| A Song to Mama | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Carter Family |
| Album: | Travelin' Minstrel Band |
| B-Side: | "One More Summer in Virginia" |
| Released: | [1] |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | Columbia 4-45428 |
| Producer: | Billy Sherrill |
"A Song to Mama" is a song written by June Carter Cash, Helen Carter and George Jones and originally recorded by The Carter Family, with the uncredited participation of Johnny Cash.
The song is a tribute to Maybelle Carter.[2]
Released in July 1971 as a single (Columbia 4-45758, with "One More Summer in Virginia" on the opposite side), the song reached number 37 on U.S. Billboard country chart for the week of October 9.[3] [4]
The song was later included as the opening track on The Carter Family album Travelin' Minstrel Band (1972).[5]