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Goree Carter

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Also known as Goree Chester Carter, Goree Christer Carter, Goree C. Carter, Gory Carter, Rocky Thompson

singer

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Within Vinony's link graph, Goree Carter is referenced by 25 other articles, and connects out to Texas, guitar and Houston.

It sits within the topics 1930 births, 1990 deaths and 20th-century African-American male singers.

Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1930
Active to
1990

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,820
Total plays
16,322

Tags

bluesrhythm and bluesrock n rollbluesrock40s

Goree Carter (December 31, 1930 - December 29, 1990) was a Houston Texas born American R&B singer and rock and roll guitarist, best known for his 1949 single, "Rock Awhile," which is considered a strong contender for the "first rock and roll record" title and featured an over-driven electric guitar style similar to that of Chuck Berry six years later. Career Goree Carter was born in Houston, Texas. In 1949 he and his jump blues band, The Hepcats <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Goree+Carter"

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date of birth
1930-12-31
date of death
1990-12-27
start of work period
1954-00-00
date of burial or cremation
1991-01-15
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