She contributed demonstration of the instrument and a small amount of dialogue. Mother Maybelle Carter added her voice to many records she made with the Original Carter Family, with her later group known as the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle (and later known as the Carter Family) and with other versions of the family group. She made many solo recordings featuring both her singing and playing. Finally she collaborated with a few other artists as a singer and musician. The moniker "Original Carter Family" actually predates the breakup of the original group by several years in that it was used during the period of their radio programs on Mexican border stations. Apparently, other groups were using the name "Carter Family" so adding "Original" helped distinguish the trio. Later the name "Original Carter Family" has helped to differentiate between the original trio and later versions of the group, particularly Maybelle and her daughters. Maybelle Carter worked with the Original Carter Family from about 1926 until about 1943 (when the group officially disbanded) on personal appearances, radio shows and commercial recordings. The group reunited for a performance in May, 1953 at the first Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival. They sang two songs with A. P. Carter serving as emcee for their portion of the program. The performance was captured on a home movie camera but the film deteriorated in storage. An audio recording of the performance does survive. Maybelle sang harmony on two or three of the first six songs recorded by the family in 1927. Her vocal contributions to the group were subdued in the beginning but she gradually took on a more prominent role. It became routine for her to harmonize with the whole trio. She and Sara Carter frequently sang duets without A. P. In 1937 the two recorded a duet on "Hello Stranger" which featured both voices equally in an unusual call-and-response vocal arrangement. Maybelle sang opening phrases for all verses on the group's 1940 recording of "I'll Never Forsake You". During their final commercial session Maybelle's voice was slightly dominant to Sara's on selections such as "Why Do You Cry Little Darling," "You Tied a Love Knot in My Heart," and "You're Gonna be Sorry You let Me Down." On radio shows she would rarely sing lead for the group but sometimes played and sang solos. In the mid 1960s through the early 1970s, Maybelle and Sara would periodically reunite for personal appearances and television work. They recorded an album for Columbia during this time as well. Following A. P. Carter's death in 1960, the group previously known as the "Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle" assumed "Carter Family" as their official band name.