You're right about the title of the Dolly song. The Carters and Jimmie Rodgers were the superstars of their day before superstars existed. They gave us a foundation to build upon and are still very much a part not only of country music history, but also of country music as it exists today. My guess is that Wildwood Flower has probably been played more often and by more guitar players than any other guitar tune in history. I'm positive that is true of country guitar players.
I remember seeing Helen, Anita, and June in 1977 at the Western Washington State Fair do this. By this time Mother Maybell was no longer on the concert circuit.
All the Carter ladies could sing beautifully, besides being beautiful. The most striking feature of the family as performers, to my mind, is the dignity, poise and pride with which they performed. They presented themselves as mature, serious artists and the audience consequently gave them highest respect. The records they made oh so long ago have not aged.
Yea I used to love to hear Helen and her mom play this song together. Helen played the tenor part and her mom played the standard part. While they were in the same chord, they used two different physical chord groups. (G and C). Sounded Great on acoustic guitars.
Helen reminds me of Mother Maybelle so much. She seemed like she would've been such a sweet person to know! I wish I could've known her and all the Carters.
This is all the more special now that they are all gone. How beautiful. These videos are deeply cherished. She’s giving us her momma’s smile as she plays her mother’s lovely style of music.
My heart absolutely melts when she sings "He taught me to love him and called me his flower, that was blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour", look at her beautiful sensitive feminine eyes as she sings it.
great song ,,, i was 16 about the time this was recorded in '78 and now im 47 and still love every second of this video in 2010,,,,,thanks carter family.
Hard to believe that all of these lovely ladies are no longer with us. But can you imagine the beautiful music we're going to be greeted with when we pass through the golden gates of that great Opry in the sky?
Thanks, I love the Carters' music. When we listen, we should also remember this music was created and performed in an era when country music was in its infancy. Nobody had set the standard before them or their contemporaries, such as Jimmie Rodgers. The value of music is largely in its creation, as much as, maybe more than, the performance itself. Country music performers today have all kinds of quality music to use as a standard but creation comes from the heart and exposes inner character.
This song makes me cry everytime .. it's beauty is in its infinite sadness. Hellen was a treasure ... so classy and such a humble stage presence. Did Emmylou Harris ever do this song with Dolly Parton.
Beautiful. Helen captures both the guitar style and vocal style of her mother so well. It's great to see her keep the tradition alive. I hope it's never lost. Great performance, Love the smiles too!
A beautiful song sung by the most talented musical family ever. Doesn't get any better than this. I will always remember the day I hurt Helen Carter sing this song at our fair. Thanks for posting.
country musics single most important song. the very acorn the whole oak grew from four mindbogglingly talented women maybelle- the queen of all guitarists helen-the best all around musician june-the funniest and most charming enteratiner anita- the greatest singer who ever lived
when i was a small boy dad used to(he still does) play an LP record of jim reeves which had chet atkins doing wildwood flower on his guitar.i would repeatedly play this tune at full volume when nobody's home(small town in india!!).liked it so much.now got the chance to watch the videos of the carter family doing it.thanks a lot for uploading folks.thanks to u tube.and thanks to mother maybelle & co.kiran
I don't think there was an instrument Helen couldn't play and she had such a lovely smile. Though her voice isn't well known I've always liked it. I go back and forth on my favorite Carter but it's usually the one I'm listening too. LoL
Yes, I agree totally that's how I feel. I also concur with baritonebynight, Helen was talented beyond measure. She should have been a superstar, as should Anita and as for June, well you just have to love her. All I can say is if the Country Music Hall of Fame can't see that, more fool them.
@@atheling1066 Helen was also the stable family member. One husband and four boys, one of whom died in a car accident at 16. Anita and June had three husbands, with June having two girls by different husbands. Carlene Carter is just about my favorite of the Carter girls. Her father was Carl Smith and they did an awesome duet before he died.
Sounds the closest to my early fifties Columbia recording. That's the best version of that song you'll ever hear. Bless you Mommy Maybelle, and thanks for showing a young fellow the "Carter Scratch".
It's pure Americana Zel,brings a tear to my eye too !! And I'm A punkrocker too. !!! It's what Americans contributed to the world,we're not as bad as some people think !
