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. He wrote over 500 songs. In 1971, Wilf Carter was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Widely acknowledged as the father of Canadian country music, Carter was Canada's first country music star, inspiring a generation of young Canadian performers. |
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, Wil
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 254 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-86384 | 10-in. | 2/21/1935 | Sundown blues | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-86385 | 10-in. | 2/21/1935 | Cowboy lullaby | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-86386 | 10-in. | 2/21/1935 | Yodeling hillbilly | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-86387 | 10-in. | 2/21/1935 | The two-gun cowboy | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-88731 | 10-in. | 2/19/1935 | Lonesome for baby tonight | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | lyricist, composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, 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 | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist, yodeling | |
| Victor | BS-88733 | 10-in. | 2/19/1935 | Hillbilly valley | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-101423 | 10-in. | 4/23/1936 | The rescue from Moose River Gold Mine | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-101424 | 10-in. | 4/23/1936 | Keep smiling, old pal | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102068 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Don't let me down, old pal | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102069 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Won't you be the same old pal | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102070 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | The last ride down Lariat Trail | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102071 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Rose of my heart | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102072 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Memories of my grey haired mother in the west | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102073 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Broken down cowboy | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102074 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | That tumbledown shack by the trail | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102075 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Covered wagon headin' west | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102076 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Midnight, the unconquered outlaw | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102077 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | The fate of Old Strawberry roan | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo and talk, with guitar | speaker, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102078 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | The cowboy wedding in May | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102079 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Sweetheart of my childhood days | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102080 | 10-in. | 6/17/1936 | Ridin' a maverick | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-102250 | 10-in. | 6/20/1936 | There'll be no blues up yonder | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| 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, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| 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 | vocalist, yodeling, composer, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Wilf," accessed December 2, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201641.
Carter, Wilf. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 2, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201641.
"Carter, Wilf." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 2 December 2023.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Montana Slim, 1904-1996 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85000638
Wikidata: Wilf Carter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q124670
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79728333
MusicBrainz: Wilf Carter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d9bc9bc4-f3f1-4aea-9520-07408bbb4767
ISNI: 0000 0004 3983 5590 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000439835590
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