Although Maybelle herself had first picked up this technique from the guitarist Lesley Riddle, it became widely known as Carter Family picking, an indication of the group's pivotal role in popularizing the style.
Ačkoli sama Maybelle nejprve převzala tuto techniku ​​od kytaristy Lesley Riddle, stalo se to široce známé jako technika Carter Family, indikace stěžejní role skupiny v popularizaci stylu.