
Wilf Carter
Wilfred Arthur Charles Carter (December 18, 1904 – December 5, 1996), professionally known as Wilf Carter in his native Canada and also as Montana Slim in the United States, was a Canadian Country and Western singer, songwriter, guitarist, and yodeller. Widely acknowledged as the father of Canadian country music, Carter was Canada's first country music star, inspiring a generation of young Canadian performers. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born December 18, 1904 (Nova Scotia), Died December 5, 1996 (Scottsdale)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, yodeling, lyricist, leader, songwriter, arranger, speaker
Notes: Frequent subcredit: The Yodeling Cowboy. His first name sometimes appears as "Wilf." (with a period). Also known in the United States as Montana Slim.
See Also: Montana Slim Carter, Wilf
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 244 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-86384 | 10-in. | 2/21/1935 | Sundown blues | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling | |
Victor | BVE-86385 | 10-in. | 2/21/1935 | Cowboy lullaby | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling | |
Victor | BVE-86386 | 10-in. | 2/21/1935 | Yodeling hillbilly | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling | |
Victor | BVE-86387 | 10-in. | 2/21/1935 | The two-gun cowboy | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-88731 | 10-in. | 2/19/1935 | Lonesome for baby tonight | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist, yodeling | |
Victor | BS-88732 | 10-in. | 2/19/1935 | I'm gonna ride to heaven on a streamline train | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling | |
Victor | BS-88733 | 10-in. | 2/19/1935 | Hillbilly valley | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling | |
Victor | BS-101423 | 10-in. | 4/23/1936 | The rescue from Moose River Gold Mine | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-101424 | 10-in. | 4/23/1936 | Keep smiling, old pal | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102068 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Don't let me down, old pal | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102069 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Won't you be the same old pal | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102070 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | The last ride down Lariat Trail | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102071 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Rose of my heart | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102072 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Memories of my grey haired mother in the west | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102073 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Broken down cowboy | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102074 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | That tumbledown shack by the trail | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102075 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Covered wagon headin' west | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102076 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Midnight, the unconquered outlaw | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102077 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | The fate of Old Strawberry roan | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo and talk, with guitar | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, speaker | |
Victor | BS-102078 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | The cowboy wedding in May | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102079 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Sweetheart of my childhood days | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102080 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Ridin' a maverick | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102250 | 10-in. | 6/20/1936 | There'll be no blues up yonder | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-102251 | 10-in. | 6/20/1936 | Good-bye little pal of my dreams | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling | |
Victor | BS-102252 | 10-in. | 6/20/1936 | I loved her till she done me wrong | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, yodeling |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Wilf," accessed February 6, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201641.
Carter, Wilf. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 6, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201641.
"Carter, Wilf." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 6 February 2023.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Montana Slim, 1904-1996 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85000638
Wikidata: Wilf Carter (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q124670
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79728333
MusicBrainz: Wilf Carter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/424662b7-656a-4126-a75a-979f6a7e06ed
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