In my opinion, Helen Carter never did get the praise and regognition she truly deserved. Many have said Anita was by far the best singer of the girls. While Anita did have a very pretty (high) voice, Helen could definitely hold her own vocally. And Helen was definitely the best musician of the sisters. While she did not "take charge" of the guitar as forcefully and agressively as Mother Maybelle did, she was still quite capable. Sadly, she left us much too soon. 5 STARS!
The most beautiful and saddest song ever. I wish I could have had a cup of coffee with Helen and all the sisters. What talent. I love that part at 2:05 to 2:14. She's thinking...nailed it. Again. Tough solo.
If you want to hear the most beautiful saddest song ever ,search on You Tube for "A Rose Covered Grave (For our Baby) written by Mother Maybelle and Helen Carter ,Its absolutely a beautiful song that is even sadder than this.. a real country song written about the high mortality rate at the turn of the century into the 40s by the first family of country music..
I always did think thatr Helen was a great looking lady and i've always loved her solo's too! but this pickin' the wildwood flower is one of her finer moments on stage! I miss them all now that they are all gone!the next generation will never be as good nor sing and pick like mother maybell,june,helen and anita cater! thank you Johnny Fan11, for posting it here! sicerely,chuck hemrick...aka,Tarheel
She sounds just like her momma, all these years When she was just a pup, she had such a different voice. Not a bad thing that she sounds like her mother, it's a blessing.
Few things in the world are sadder than unrequited love. Here it is in all its exquisite wretchedness ... its pure and terrible beauty. Helen Carter was a great guitar player and a class act. I would have liked to have had a cup of coffee with her
I am in love with Helen. I wish I could have met her. I love the sequence between 2:05 and 2:16. It must have been some kind of difficult ... it's like ... she can't even believe she pulled it off.
Like mother, like daughter! Excellent! Thank you, johnnyfan11, for uploading this video. Brings back memories--of Helen AND "Momma" Maybelle. Be sweet! Daisy Mae
Nice to see that the writer in the family got to lead like her mother. How she happily does it reading the crowd and feeling the music. This why people have to create what works for them like maybel did with the carter scratch. They will be missed.
Not to be a know-it-all, but I have been a fan of country music for a long time, longer than a lot of people have lived. I can remember Pop Stoneman of the Stoneman Family playing autoharp years ago, plus I remember Dolly Parton having one played on one of her songs, but I can't recall at the moment which song it was.
This is a great video,thanks for posting. Listen to it with your eyes closed, you would just think it was Mother Maybelle! They are sadly missed and always will be!!
Mother Maybelle was the absolute best picker, and could outpick them all, but I do love how Helen picks, too! She looks like she's snapping her fingers! :D Plus, you can tell her mama taught her how to pick! :)
Helen was such a wonderful person and never met a stranger. She learned to play guitar from her mother and made a video (hard to find) and her aunt Sara. She was quick to credit Sara for some of her style playing. Notice how she holds her hand when picking. She played the Wildwood Flower best when using her mother's 1928 L5 Gibson. I miss her a great deal.
Doc Watson is a very fine and influential guitar player. His first album was released in 1964. The Carter Family's first recordings were made in 1927 (when Doc was 3 years old.)
as an old violin/fiddle player it finally dawned on me how MMC played...much like i would do a "pzzicato" (sp) or a bass player would play withou a bow! dman, i dont know if she did it out of watching that or she picked like that out of what was natural to her..in any case mother maybell is in a class by herself! i love helen, too. she did such a good job sounding like her mom. brava!
A pretty lady with that much talent, and that sweet smile, just really gets to a mans heart. She really had it together this night, great guitarist too Thanks for posting, priceless.
My hubby's band, Don't Forget Your Shoes, is trying to revive this type of music. They have some pretty good originals, and are just starting off (so lots of covers, also). I keep trying to convince him to cover this one, my favorite Carter Sisters song :D
@krisda25 Helen would have loved to have heard you say this. She was a wonderful person and so approachable. It was a privilege to know her and to listen to her stories. I know it may be impossible to find these days but Helen did a video "Mother Maybelle's 'Carter Scratch' " in which she demonstrates her mother's three styles of playing. With her help, I found one a long time ago. Sadly, it was as Helen described it of poor color quality but still a rare find. I miss her a lot...
