Bill Carter - Ramblin' Fever: The Complete Recordings From 1953-1961 (CD)

Release Date: 02/04/22

2-CD (Digisleeve, 6-plated), 36-page booklet, 69 tracks. Total playing time approx. 145 min.

-On this double CD, Bear Family Records® is the first label to present all commercial recordings of the great Bill Carter released between 1953 and 1961, including recordings he made as a singer with Western Swing bandleader Big Jim DeNoone.
-In addition to Bill Carter's own recordings, the compilation includes all recordings where he sings second voice, including the Carolina Drifters, Del Reeves, Larry McGill, and Cal Smith.
-The Arkansas musician kicked off with country music and hillbilly and jumped on the rockabilly bandwagon in the mid-50s.
-This compilation additionally includes his outstanding gospel recordings, among others, with the Cooper Brothers.
-In 1950s, he and his band accompanied numerous big names in country music on tour on the West Coast.
-47 recordings for 4-Star (with Big Jim DeNoone), Republic, Tally, Ozark, Rural Rhythm, Honey B and 'D', among others, appeared under Carter's own name, while 21 other numbers feature him as a singer on recordings by other artists.
-30 tracks appear herewith on CD for the first time!
-Shortly after signing a promising contract with M-G-M and before his final breakthrough, Carter retired from the music business in 1961 and from then on devoted himself exclusively to Christian country music.
-Extensive liner notes by Michael Hurtt in the comprehensive illustrated booklet.
-Carefully restored and remastered recordings.
Bill Carter was born in 1929 in Eagleton, Arkansas, moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1937 and six years later to Indio, California. His family encouraged the teenager's interest in music and paid for his singing lessons. Before joining the U.S. Air Force in 1949, he had already performed on several local radio stations. During his military service in California, he formed his first C&W bands and performed in the San Francisco area and at a radio station in San Antonio, Texas.