Composer
Bill Carter
American musician
b. 1929
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1929
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
Biography
Bill Carter is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and member of the Austin Music Hall of Fame. He is best known for co-writing "Crossfire" and "Willie The Wimp", recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan; "Why Get Up?", recorded by The Fabulous Thunderbirds; and "Jacksboro Highway", recorded by John Mayall. Carter's songs have been covered by other blues, country, and rock artists including Waylon Jennings, Robert Palmer, Ruth Brown, Stray Cats, and Counting Crows.
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Life and musical career
- Instruments played
- voice
- Genres
- country music
- VIAF ID
- 41606834
- ISNI
- 0000000109659731
- GND ID
- 134344227
- Library of Congress ID
- no2006130779
- MusicBrainz ID
- 584793e4-b0e6-47da-a915-4cdf2545bcff
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie the Wimp | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 0 |
| Crossfire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 41606834. Portrait: Ron Baker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.