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Helen picking and grinning. Love it! ❤
You're right about the title of the Dolly song. The Carters and Jimmie Rodgers were the superstars of their day before superstars existed. They gave us a foundation to build upon and are still very much a part not only of country music history, but also of country music as it exists today. My guess is that Wildwood Flower has probably been played more often and by more guitar players than any other guitar tune in history. I'm positive that is true of country guitar players.
Fantastique Helen.... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
So beautiful.
like mother like daughters. wildwood flower lives on with these carter sister. always my favourite song.
Wow, Helen sounds so much like their motger when songing this 😊😊😊 Wonderful.
I remember seeing Helen, Anita, and June in 1977 at the Western Washington State Fair do this. By this time Mother Maybell was no longer on the concert circuit.
When a song is written in 1860 and still played and sung today, Now that's a song. !!! 😉
So Beautiful , love These Lady's
Beautiful singing. And music
JR always said that Helen Carter was the best songwriter in the Carter family. He wasn't wrong in my book. I'm Loving it.
The unofficial Anthem of Country Music. Sublime.
Never tire of this, what a legacy Mother Maybelle started.
To heaven where the angels are blessed to have all of the Carter flowers blooming there.
All the Carter ladies could sing beautifully, besides being beautiful. The most striking feature of the family as performers, to my mind, is the dignity, poise and pride with which they performed. They presented themselves as mature, serious artists and the audience consequently gave them highest respect. The records they made oh so long ago have not aged.
Helen the most beautiful of the Carter Women
Helen was a musical genius, June had the stage presence and Anita the voice of an angel.
Yea I used to love to hear Helen and her mom play this song together. Helen played the tenor part and her mom played the standard part. While they were in the same chord, they used two different physical chord groups. (G and C). Sounded Great on acoustic guitars.
As truly great as this is.....the version with Mother Maybelle just CAN'T be surpassed !!!!!!
The Carter sisters are indeed tremendously talented; but not one ever can, or ever will -🎼 play this song the way Maybelle Carter did.
In a nutshell ...Well said! and I agree!
@@ronclifford3336 what a treat! I never saw that.
Helen has an extraordinary touch in playing. She puts her own stamp on it.
Wow. Helen did a fantastic job capturing the flavor of her mother's style, yet she does have a style all her own too.
Helen was always my favorite.
I love country music but I adore JC and the Carter family Helen is fantastic
The lovely Helen Carter with her music and voice, great for sure.
Please, someone with this talent: write more songs like this! Love the Carter Family!
A rare and enjoyable clip, with Helen taking the lead and showing her fine guitar skills.
Helen reminds me of Mother Maybelle so much. She seemed like she would've been such a sweet person to know! I wish I could've known her and all the Carters.
She was 2nd in command, and 2nd only to her ma overall, in my opinion.
I would have loved to see the Carter family in person playing their instruments and singing thrir beautiful tunes
This music is culture.
This is all the more special now that they are all gone. How beautiful. These videos are deeply cherished. She’s giving us her momma’s smile as she plays her mother’s lovely style of music.
My heart absolutely melts when she sings "He taught me to love him and called me his flower, that was blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour", look at her beautiful sensitive feminine eyes as she sings it.
and her knowing smile. no lover would ignore these flowers on purpose
great song ,,, i was 16 about the time this was recorded in '78 and now im 47 and still love every second of this video in 2010,,,,,thanks carter family.
Hard to believe that all of these lovely ladies are no longer with us. But can you imagine the beautiful music we're going to be greeted with when we pass through the golden gates of that great Opry in the sky?
bWitched86 😍
Yes there all gone now , but thankfully we have this to watch and appreciate how amazing the Carter Family were ❤️
I'll never tire of listening to this beautiful haunting song.
Thanks, I love the Carters' music. When we listen, we should also remember this music was created and performed in an era when country music was in its infancy. Nobody had set the standard before them or their contemporaries, such as Jimmie Rodgers. The value of music is largely in its creation, as much as, maybe more than, the performance itself. Country music performers today have all kinds of quality music to use as a standard but creation comes from the heart and exposes inner character.
Love this song. All time favorite.
Helen is a sweetheart, always smiling :-)
Helen one of a very talented trio, we were blessed, they all belong to the angels now!
Thank you so much for this wonderful post. Helen was SO astounding- just like her mother.
I didn't realize how much she sounded like her mother. Beautiful rendition and some nice picking!
