland: Their Complete Victor Recordings 1929-1930The Carter FamilyAlbum + Compilation
RounderCD 1066
2.8Motherless Children3:38The Carter FamilyIn the Shadow of Clinch MountainThe Carter FamilyAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 15865 LK
2.8Motherless Children3:37The Carter FamilyThe Carter Family 1927-1934The Carter FamilyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-04-30
JSP Records (UK jazz/blues reissues)JSPCD 7701
1.14Motherless Children3:37The Carter FamilySunshine in the ShadowsThe Carter FamilyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-06-30
Recall 2cd (UK 2CD re‐issue label, cat #s SMD CD ###)SMDCD474
2.4Motherless Children3:36The Carter FamilyWildwood FlowerThe Carter FamilyAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2CD280
1.21Motherless Children3:37The Carter FamilyLead Kindly Light: Pre‐War Music and Photographs from the American SouthVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-11-11
Dust‐to‐DigitalDTD-38
1.14Motherless Child3:38The Carter FamilyThe Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionThe Carter FamilyAlbum + Compilation
Big3 (UK, budget compilations)BT3123

Relationships

autoharp:Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-11-22)
guitar:Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-11-22)
vocals:A.P. Carter (on 1929-11-22)
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1929-11-22)
recording of:Motherless Children (A.P. Carter trad. arr.) (on 1929-11-22)

Related works

Motherless Children (A.P. Carter trad. arr.)

writer:A.P. Carter
version of:Mother's Children Have a Hard Time