Bill Carter - Ramblin' Fever: The Complete Recordings From 1953-1961 (CD)

Release Date: 02/04/222-CD (Digisleeve, 6-plated), 36-page booklet, 69 tracks. Total playing time approx. 145 min.-On this double CD, Bear Family Records® is the first label to present all commercial recordings of the great Bill Carter released between 1953 and 1961, including recordings he made as a singer with Western Swing bandleader Big Jim DeNoone.-In addition to Bill Carter's own recordings, the compilation includes all recordings where he sings second voice, including the Carolina Drifters, Del Reeves, Larry McGill, and Cal Smith.-The Arkansas musician kicked off with country music and hillbilly and jumped on the rockabilly bandwagon in the mid-50s.-This compilation additionally includes his outstanding gospel recordings, among others, with the Cooper Brothers.-In 1950s, he and his band accompanied numerous big names in country music on tour on the West Coast.-47 recordings for 4-Star (with Big Jim DeNoone), Republic, Tally, Ozark, Rural Rhythm, Honey B and 'D', among others, a