Bill Carter
Bill Carter (born December 11, 1929 in Eagletown , Arkansas ) is an American country and rockabilly musician and label owner and producer .
Life
Carter was born in Arkansas, but his family moved to Broken Bow, Oklahoma when Carter was eight years old. The Carters were a simple farming family and moved on to the west coast to the small town of Idaho, California in 1943 . It was there that Carter began his career as a country musician.
He had his first radio show on KREO in Indio. He stayed with this station until 1950 when he joined the US Air Force. During his military service he was stationed in San Antonio , Texas , where he also appeared in public. In 1952, Carter was transferred to northern California, where he met country stars such as Cottonseed Clark and Big Jim DeNoon. After his discharge from the Air Force in 1953, he had a few guest appearances on Cottonseed Clark's TV show Hoffman Hayride and signed a recording deal with the country label 4 Star . His first single came out a year later.
In 1956 Carter played a single for the Nashville label Republic Records, but then switched back to small West Coast labels, where he was to record numerous records over the years. In 1956 Carer got an engagement at the Riverbank Clubhouse in Riverbank and could be heard at KBOX in Modesto . Carter's voice could also be heard in San Francisco in the 1950s when he appeared on the KPIX station. In 1957, Tally released a rockabilly song by Carter for the first time , I Wanna Feel Good, composed by Cliff Crofford . Other titles followed such as I Used To Love You (1958), Baby Brother (1959), Cool Tom Cat (1960) and Shot Four Times and Dy'in ' (1961). The latter was written by Carter's musical partner Cal Veale . Carter recorded in his recording career for D Records , Challenge Records , Rural Rhythm Records and many other singles and EPs.
In early 1961 Carter founded his own record company Indio Records in Modesto , for which Veale worked as a producer. In the fall of that year, Carter said he found God and ended his career as a secular country musician and producer. With various bands, including the Christian Troubadors , he traveled through the USA to perform and preach in churches. Carter's last records came out in the 1960s as gospel EPs on Rural Rhythm.
To this day, Carter preaches in churches and at meetings.
Discography
| year | title | Label # |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Making Believe / More Than a Man Can Stand | 4 Star X 91 |
| 1956 | By the Sweat Of My Brow / You Ain't Got My Adress | Republic 7126-F |
| 1957 | I Wanna Feel Good / I Knew Her When | Tally 111 |
| 1958 | I Used to Love You / Too Used to Being With You | Tally 115 |
| 1959 | Baby Brother / Ride Gunman, Ride (B-side of Black Jack Wayne ) | Black Jack BJ-105 |
| 1959 | Pony Express / You'll Never Know | Showboat 1504 |
| 1959 | Little Lover / Sommit Ridge Drive | Challenge 59067 |
| 1960 | Jailer Man / Legend of Billy the Kid (with The Cooper Brothers) | Honee B HB-45-104 |
| 1960 | Cool Tom Cat / Secret Date (B-side with The Cooper Brothers) | Ozark OM45-1234 |
| 1960 (?) |
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Honee B EP 103 |
| 1960 | Pony Express / You'll Never Know | Showboat 1504 |
| 1960 | Colt 45, Part I / Colt 45, Part II (with the Cooper Brothers) | Check 103 |
| 1961 | Shot Four Times and Dy'in '/ Stranger, Shake Hands With a Fool | D 1183 |
| 1961 | Shot Four Times and Dy'in '/ Stranger, Shake Hands With a Fool | MGM K13026 |
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Rural Rhythm EP 516 | |
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Rural Rhythm EP 526 | |
(with the Cooper Brothers) |
Rural Rhythm EP 527 |
Web links
- Bill Carter on Hillbilly-Music.com (English)
- Discography with audio samples
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carter, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country and rockabilly musician, label owner and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eagletown, Arkansas |