Sad, they are all gone, but left such beautiful memories of great music, so wonderful that the Lord chose them to sing and record the gracious music.
Classic! Awesome! This is great my dad loves the Wildwood Flower. I grew up listening to this. Thanks
I have heard this song since I can remember and love to hear the Carter's but what gave me the most pleasure was to hear my Momma sing this song....
just the best,loved it
Beautiful performance by a class act.
What a wonderful passing on of her Mother's legacy. And what a beautiful performance of one of the greatest songs of all time.
This song makes me cry everytime .. it's beauty is in its infinite sadness. Hellen was a treasure ... so classy and such a humble stage presence. Did Emmylou Harris ever do this song with Dolly Parton.
Beautiful. Helen captures both the guitar style and vocal style of her mother so well. It's great to see her keep the tradition alive. I hope it's never lost. Great performance, Love the smiles too!
Just so very beautiful together
A beautiful song sung by the most talented musical family ever. Doesn't get any better than this. I will always remember the day I hurt Helen Carter sing this song at our fair. Thanks for posting.
country musics single most important song.
the very acorn the whole oak grew from
four mindbogglingly talented women
maybelle- the queen of all guitarists
helen-the best all around musician
june-the funniest and most charming enteratiner
anita- the greatest singer who ever lived
Nice to see Anita play guitar!!
Wonderful!
I sure miss these beautiful ladies!
Amen!
when i was a small boy dad used to(he still does) play an LP record of jim reeves which had chet atkins doing wildwood flower on his guitar.i would repeatedly play this tune at full volume when nobody's home(small town in india!!).liked it so much.now got the chance to watch the videos of the carter family doing it.thanks a lot for uploading folks.thanks to u tube.and thanks to mother maybelle & co.kiran
I don't think there was an instrument Helen couldn't play and she had such a lovely smile. Though her voice isn't well known I've always liked it. I go back and forth on my favorite Carter but it's usually the one I'm listening too. LoL
Yes, I agree totally that's how I feel. I also concur with baritonebynight, Helen was talented beyond measure. She should have been a superstar, as should Anita and as for June, well you just have to love her. All I can say is if the Country Music Hall of Fame can't see that, more fool them.
It’s impossible to pick a favorite Carter, they’re all so different but each one amazing.
Las voces de las Carter son las mejores del Country Music
@@atheling1066 Helen was also the stable family member. One husband and four boys, one of whom died in a car accident at 16. Anita and June had three husbands, with June having two girls by different husbands. Carlene Carter is just about my favorite of the Carter girls. Her father was Carl Smith and they did an awesome duet before he died.
Sounds the closest to my early fifties Columbia recording. That's the best version of that song you'll ever hear. Bless you Mommy Maybelle, and thanks for showing a young fellow the "Carter Scratch".
So beautiful!! I love this music so much.
It's pure Americana Zel,brings a tear to my eye too !! And I'm A punkrocker too. !!! It's what Americans contributed to the world,we're not as bad as some people think !
Man that was beautiful
In my opinion, Helen Carter never did get the praise and regognition she truly deserved. Many have said Anita was by far the best singer of the girls. While Anita did have a very pretty (high) voice, Helen could definitely hold her own vocally. And Helen was definitely the best musician of the sisters. While she did not "take charge" of the guitar as forcefully and agressively as Mother Maybelle did, she was still quite capable. Sadly, she left us much too soon. 5 STARS!
The most beautiful and saddest song ever. I wish I could have had a cup of coffee with Helen and all the sisters. What talent. I love that part at 2:05 to 2:14. She's thinking...nailed it. Again. Tough solo.
If you want to hear the most beautiful saddest song ever ,search on You Tube for "A Rose Covered Grave (For our Baby) written by Mother Maybelle and Helen Carter ,Its absolutely a beautiful song that is even sadder than this.. a real country song written about the high mortality rate at the turn of the century into the 40s by the first family of country music..
I always did think thatr Helen was a great looking lady and i've always loved her solo's too! but this pickin' the wildwood flower is one of her finer moments on stage!
I miss them all now that they are all gone!the next generation will never be as good nor sing and pick like mother maybell,june,helen and anita cater!
thank you Johnny Fan11, for posting it here!
sicerely,chuck hemrick...aka,Tarheel
She sounds just like her momma, all these years
When she was just a pup, she had such a different voice. Not a bad thing that she sounds like her mother, it's a blessing.
