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Carter, Bill

Born 1929 in Eagletown, Ark. A regular on KBOX (Modesto, Calif.) and at the Riverbank Clubhouse (Riverbank, Calif.) in 1956.


Original Releases

Discography is not intended to be complete

Date & Source Label & Number V Titles {& References to LP/CD List} As By Matrix Numbers
1956/Mar. 24
Bb c&w rev.
Republic 7126-F You Ain't Got My Address {d}
By The Sweat Of My Brow
1
1
G8OW-619
G8OW-618
1957/Aug. 12
Bb c&w rev.
Tally 45-TR. 111 I Wanna Feel Good {b}
I Knew Her When
1
 
A
B
1958/May 19
Bb c&w rev.
Tally 115 I Used To Love You {a}
Too Used To Being With You
1
 
B
A
1959/Apr. 20
Bb pop rev.
Black Jack BJ-105 Baby Brother {g}
Ride Gunman, Ride
2
3
RR-K8OW-1109
RR-K8OW-1110
 
 
Honee B EP 103   Stowaway
Seven Years
Half Hour Til Sundown
Ramblin Fever
 
 
 
 
A
A
B
B
1960/Mar. 14
Bb pop rev.
Honee B HB-45-104 Jailer Man
Legend Of Billy The Kid
4
4
A
B
1960/Mar. 14
Bb c&w rev.
Ozark OM45-1234 Cool Tom Cat {c,e,f,h,i,j}
Secret Date
5
6
K8OW-1052
K8OW-1053
1960/June
(Bb est.)
Showboat 1504 Pony Express
You'll Never Know
1
1
597
598
1960/July 11
Bb r&b rev.
Check 103   Colt 45 (Part One)
Colt 45 (Part Two)
7
7
CH 103-A
CH 103-2
1961/May 1
Bb c&w rev.
D 1183 Shot Four Times And Dy'in [!!]
Stranger Shake Hands With A Fool
1
1
1452
1453
1961/July 31
Bb c&w rev.
MGM K13026 Shot Four Times And Dying
Stranger Shake Hands With A Fool
1
 
61-XY-696
61-XY-714

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Bill Carter
  2. as by Bill Carter And The Rovin Gamblers
  3. by Black Jack Wayne And The Rovin [!!] Gamblers
  4. as by Bill Carter With The Cooper Brothers
  5. as by Bill Carter / A.V. Looper, Drums
  6. as by Bill Carter And The Cooper Bros.
  7. as by Bill Carter And The Cooper Bros. / Jimmy River's Band

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

a. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55016 (cd) Rompin' Stompin'
b. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55017 (cd) Young And Wild
c. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55180 (cd) Set Me Free
d. Cactus CD 5007 (cd) Rockin' Hillbilly, Vol. 8
e. Chief CCD 1156505 (cd) Ultra Rare Rockabilly's, Vol. 5
f. Collector CLCD 4453 (cd) Rockabilly Hoodlums, Vol. 2
g. Collector CLCD 4464 (cd) Crazy Rockin'
h. Esoldun RR 2010 (lp) Bop Baby Bop
i. Folkline 274- 207 (cd) Hardcore Rockabilly, Vol. 4
j. White Label WLP 8953 (lp) Rare Rockers From Small 1950's Labels, Vol. 3


Acknowledgments:   CMF Library, Udo Frank, Andy Gallagher, Gerd Miller, Henk Netten, Michel Proost, Rockabilly Record Guide

Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 04/05/2008

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