Bo Carter

Bo Carter

Armenter (or Armentia) Chatmon (March 21, 1893 or January 1894 – September 21, 1964), known as Bo Carter, was an early American blues musician. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks in concerts and on a few of their recordings. He also managed that group, which included his brothers Lonnie Chatmon on fiddle and, occasionally, Sam Chatmon on bass, and their friend Walter Vinson on guitar and lead vocals.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 30, 1892 (Bolton), Died September 21, 1964

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, songwriter, lyricist, violin, speaker

Notes: Also known as Bo Chatman or Bo Chatmon. Brother of Lonnie Chatman and Sam Chatmon.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 194 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-047653	10-in.	2/12/1940	Policy blues	Bo Carter	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-047654	10-in.	2/12/1940	Tush hog blues	Bo Carter	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-047655	10-in.	2/12/1940	My little mind	Bo Carter	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-047656	10-in.	2/12/1940	Total ole' shaker	Bo Carter	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-047657	10-in.	2/12/1940	Honey	Bo Carter	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-047658	10-in.	2/12/1940	What you want your daddy to do?	Bo Carter	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer
Columbia	W147379	10-in.	11/2/1928	Miss meal cramp blues	Alec Johnson	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W147380	10-in.	11/2/1928	Sister Maud Mule	Alec Johnson Band	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W147383	10-in.	11/2/1928	Mysterious coon	Alec Johnson Band	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W147384	10-in.	11/2/1928	Toodle doo	Alec Johnson	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	W147662	10-in.	12/17/1928	Hidin' on me	Jackson Blue Boys	Male vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin	vocalist
Columbia	W147663	10-in.	12/17/1928	Sweet Alberta	Jackson Blue Boys	Male vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin	vocalist
Columbia	W149334	10-in.	11/1/1929	Corrine Corrina	Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols	Male vocal duet, with guitar	songwriter
Columbia	DAL974	10-in.	4/15/1940	Corrine Corinna	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W403807	10-in.	2/17/1930	Lonely one in this town	Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404111	10-in.	6/9/1930	Days is lonesome	Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404112	10-in.	6/9/1930	Seen better days	Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404113	10-in.	6/9/1930	Last stage blues	Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404114	10-in.	6/9/1930	Stealing to her man	Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404115	10-in.	6/9/1930	She' so far	Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404116	10-in.	6/9/1930	Rolling and stumbling blues	Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404117	10-in.	6/9/1930	Frost Texas tornado blues	Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404118	10-in.	6/9/1930	Texas troublesome blues	Texas Alexander ; Mississippi Sheiks	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, violin
OKeh	W404133	10-in.	6/10/1930	Sheiks' special	Carter Brothers ; Walter Jacobs	Violin and 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar
OKeh	W404134	10-in.	6/10/1930	Dear little girl	Carter Brothers ; Walter Jacobs	Violin and 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 101-125 of 194 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Bo," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106294.

Carter, Bo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106294.

"Carter, Bo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.