This clip, along with Mother Maybelle's various versions posted online always brings joy to my heart, and occasionally tears. Thanks for this!
Few things in the world are sadder than unrequited love. Here it is in all its exquisite wretchedness ... its pure and terrible beauty. Helen Carter was a great guitar player and a class act. I would have liked to have had a cup of coffee with her
Love this song and the Carter family. God Speed.
What a wonderfully talented family they were....
A family that sing together makes my heart beat faster. I really enjoy listening this kind of Carter music.
I am in love with Helen. I wish I could have met her. I love the sequence between 2:05 and 2:16. It must have been some kind of difficult ... it's like ... she can't even believe she pulled it off.
Beautiful.
May God bless and keep them for eternity they are surely missed .
Very good my favorite guitar song
Like mother, like daughter! Excellent!
Thank you, johnnyfan11, for uploading this video. Brings back memories--of Helen AND "Momma" Maybelle.
Be sweet!
Daisy Mae
Nice to see that the writer in the family got to lead like her mother. How she happily does it reading the crowd and feeling the music. This why people have to create what works for them like maybel did with the carter scratch. They will be missed.
Such a nice song
J'aime beaucoup les chansons américaines
Helen deserved to be in front she was so talented❤
@Patricia A....yep, beautiful and haunting. Ethereally beautiful, I might add. And just like you, I never tired of listening to it.
Not to be a know-it-all, but I have been a fan of country music for a long time, longer than a lot of people have lived. I can remember Pop Stoneman of the Stoneman Family playing autoharp years ago, plus I remember Dolly Parton having one played on one of her songs, but I can't recall at the moment which song it was.
J'aime beaucoup la musique country et la musique de la familles carters
Having Jan Howard there didn't hurt them any, she was pretty fantastic in her own right.
Cette artiste est magnifique de l'intérieur comme de l extérieur.. J aime... 🤗❤️❤️❤️
This is a great video,thanks for posting. Listen to it with your eyes closed, you would just think it was Mother Maybelle! They are sadly missed and always will be!!
Mother Maybelle was the absolute best picker, and could outpick them all, but I do love how Helen picks, too! She looks like she's snapping her fingers! :D
Plus, you can tell her mama taught her how to pick! :)
Helen plays as good as her Mother ,love them all
Helen was such a wonderful person and never met a stranger. She learned to play guitar from her mother and made a video (hard to find) and her aunt Sara. She was quick to credit Sara for some of her style playing. Notice how she holds her hand when picking. She played the Wildwood Flower best when using her mother's 1928 L5 Gibson. I miss her a great deal.
Loved the carter family
pure magic
Doc Watson is a very fine and influential guitar player. His first album was released in 1964. The Carter Family's first recordings were made in 1927 (when Doc was 3 years old.)
Just beautiful
Nice to see Helen in front, for once
Anita had the voice of an Angel 😇
this is what makes america today,
you should be proud of these people.
as an old violin/fiddle player it finally dawned on me how MMC played...much like i would do a "pzzicato" (sp) or a bass player would play withou a bow! dman, i dont know if she did it out of watching that or she picked like that out of what was natural to her..in any case mother maybell is in a class by herself!
i love helen, too. she did such a good job sounding like her mom.
brava!
i just love this.
Belleza de mujer y voz. Hellen Carter me encanta
A pretty lady with that much talent, and that sweet smile, just really gets to a mans heart. She really had it together this night, great guitarist too Thanks for posting, priceless.
My hubby's band, Don't Forget Your Shoes, is trying to revive this type of music. They have some pretty good originals, and are just starting off (so lots of covers, also). I keep trying to convince him to cover this one, my favorite Carter Sisters song :D
@krisda25 Helen would have loved to have heard you say this. She was a wonderful person and so approachable. It was a privilege to know her and to listen to her stories. I know it may be impossible to find these days but Helen did a video "Mother Maybelle's 'Carter Scratch' " in which she demonstrates her mother's three styles of playing. With her help, I found one a long time ago. Sadly, it was as Helen described it of poor color quality but still a rare find. I miss her a lot...
Being able to play Mother Ms Guitar was awesome RIP
That is so beautiful I can hardly stand it ...
she was also the prettiest!