Musician Fred Carter, Jr. Profile (1996)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1996-05-24
Duration: 00:11:52
Subjects: Country music | Carter, Fred, Jr.
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Chapa, Arcie Reporter
- Carter, Fred, Jr. Interviewee
- Guice, Johnney Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 24, 1996, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Arcie Chapa’s profile of musician Fred Carter, Jr. of Winnsboro, Louisiana, a songwriter and session guitarist who worked in Nashville for decades. He discusses: his start in the music business; some of the artists he’s worked with, including Dean Martin and Simon and Garfunkel; and the recent benefit concert on his behalf at the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, home of the Louisiana Hayride. It also includes an interview with Johnney Guice, Carter’s longtime friend. Host: Robert Collins