Wilf Carter

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.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 256 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	lyricist, speaker, 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	instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer, vocalist
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

(Results 1-25 of 256 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Wilf," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201641.

Carter, Wilf. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201641.

"Carter, Wilf." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.