45 RPM: Anita Carter - RCA Victor 47-6017

Making Believe

written by Jimmy Work

performed by Anita Carter

I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven

written by Hal Sothern and Eddie Dean

performed by Anita Carter

Anita Carter

The youngest daughter of Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter, Ina Anita Carter was a versatile singer who experimented with several different types of music. She played upright bass with her sisters, Helen and June, as The Carter Sisters and The Carter Family, with the addition of Mother Maybelle.

The band backing Anita here on this session, her first for RCA in nearly four years, includes Jack Shook (guitar), Jerry Byrd (bass) and John Gordy (piano). Since this was a split session with The Johnson Family Singers, I feel they might be assisting with the vocals on these sides, as well.

Both sides were recorded at The RCA Victor Studio, Methodist Television, Radio & Film Commission, 1525 McGavock St., Nashville, TN on 16 January 1955

Produced by Steve Sholes

Released as RCA Victor 47-6017 in February 1955