Debut ! Anita Carter "Just When I Needed You" First Female Opry star to solo on national television

[@johnarchluleta]

She might be the only famous person that would make me star struck if I met them. She's absolutely gorgeous and so talented.

[@dufus2273]

beautiful voice and a beautiful lady. She even got prettier with age. RIP Anita.

[@markmeenaghan934]

Yes she did

[@KaycieCarryl22654]

The whole Carter family are beautiful people ❤

[@kevscranes]

I gave this a TU before I even listened she has or had a perfect voice. I love her. This was before I was born and I'm 63 .. Lol

[@jackwalker1822]

With that voice and beauty I believe it when they say that every male involved with the Grand Ol Opry was in love with her.

[@Barnekkid]

She is absolutely beautiful, in all ways.

[@richardlovett4958]

An awsome raw voice. Wish country music had a female voice like this today. I would listen to this so called country music today

[@billifair]

Sierra Ferrell.

[@frankchilds9848]

Too beautiful for words, thanks for sharing this!

[@tonylupo1764]

Thank you for your kind words, I love this performance as well and it was a landmark performance as far as being the first female star from the Grand Ole Opry and "Music City"to solo on national television. April 23, 1952

[@tashuntka]

In love with this girl 💛💛💛💛

[@jimmybusk]

Such a beautiful vibrato in her voice !

[@johnnymac8680]

What a delightful early recording from Anita!

[@SpaceGhost67]

Can't beat it.

[@TheLang0lier]

Who can match!

[@nannyi6166]

Wonderful!

[@ihatedinonuggets]

Anita was the first in a few things. The first person in Nashville to have a full string session backing, part of the first all female group on the Opry, and this too

[@tonylupo1764]

Hey contact me I would like to ask you a few questions, you know a lot about her and the Carters and I have been writing a book about their lives for over 4 years now. I am including fans comments and opinions in one chapter. My Facebook page Tony facebook.com/anthony.lupo.96/

[@4proplacy]

I love the way she rolled her eyes at 0:45 when the guitarist missed his riff. (Anita, my all time favorite country female voice!)

[@Moodymongul]

Anita was great here. The guitar player, well he was struggling some :)

[@sitarnut]

Anyone know who is playing g the great guitar fills? Peace out!

[@GM8101PHX]

And for most, no one knew she was already married.

[@tonylupo1764]

She was only briefly married in 1950 and wasn't married at this time , she got married to steel guitar player Don Davis on her birthday March 31st 1953

[@markmeenaghan934]

​@tonylupo1later on to guitarist Bob Wooten 764

[@INDYOSKARS]

At the beginning thar, the man with the cowboy hat, that wouldn´t be happen to be Hank Williams, would it ?

[@tonylupo1764]

No, Hank Williams was not there on this Kate Smith Evening Hour show on May 21st 1952 in New York this time.

[@INDYOSKARS]

@@tonylupo1764 That makes sense, he´d done a song for us if he had been present.

[@markmeenaghan934]

Carl Smith June's first husband introduced Anita. Carl was great singer too

[@ihatedinonuggets]

Also I find it interesting how she tries to hit her high and low notes. She lowers her chin on the low notes and raises it on the highs

[@jimmybusk]

Yep.,. And also her eye movement seems to show that she is totally concentrating on what she is doing. Why did I grow up not knowing about her?

[@johnduggan5790]

❤❤❤❤❤ hallo darling am sorry i let you down ❤❤❤❤ darling dhis is whot happend xxx princess it happ xxxx❤❤❤❤

[@maxrawnsley1401]

Pure unaulterated cw singing that we can only remember

[@dannylewis74]

The electric guitar was too much

[@dufus2273]

yes too loud

[@tonylupo1764]

@@dufus2273 Even an obnoxious loud guitar can't distract me from Anita's beauty to go along with her beautiful voice.. lol

[@jimmybusk]

@@tonylupo1764 I disagree, Totally Live music in the 50's.The guitar was most likely lower on stage, but the recorder closer to the guitar amplifier . I would love to know who he is. I can hear his influence in the greatRoy Buchanan's playing.. Back to Anita. ..She's a Heart Stopper ! Thanks 4 posting.

[@tonylupo1764]

The guitar was probably not as loud there , it was just too close to a stage microphone probably

[@dannylewis74]

@@tonylupo1764 could be but still a drag