Bill Carter Born:  December 11, 1929 Hoffman Hayride (KGO-TV) KBOX Modesto, CA KPIX San Francisco, CA KREO Indio, CA

About The Artist Bill Carter was a native of Eagleton, Arkansas, but his family moved to Broken Bow, Oklahoma when he was eight years old. In 1943, the Carter family, (who were a farming family) moved out west to California to the town of Idaho, which was where Bill got his start as a professional singer. He got his first how over station KREO, where he performed until entering the U.S. Air Force in 1950. Even while in the service, he managed to keep up his singing while stationed in San Antonio, Texas. 1952 saw him transferred to a military base near the Bay area in northern California. There, he met up with folks such as Cottonseed Clark and Big Jim De Noon. When he was discharged in 1953, he had a recording contract with the 4 Star label. He also appeared a few times on Cottonseed Clark's television show called "The Hoffman Hayride". Credits & Sources Cowboy Songs No. 39 (February 1955); American Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT.

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   4 Star Rec. No. Side Song Title   X-91 A Making Believe   X-91 B More Than A Man Can Stand   Black Jack Rec. No. Side Song Title   105 A Baby Brother   105 B Ride Gunman Ride   Challenge Rec. No. Side Song Title   59067 A Little Lover   59067 B Summit Ridge Drive   D Rec. No. Side Song Title   1183 A Shot Four Times And Dyin'   1183 A Shot Four Times And Dy'in   1183 B Stranger, Shake Hands With A Fool   1183 B Stranger Shake Hands With A Fool   Honee-B Rec. No. Side Song Title   EP 103 A Stowaway   EP 103 B Seven Years   EP 103 C Half Hour Till Sundown   EP 103 D Ramblin' Fever   MGM Rec. No. Side Song Title   13026 A Shot Four Times And Dy'in   13026 B Stranger Shake Hands With A Fool   Ozark Rec. No. Side Song Title   1234 A Cool Tom Cat   1234 B Secret Date   Republic Rec. No. Side Song Title   7126 A By The Sweat Of My Brow   7126 B You Ain't Got My Address   Rural Rhythm Rec. No. Side Song Title   EP 516 A Amazing Grace   EP 516 B When God Dips His Love In My Heart   EP 516 C This World Is Not My Home   EP 516 D Where We Never Grow Old   EP 526 A Cross Road   EP 526 B Good Lord To Keep Me Happy   EP 526 C Won't You Go There With Me   EP 526 D Full Time Religion   EP 526 E Thank You Dear Lord   EP 526 F Only A Tramp On The Street   Showboat Rec. No. Side Song Title   1504 A Pony Express   1504 B You'll Never Know   Tally Rec. No. Side Song Title   111 A I Wanna Feel Good   111 B I Knew Her When   112 A Too Used To Being With You   112 B I Used To Love You